Business-Economy

April 26, 2025, 11:40 am

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‘Beautiful Bangladesh Run 2025’ enlivens Hatirjheel, promotes tourism Rizvi demands action against ex-officials for aiding fascism, praises CEC’s election stance Bangladesh reaffirms commitment to fully implement CHT Peace Accord Gunfire exchanged on LoC as India-Pakistan tensions escalate Are traders earning Tk12 profit per litre of soybean oil? AL has no chance to do politics in country: Tuku N’ganj-Joydebpur electric train project may render MRT 4 unnecessary Slow pace in agricultural loan disbursement; experts find it alarming Rajshahi farmers predict bumper litchi production Mother, son killed in Satkhira road accident

Business-Economy

BB ED appointed as MD of ICB Islami Bank

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Bank has appointed its Executive Director (ED) Mojibur Rahman as the Managing Director of ICB Islami Bank. The central bank made the decision after dissolving the bank’s

RMG corporate tax likely to double

Staff Correspondent: The apparel exporters may face another blow from the National Board of Revenue (NBR) as it plans to increase its corporate tax rate to up to 20% from

BD eyes foreign investment to unlock agro-processing potential

Staff Correspondent: Market forecasts suggest the processed food sector, now valued at $4.8 billion, will grow to $5.8 billion by 2030 with over 70 million tonnes of agricultural production annually

‘Foreign investment pipeline created, continuous monitoring, communication to be maintained’

Staff Correspondent: A foreign investment pipeline has been created through this year’s investment conference and continuous communication will be made with institutions which have proposed or promised to invest, Bangladesh

Bad loans must be cut to ensure good governance in banks: Speakers

Staff Correspondent: Economists, researchers and academics have emphasised curtailing non-performing loans to ensure good governance in the banking sector and make the country’s economy vibrant. They also said that growing

Electricity imports from India rise amid growing demand

Staff Correspondent: With the rising demand, electricity imports from India have increased. Currently, 17.13% of the total electricity produced in Bangladesh is coming from India. This increase in import has