Business-Economy

January 12, 2025, 7:38 am

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Govt enforces zero-tolerance on communal attacks, orders arrests Bangladeshi injured in BSF firing at Shibganj border Govt won’t interfere with press freedom like AL: CA’s Press Secy JICA to support Forest Department to enhance coastal resilience Brick kilns fined Tk 6.80 lakh, 10 shut down in Rangamati Huge smuggled goods seized in Sylhet, Sunamganj frontiers Touhid urges NRBs to focus on local politics abroad Citizens’ committee demands immediate withdrawal of VAT, SD hike ordinance, reinstatement of TCB truck sale Banks brace for stricter NPL rules, fear loss, eroding capital base Govt decision to increase VAT suicidal: DCCI

Business-Economy

Bangladesh clears 1.37 bln USD ACU payments

TDS Desk: Bangladesh has cleared 1.37 billion U.S. dollars in bimonthly payments with the Asian Clearing Union (ACU), an arrangement for settling payments for intra-regional transactions among its members. After

Volatile inflation suddenly declined; Why and how?

TDS Desk: Reducing inflation was a major success in the first month of the Interim Government’s assumption of office by changing the political landscape in Bangladesh. Food inflation was the

Govt to purchase fertilizers worth Tk 216cr

TDS Desk: The Government has decided to purchase 40,000 metric tons of MOP fertilizer from a Canadian state-owned company and 25,000 metric tons of rock phosphate fertilizer from Cyprus-based Mid

Bangladesh, Pakistan to expedite bilateral trade, commerce

TDS Desk: Adviser to the interim government on the Ministries of Finance and Commerce Dr Salehuddin Ahmed Tuesday put emphasis on expediting the existing trade and commerce relations between Bangladesh

Dutch envoy to work for bringing more investment in Bangladesh

TDS Desk: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday sought Dutch support for the ambitious reform agenda of the interim government, noting that every institution of the country was destroyed

Bank deposits grow as money is coming back: governor

TDS Desk: Deposits in banks are increasing and money outside the banking sector has decreased by Tk 45,000 crore in recent times, reflecting growing confidence in the banking sector, Bangladesh