Business-Economy

January 22, 2025, 9:48 pm

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GM Quader: Discrimination against Jatiya Party has begun ACC to investigate ‘manipulation’ in 11th National Election Integrated efforts needed to stop human trafficking ‘Country’s overall food situation satisfactory’ BD and Pakistan traders call for removal of trade barriers 10 injured in Noakhali clash Dengue claims 1 more live; 32 hospitalised in 24 hrs CA Yunus begins hectic 2nd day in Davos with 14 meetings lined up Bangladeshi students to get scholarship opportunities in Italy 5 DB personnel injured in Faridpur attack

Business-Economy

ADB to provide $1b annually for BD dev

TDS Desk: Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide US$1 billion to Bangladesh annually in concessional financing over the next five years. ADB Country Director Hoe Yun Jeong came up with

Private sector investment remains sluggish

TDS Desk Foreign exchange reserves are showing encouraging signs of stability due to record remittance inflows and rising exports, but private sector investment remains a concern for the government. Economists

Interim govt to focus on 10 economic zones instead of 100 planned by AL

TDS Desk Beza Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun is expected to announce these developments at a press conference on 7 January, the officials told this correspondent on condition

VAT hike threatens to ground aviation, tourism

TDS Desk Bangladesh’s already struggling civil aviation and tourism sectors are likely to face an existential crisis due to the proposed imposition of additional Value Added Tax (VAT) on airfares

Polythene alternatives struggle to gain ground

TDS Desk After the interim government came to power, there was a significant push to enforce the ban on polythene bags. While the initiative has been relatively successful in supermarkets,

Iran envoy meets with Sirajganj Chamber leaders

Staff Reporter Mansour Chavoshi, Iranian ambassador to Bangladesh on Saturday met with the leaders of Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Sirajganj to discuss over trade and commerce of Iran