Business-Economy

Budget 2025-26: Govt to borrow less from banking sector

TDS Desk: In order to meet the budget deficit, the government plans to borrow less from the banking system in the upcoming fiscal year 2025–26. In the current fiscal year

Any bank, nonbank can go under state ownership temporarily

TDS Desk: Any scheduled bank or financial institution, including troubled Islamic banks, may go under government ownership for bringing stability in the noncompliant commercial lenders under a latest reform panacea.

Naogaon’s mango harvest to begin on May 22, sales expect over Tk 3500cr

Naogaon Correspondent: As mango harvesting is going to begin in the district from May 22, the growers expect that the sales of the summer fruit in the district may exceed

Govt to run more oil-fired power plants: Energy Adviser

Staff Correspondent: The government is planning to use more oil-fired power plants and ramp up fuel imports to meet the growing demand of electricity in the ongoing summer and upcoming

Despite recent easing, food prices remain the main inflation driver

Staff Correspondent: Despite a modest decline in overall inflation, high food prices remain the primary driver of cost-of-living pressures in the country, contributing 42.71% to total inflation in March 2025,

Mergers proposed as 10 troubled banks drown in massive loan defaults

Staff Correspondent: A group of weak banks, including those linked to S Alam and others, are floundering under non-performing loans (NPLs) amounting to Tk1.3 lakh crore, dragging the country’s banking