Business-Economy

January 5, 2025, 7:30 am

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Microsoft likely to spend $80 bn on AI HMPV: A global growing concern Private sector investment remains sluggish Govt plans to remove subject-based grouping from class-9 again UP chairman allegedly slaps Santal woman, sets fire to house Interim govt to focus on 10 economic zones instead of 100 planned by AL 50 lower court Judges go to India for taking training India silence on Hasina’s extradition request VAT hike threatens to ground aviation, tourism Polythene alternatives struggle to gain ground

Business-Economy

Low-income people are running in OMS

FBD Desk: Rising prices of rice and flour have taken a toll. As a result, low-income people are rushing to the Food Department’s OMS (Open Market Sale) to buy these

Online shopping boomed but many falling prey to fraudsters

FBD Desk: As online shopping has become much more popular amid the Covid-19 pandemic, a section of unscrupulous e-commerce businessmen has started cheating unsuspecting netizens taking advantage of the lack

93 lakh transactions a day in mobile banking

FBD Desk: Mobile financial services are being used to get rid of the hassle of standing in line with banks. As a result, customers are able to transact at any

Bangladesh banks on preferential trade terms to boost export earnings

FBD Desk: As Bangladesh looks forward to graduating out of the least developed country (LDC) status in 2024, it’s increasingly emphasising on bilateral preferential trade agreement (PTA) and free trade

Expand domestic car market for automotive industry: Speakers

FBD Desk: Speakers at a webinar on Wednesday said Bangladesh needs to expand its domestic car market to develop the automotive industry as the registered vehicle per capita is only

3DOM ties up with Cosmos Global for electric vehicle assembly plant in Bangladesh

FBD Desk: 3DOM Inc., a Japan-based smart energy solutions provider, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cosmos Global Resources Pte Ltd (Cosmos), to launch a joint venture company