Business-Economy

Businesses struggle under mounting debt pressure

TDS Desk: Uncertainty has cast a dark shadow over the country’s business and industrial sectors. Entrepreneurs are reeling from high-interest loans, a liquidity crisis and the unbridled rise in production Read More

Industrial firms and NGOs hold most fixed deposits in banks, media the least

Middlemen cause vegetable prices to soar fourfold

5 reasons why gold keeps getting costlier

Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves cross $32b

Proposal to merge 5 Islamic banks gets advisory council nod

BD economy grows 3.35% in Q4

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh’s economy grew by 3.35 percent in the fourth quarter of the 2024-25 fiscal year, according to provisional estimates released Thursday by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

RMG exports attain 4.79pc growth in July-September of FY26

Staff Correspondent: The export of Ready-Made Garment (RMG) items showed a positive trend during the July-September period of the current fiscal year (FY26) fetching $9.97 billion, a marginal increase of

Dollar shortage eases, but investors stay cautious

TDS Desk: Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves have recovered and the dollar shortage that rattled businesses last year has largely eased, but the country is struggling to attract fresh investment as

Govt exceeds IMF-set limit on external borrowing: Dr Salehuddin

TDS Desk: Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed said on Tuesday that the government has already crossed the external borrowing limit set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). But, he said,