Business-Economy

April 3, 2025, 11:39 am

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February inflation edges down slightly to 9.32pc, food inflation at 9.24pc

Staff Correspondent: Inflation in Bangladesh continued its downward trend in February at 9.32%, slightly lower than January’s 9.94%, according to the latest data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)

Dates sold at twice the import price

Staff Correspondent: Most of the imported dates in Bangladesh are of the Zahidi variety from Iraq. These dates are imported in both sacks and cartons. Over the past two months,

MJL Bangladesh to sell its aging oil tanker for $22.7m

Staff Correspondent: MJL Bangladesh PLC has decided to sell its secondhand oil tanker for $22.70 million, the company said in a disclosure on the website of the Dhaka Stock Exchange

Banks disbursed Tk19215 cr of agriculture and rural credit in 7 months

Staff Correspondent: The agricultural credit growth is on pace as the banks disbursed around 50.57 percent of the fiscal target in seven months. According to the latest update from Bangladesh

BUILD proposes flat 10pc VAT rate

Staff Correspondent: Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD) – a private sector think tank – has proposed setting a flat value-added tax (VAT) rate at 10%, suggesting that it could help

Credit access drives rural transformation in Bangladesh: Study

Staff Correspondent: A new study published in Nature Portfolio highlights that increased access to credit significantly promotes rural transformation in Bangladesh by enhancing agricultural production and non-farm employment opportunities. The