Business-Economy

January 11, 2025, 12:24 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

Govt cuts petrol, octane prices by Tk6 per litre

TDS Desk: The interim government on Saturday set the automated retail prices of petroleum fuel for September, reducing prices in line with international market trends. As per a gazette notification

Agri loan disbursement target raised to Tk38,000cr for FY25

♦ Tk12,615cr disbursement target set for state-owned commercial and specialised banks ♦ Tk25,385cr for private and foreign commercial banks ♦ Over 28.23 lakh small, marginal farmers received Tk24,845cr from different

Banks won’t buy dollar at prices over Tk 120

Exchange houses destabilising forex market TDS Desk: Treasury heads of the country’s commercial banks on Thursday decided not to buy dollar from the exchange houses at exchange rate over Tk

BD misses out on $5bn annually for policy gap on recycled textiles

TDS Desk: Bangladesh has been missing out on a potential export business of recycled textile products worth $4-5 billion per year due to lack of comprehensive policy framework on circular

Ex-Islami Bank MD Mannan says he was forced to resign

TDS Desk: The resignation letter was on a letterhead that had never been used by Islami Bank since its founding in 1983, he told a webinar organised by the Forum

BB sets new agri loan target at Tk38,000cr

TDS Desk: The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has set a new agricultural credit disbursement target at Tk38,000 crore for the fiscal year 2024-25, up by 8.57% from previous fiscal year’s Tk35,000