Business-Economy

Banks brace for stricter NPL rules, fear loss, eroding capital base

TDS Desk: All types of loans will be classified as non-performing after three months of being overdue – instead of the current six months – effective from April 2025, as

Govt decision to increase VAT suicidal: DCCI

TDS Desk: “The entire cost of this increase in VAT and SD will fall upon the people, which will hamper national and international investments and trade,” he told a press

‘Good governance has stopped money laundering’

TDS Desk: Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur has claimed that the establishment of good governance has effectively stopped money laundering in the country. He made these remarks at

US, UK unveil widespread sanctions against Russia’s energy sector

TDS Desk: The United States and Britain on Friday announced sanctions against Russia’s energy sector, including oil giant Gazprom Neft, just days before outgoing President Joe Biden leaves office. The

Vegetable prices decrease; rice, chicken, fish remain high

TDS Desk: The prices of vegetables and potatoes have declined, while eggs, fish and meat continue to sell at high prices in the capital’s kitchen markets. Over the past week,

195 maunds of ilish caught on trawler in Bay of Bengal

Patuakhali Correspondent A fishing trawler has brought 195 maunds of ilish from the Bay of Bengal to the Aliapur Fish Landing Centre in Patuakhali. The fish were brought to the