Economy

Mon, 20 Jan 2025, 05:07 am

শিরোনাম :

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

Agent banking deposits hit Tk 137bn

Deposit collection through the agent banking outlets has exceeded Tk 137.47 billion in October 2020, up from Tk 65.05 billion in October 2019, according to Bangladesh Bank (BB) data. After

Bangladesh, India can jointly offer tough race for global competitors in textile business: Shahriar

State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Saturday said Bangladesh and India can offer a tough race for other competitors in global textile business considering India as one

Govt drafts biogas energy guideline

The government has drafted a guideline on biogas energy as the absence of a guideline has been hindering expansion of biogas plants despite huge manpower generation prospect in the sector.

Canada economy posts record 40.1% rise in Q3: official

Canada’s economy rebounded at a record annualized pace of 40.1 percent in the third quarter after the country emerged from a pandemic lockdown, the government statistical agency said Tuesday. The

Tax return submission deadline ends today

The income tax return submission deadline ends on Monday as the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided not to extend the time limit. In a press conference on Sunday,

US sanctions Chinese, Russian firms over Iran dealings

The US on Friday announced economic sanctions on Chinese and Russian companies that Washington said had supported the development of Iran’s missile program. The four firms, accused of “transferring sensitive technology

Switzerland sees “amazing potential” in Bangladesh, eyes deeper economic ties

Switzerland wants to strengthen and widen its ties with Bangladesh to explore “amazing potential” together as Bangladesh is set to celebrate its 50 years of independence next year with Vision

Elon Musk overtakes Bill Gates as 2nd richest

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has added $100.3 billion to his net worth this year, surpassing Bill Gates to become the world’s second-richest person. The 49-year-old Tesla Inc. co-founder has the

Middlemen suck blood of farmers

Farmers are being deprived of huge profits from their agricultural produce as middlemen buy their crops at lower prices and sell them at higher prices at different kitchen markets. Sources

Preferential tariffs for Bangladesh, others to continue: UK

The United Kingdom (UK) has said imports from 47 of the world’s least developed countries, including Bangladesh, will not face any tariffs – supporting their economic development through business and