Business-Economy

February 23, 2025, 12:30 pm

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AIIB to lend Bangladesh $400m

TDS Desk: Bangladesh is getting US$400 million from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as budget-support credit to finance policy actions for infrastructural development in climate-critical sectors, sources said. The

Petrobangla accelerates local gas production process to reduce LNG dependency

Staff Correspondent: In a bid to reduce reliance on imported liquefied natural gas (LNG), Bangladesh Oil, Gas & Mineral Corporation (Petrobangla) is expediting the tender process for drilling 21 wells

Growth in industry, service, Agri suffered most in FY 24

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh’s industry, service and agricultural sectors’ growth suffered the most in the last fiscal year of 2023-24 (FY24), according to revised data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics

New monetary policy aims to bring inflation down to 7-8pc by June

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Bank (BB) has announced a new monetary policy for the remainder of the current fiscal year 2024-25, targeting an inflation rate of 7-8% and setting GDP growth

Govt pushes drive to modernise NBR with new tech to augment revenue collection

Staff Correspondent: The interim government is pushing for further technological advancements at the National Board of Revenue (NBR), finding there is much ground that Bangladesh needs to make up within

Despite high import, edible oil crisis growing smuggling fear

TDS Desk: The price of edible oil is on the decline in the international market. Owners of local edible oil refineries have also told the government that imports are in