Business-Economy

Govt employees to get paid under new pay scale from early next year

TDS Desk: The new salary structure for government employees will be gazetted and implemented during the tenure of the current interim government, without waiting for the next administration. Funds for

Puja sales beat expectations, sari and panjabi top picks

TDS Desk: Festival seasons are typically good for retailers, but this year many were cautious. Persisting inflation, weak consumer purchasing power, and economic uncertainty raised concerns that Durga Puja spending

RNPP: How far along is Bangladesh’s biggest energy project?

Pabna Correspondent: Bangladesh is on the cusp of a historic energy milestone as the trial run of the nation’s first-ever nuclear power plant at Rooppur is scheduled for December 2025.

Garment sector in crisis

TDS Desk: Bangladesh’s ready-made garment (RMG) sector—the country’s largest source of foreign currency from exports—is facing a wave of factory closures. Political turmoil, heavy debt burdens, labour unrest, and a

Fuel is here, trial operation of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant to start in December

TDS Desk: Science and Technology Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed has said the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant will begin trial operations in December, noting that fuel for the plant has already arrived.

ADB projects 4% growth for Bangladesh in FY2025, 5% in FY2026

TDS Desk: Bangladesh’s economy is estimated to grow by 4.0% in fiscal year (FY) 2025, rising to 5.0% in FY2026, according to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) September 2025, released