Business-Economy

Foreign loan costs to rise after LDC graduation: Fahmida Khatun

Staff Correspondent: Fahmida Khatun, executive director of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), has said that Bangladesh will face higher costs for foreign loans after graduating from the Least Developed

RMG sees double-digit growth in major markets

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh’s apparel exports to major markets have achieved double-digit growth over the first eight months of the current fiscal year, thanks to the growing demand by the brands

Govt’s move to slash power subsidies: Phasing out costly plants, pushing renewable

Staff Correspondent: To address the growing financial burden of subsidies in the power sector, the Ministry of Finance has put forward recommendations to lower electricity generation costs by phasing out

26,250 metric tonnes of rice arrive at Ctg port from Pakistan

Staff Correspondent: A consignment of 26, 250 metric tonnes of rice arrived at Chittagong Port from Pakistan on Saturday. The Pakistani vessel named ‘MV MARIAM’ carrying the rice under the

Mango fruit formation starts amid suitable climatic condition in Rajshahi

Rajshahi Correspondent: As per natural tradition and timeframe, many of the mango trees have started fruit formation amid suitable climatic conditions in the region, including its vast Barind tract, during

4,954 new millionaire bank accounts in 3 months

Staff Correspondent: Bank accounts holding over Tk 10 million in deposits have increased by 4.23 per cent in Bangladesh, with the addition of 4,954 in the quarter ending in December.