Business-Economy

Japan keen on skilled Bangladeshi workers, offers infrastructure loans

TDS Desk: Japan expressed its interest in supporting Bangladesh’s infrastructure projects with loans, including expanding the metro rail network and building new airports, at a recent meeting on development assistance.

Crisis in real estate sector as sales plunge

TDS Desk: The country’s real estate sector is currently facing a crisis due to several factors, including the high cost of construction materials and inflation. Realtors are particularly dissatisfied with

Japan faces shortage of 1m foreign workers to meet economic target in 2040

Int’l Desk: The number of foreign workers in Japan is projected to be 6.9 million by 2040 – almost a million short of what is required to meet the government’s

Green chilli prices shoot up to Tk 280

Staff Correspondent: Currently, green chillies are being sold at Tk280 per kg – up from Tk160-200 last week – in kitchen markets in the capital. In other words, the price

Govt halts some operating, development budget expenditure

TDS Desk: In the wake of global economic condition, the Finance Division on Thursday issued a circular for pursuing austerity in the current fiscal year (FY25) by all the ministries,

Export earnings drop by 0.49pc in FY 2023-24

Staff Reporter In the just concluded financial year 2023-24, Bangladesh earned $55.29 billion by exporting goods, which is 0.49 per cent less than the previous year. In the financial year