Business-Economy

March 10, 2025, 9:38 am

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Dhaka Bank distributes power tillers in Belkuchi Road crash leaves 2 HSC examinees dead in Kurigram Bangladesh among countries facing widest gender gap in mobile money use: Report Tk13,200cr wiped out as BSEC strife roils market SSC examinee drowns in Padma River in Rajshahi GM Quader slams govt for deteriorating law and order Over 2 lakh tonnes maize yield likely in Jamalpur BSEC officials return to work, ending the work abstention WB delegation calls on Food Adviser Govt employees to get March salary, Eid bonus on March 23

Business-Economy

Govt to buy soybean-rice bran oil

TDS Desk: The government has approved the purchase of 3 crore 30 lakh litres of edible oil for the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB). Of this, 2 crore 20 lakh

WB approves $650m for Bangladesh to develop Bay Terminal

BSS, Dhaka: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved $650 million to help Bangladesh invest in infrastructure critical for developing the Bay Terminal deep seaport. The Bay Terminal

Padma Bridge river training cost rises by 249.42cr

TDS Desk: Padma Bridge river training cost has been increased by 249 crore 42 lakh 52 thousand 349 taka. In this, the cost of Padma Bridge river training has increased

Bumping up the bulb: Onion output jumps 9.6pc in FY24

TDS Desk: Bangladesh has registered a 9.6% surge in onion production in the outgoing fiscal year 2023–24, thanks to favourable weather and government supports to the farmers. The onion production

Advance procurement for MRT Line-5 starts to minimise project delays

TDS Desk: The Asian Development Bank (ADB), as the main development partner for the Tk54,618 crore mega project, will provide a loan of $2.36 billion while South Korea will lend

FY 2024-25: GDP growth to be 5.7pc, inflation to come down to 8pc: MEI

TDS Desk: Bangladesh’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, in the 2024-25 fiscal year, will drop to 5.7 percent. Besides, inflation will come down slightly to 8 percent, which is currently