Business-Economy

Consumers under pressure as eggs, vegetables become costlier

Staff Correspondent: Vegetable prices have continued to climb in Dhaka markets since July, with most items now selling above Tk80 per kg. Eggs have also become costlier over the past

Non-leather shoe exports to US triple in July amid tariff shifts

TDS Desk: After the implementation of reciprocal tariffs, US purchase orders that had been on hold are returning to Bangladesh’s non-leather footwear factories. Many American buyers have also begun discussing

Banking sector in big trouble

TDS Desk: At the end of 2024, Bangladesh’s banking sector plunged into a deep crisis, ranking as the most vulnerable in South Asia compared to other countries in the region.

Revenue collection in July witnesses 24.33pc growth

TDS Desk: The revenue collection by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) witnessed a healthy 24.33 per cent growth in July, the first month of the current fiscal year (FY26).

Depend less on foreign funding, enhance resource mobilisation capacity: BB governor

TDS Desk: Since the percentage of foreign aid in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has reduced, Bangladesh has to generate their own funding through enhancing resource mobilisation capacity, said Bangladesh

Govt aims PPP revival of Dinajpur and Darwani textile mills now in ruins

Dinajpur Correspondent: If implemented, the project will create new employment opportunities in the northern region and revive economic activity. Wab Ali was resting on an old bamboo platform in the