Business-Economy

Private sector credit growth slips slightly to 7.50pc in April

Staff Correspondent: Private sector credit growth eased slightly to 7.50% in April 2025, down from 7.57% in March, according to the latest data released by the Bangladesh Bank. This small

BD restricts gold entry via passenger baggage to once a year

Staff Correspondent: In a move to discourage personal gold imports, the interim government has barred inbound passengers from bringing gold bars into the country more than once annually. Previously, travellers

Proposed budget aims to break debt cycle, clean up project mismanagement of the past: Planning Adviser

Staff Correspondent: Planning Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud has characterised the proposed budget for fiscal year 2025-26 as one of reality-oriented and frugal. Speaking at a post-budget press conference on Tuesday (June

Exports rebound in May with 11.45pc YoY growth

Staff Correspondent: After a slight slowdown in April, Bangladesh’s goods exports have regained pace again in May, logging an 11.45% growth compared to the same period of the previous fiscal

Inflation expected to decline more than budget target: Governor

Staff Correspondent: Inflation rate in the country will fall more than the target set in the proposed national budget for the fiscal year 2025-25, Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur

Chance to whiten black money contradicts July movement: CPD

Staff Correspondent: Centre for Policy Dialogue’s (CPD) Executive Director Fahmida Khatun believes that scope of legalising black money will discourage honest taxpayers and it contradicts the spirit of the July