Business-Economy

January 11, 2025, 5:48 pm

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195 maunds of ilish caught on trawler in Bay of Bengal Tk1,114cr embezzlement: ACC sues 54 including two sons of S Alam An unhealthy competition begins to cling to power: Mirza Fakhrul Collective action needed to protect environment, uplift communities: Rizwana Tarique Rahman expresses gratitude to Emir of Qatar Supreme Judicial Council submits report on Masuda Bhatti to President Taxes should not be increased in interest of any financial institution: Rizvi DCs against use of lethal weapons by police Major trade bodies miss election deadline as reforms take centre stage Tetulia records season’s lowest temperature at 7.3 degrees

Business-Economy

Prof Abdul Hannan made Grameen Bank Chairman

TDS Desk: Professor Dr. Abdul Hannan Chowdhury has been appointed as the chairman of the board of directors of Grameen Bank. The Financial Institutions Division under the Ministry of Finance

Fears over energy tax rises as business confidence falls

TDS Desk: Raising the windfall tax on the UK’s oil and gas companies will hit the government’s main goal of growing the economy, the industry has said. Offshore Energies UK

Tk5, 10, 20 notes to be changed soon: Finance Adviser Salehuddin

TDS Desk: Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Monday said that the condition of Tk5, Tk10, and Tk20 notes in circulation is very poor and it needs to be changed

Price of 12kg LPG cylinder increased by Tk44

TDS Desk: The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has readjusted the consumer-level price of a 12kg liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder, increasing it by Tk44 for September. The consumers will

Renata can now export drug for Parkinson’s disease to Europe

TDS Desk: Bangladeshi pharmaceutical company Renata can now export Cabergoline 0.5mg tablets to Europe. Cabergoline, a dopamine agonist, is primarily used in the treatment of conditions such as hyperprolactinemia and

Smugglers eat into remittances, Hundi crashes reserve

TDS Desk: Over the past 15 years, illegal “hundi” transactions have severely exhausted the country’s foreign currency reserves. Sources indicate that remittances, earned through the hard work of expatriates, have