Business-Economy

May 24, 2025, 2:12 pm

News Headline :

3 including a child killed in separate road accidents in Tangail Dollar set to snap 4-week winning streak on US fiscal health worries Bangladesh cancels $21mn deal with Indian defence shipyard amid strained ties Import advance tax set to climb 7.5%, affecting from baby food to cars Salehuddin urges all to work together to overcome challenges of economy BNP urges Dr Yunus to announce election schedule to avoid unrest EC orders speedy disposal of NID correction application Self-Reliance in Sacrificial Animals: Govt urged to sustain livestock gains Spice Prices Surge as Eid-ul-Adha Approaches Who own BO accounts frozen by regulator, why the crackdown

Business-Economy

Farmers in Garo Hills turn to commercial pineapple cultivation

Sherpur Correspondent: Farmers in the Garo Hills are increasingly turning to commercial pineapple cultivation, attracted by its high yield and promising profit margins. Despite damage to paddy and other crops

More woes for businesses if doubling minimum tax

Staff Correspondent: Despite widespread criticism from both local and international investors, the interim government is set to increase the mandatory minimum tax levied on company turnover to 1% from existing

bKash posts Tk132cr profit in 3 months

TDS Desk: bKash, the country’s leading mobile financial service provider and a subsidiary of BRAC Bank, reported a significant 88% year-on-year growth in profit, reaching Tk131.88 crore in the first

No money will be printed to implement budget: Salehuddin

Staff Correspondent: Stating that a highly realistic Annual Development Programme (ADP) will be adopted in the next fiscal year’s budget, Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed said the government will not implement

IMF finally agrees to release $1.3bn loan in June

Staff Correspondent: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has finally agreed to disburse the next two tranches of its $4.7 billion loan package for Bangladesh, amounting to $1.3 billion, in June.

Govt’s Boro procurement slows despite 9.0pc rate hike

Staff Correspondent: Despite a 9.0 per cent hike in procurement rates, the government’s ongoing ‘Boro’ purchase drive is progressing in a slow pace with traders attribute the situation to higher