Economy

Mon, 20 Jan 2025, 11:26 am

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Israel continues strike on Syria military sites Rayo stymie Real’s climb to Liga summit Tk 14,000 set as minimum wage for cold storage workers BNP suggests reforms for public administration overhaul Probes, trials of war crimes cases stalled Coldwave hampers daily life across Bangladesh Dhaka becomes 3rd most polluted city with AQI score of 283 Body of JU student recovered from dormitory 550 individuals’ Tk 15,000cr frozen for investigation Financial Accountability: Critical step towards new future

Economy

Elevated expressway project to linger for 3 more years

The Dhaka elevated expressway project, designed to ease traffic gridlock in the city, is set to linger for at least 3.5 more years with cost hike as a new link

Bangladesh gets closer to LDC graduation

Bangladesh is set to meet the LDC graduation criteria for the second consecutive time to be recommended for graduation during the upcoming triennial review of the Committee for Development Policy

RMG exporters seek withdrawal of HS code

Readymade garments exporters have sought withdrawal of all HS code of raw materials in the bond licence for the sake of quick release of imported raw materials for the apparel

Farmers frustrated over falling onion prices

The falling prices of onion amid continuous import of the cooking ingredient in the local harvesting season have frustrated farmers. The growers said they will not be able to meet

Amazon pledges billions for affordable homes in US

Amazon has become the latest US tech giant to pledge billions of dollars to support affordable housing. The e-commerce giant said it was starting a fund of more than $2bn

Tk 148bn stimulus packages likely in FY ’22

The government is likely to allocate Tk 148 billion for new stimulus packages in 2021-22 fiscal to fend off the impact of coronavirus pandemic. The size of the new stimulus

Economy braces for new challenges in 2021

Bangladesh’s economy achieves progress despite corona · GDP growth still better than many countries · Export diversification vital for sustaining growth Bangladesh has faced major economic challenges in 2020

Flashback in Outgoing 2020: Corona hits hard RMG sector

The ready-made garment (RMG) sector, the lifeline of the country’s exports, has faced its toughest year in 2020 as the entire apparel supply chain collapsed due to the economic fallout

India lifts ban on onion export

India withdrew its ban on onion export on Monday, nearly three and a half months after imposing it abruptly which sent the commodity’s price through the roof in Bangladesh. Bangladesh

Remittance keeps economy strong amid corona

Bangladesh’s economy saw robust growth in remittance inflow as expatriates have sent a record $21 billion in remittance so far in 2020 despite the global economic meltdown caused by the