Business-Economy

Bangladesh Bank lifts ban on banks’ foreign training fee payments

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Bank has lifted a ban on banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) that stopped them from freely using their dollar funds for employee registration and participation in

Bangladesh imports 10,850MT more rice from India

Staff Correspondent: Another consignment of 10,850 metric tonnes (MTs) of Indian parboiled rice arrived at the country’s premier seaport, Chattogram Port on Thursday. A vessel ‘MV HT UNITE’ carrying the

IMF presses for raising Tk57,000cr more in taxes or face loan delay

Staff Correspondent: Following the National Board of Revenue’s (NBR) unexpected tax hike in January – estimated to generate Tk12,000 crore across various goods and services – the International Monetary Fund

Trade deficit drops by 4.41% in 8 months

Staff Correspondent: In the first eight months of the current fiscal year (July-February), the foreign transaction equilibrium has shifted towards a positive flow.As a result, the negative situation in foreign

Bangladesh floats tenders to buy 3 spot LNG cargoes by mid-May

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh’s state-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) intends to buy three spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes by mid-May to meet the mounting demand for the summer.

What to expect from budget FY-26 and how will it be presented?

Staff Correspondent: Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed will present the national budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year on television, as the country currently lacks a political government and a functioning