Business-Economy

April 26, 2025, 6:30 pm

News Headline :

‘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

Record $3.29 bn remittance came in March

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh received a record $3.29 billion in remittances in March, marking a 65 percent year-on-year rise, driven largely by the Eid-ul-Fitr festival, central bank data showed. From March

Trump’s tariffs: NBR preparing list of US goods that could qualify for tariff reductions

Staff Correspondent: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) officials are preparing a list of products currently imported from the US that could qualify for tariff reductions — particularly items where

Record Tk 4.11cr toll collected at Padma Bridge in 24 hrs

Staff Correspondent: In the 24-hour period from 12:00 am Friday (April 4) to 12:00 am Saturday (April 5), approximately 42,559 vehicles crossed the Padma Bridge, resulting in a toll collection

LPG gets cheaper by Tk 28 per 12-kg container

Staff Correspondent: The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has reduced the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at the consumer level by Tk 28 per 12-kg container. With the latest

Double VAT on LNG may go as it bleeds Petrobangla, industries

Staff Correspondent: State-owned Petrobangla had to cough up Tk1.13 crore in taxes for every one million cubic metres (mcm) of LNG it imported in FY24 – an exorbitant sum that

IMF believes BD economy on right track: Salehuddin Ahmed

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh’s economy is stable and moving in the right direction, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) believes, said Salehuddin Ahmed, adviser to the Ministry of Finance. He, however, noted