Business-Economy

February 24, 2025, 8:30 pm

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Police foil march towards Secretariat amid demands for home adviser’s resignation Service to people is a pride worthy job: Khalid More than 30 resorts, cottages gutted in Sajek Ex-DNCC mayor Atiqul, Nazrul, 2 others remanded in separate cases BD receives near $2b in remittance in 22 days Govt. plans to raise rice allocation for fishermen up to 40 kg this year: Farida Akhter Remain vigilant against return of fascism: Tarique Rahman Ansar working to ensure security: DG HC orders demolishment of all illegal brick kilns within 4 weeks EU backs chief justices judicial reform initiatives

Business-Economy

Prices of 9 commodities to be fixed in 7 days: Minister

Staff Correspondent: The government will set the prices of nine essential commodities in the country in accordance with the world market and the new prices will be announced in the

RMG exports to India grows by 99pc

News Desk: The export of apparel products to neighbouring India has increased by 99% year-on-year in the first two months of the current FY23. Bangladesh exported $188 million worth of

WB sees rising risk of global recession in 2023

News Desk: The world may be edging toward a global recession as central banks across the world simultaneously hike interest rates to combat persistent inflation, the World Bank said. The

BB bans virtual coin trading

News Desk: Bangladesh Bank (BB) has banned holding or trading of any kind of virtual coin or cryptocurrency like Bitcoin in the country. The Foreign Exchange Policy Department of Bangladesh

MFS per day transactions Tk 3000 cr

Staff Correspondent: Mobile Financial Services (MFS) activities and transaction volumes in the country have grown exponentially. According to the latest data of Bangladesh Bank, more than TK 3000 crore is

57pc hike of freight forwarding charge extra burden for businessmen

News Desk: A whopping 57 percent increase in freight forwarding charge will cause an additional burden on importers in the country to the tune of Tk546 crore annually, traders say.