Business-Economy

Remittances soar past $10 bn in 4 months

Staff Correspondent: Remittance inflows to Bangladesh have exceeded $10 billion in the first four months (July–October) of the 2025–26 fiscal year, marking a 14.5 percent increase compared to the same Read More

Banks’ lending to SMEs falls

Severe heatwaves cost $24 bn in 2024: Report

Gold price cut by Tk 2,613 per bhori

Delays, dollar depreciation push up EC4J project cost to Tk 1,264 cr

9-month profits by 6 banks surpass full-year gains

Rangpur region sees surge in malta, orange farming

Rangpur Correspondent: In the northern districts of Rangpur, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Gaibandha, and Nilphamari, orchards once dominated by mango, banana, and litchi are now increasingly filled with malta and orange trees.

Onion farmers forced to buy fertiliser with high rates

Staff Correspondent: Onion farmers across Bangladesh’s major producing districts are being forced to buy chemical fertiliser at prices much higher than government-fixed rates, driving up production costs and discouraging cultivation

Power sector faces burden of arrears

Staff Correspondent: The ousted Awami League government left behind $3.2 billion, or roughly BDT 390 billion, in foreign loans in the power and energy sector. Since the Interim Government took

Tk 20,000cr savings ahead: BB drives push for a ‘less cash’ economy

Staff Correspondent: The dominance of cash transactions in Bangladesh continues despite rapid technological advancement in the financial sector. According to Bangladesh Bank, about 73 per cent of all transactions in