Business-Economy

Benapole Customs fetches record Tk 6,164.59cr revenue in FY24

TDS Desk: The Benapole Custom House fetched a record Taka 6,164.59 crore revenue in the last fiscal year (FY24) which was also Taka 216.59 crore higher than the fiscal target

Engaging youths in budget discussions to contribute towards macroeconomic advancement: Dr Atiur

BSS, Dhaka: Former Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman has said that engaging youths in budget discussions would contribute towards macroeconomic advancement. “There is no alternative to building a knowledge-based

Shariah banks’ lending outpaces deposits

Currently, 10 full-fledged Islamic banks operate with 1,674 branches TDS desk: The amount of loans disbursed and money invested by the country’s Shariah-based banks was higher than the deposits they

Severe gas crisis puts ceramic sector in a dire straits

The situation incurs a daily loss of Tk20 crore and is also responsible for the decline in product quality. TDS Desk: Owing to the unrelenting gas supply crisis, Bangladesh’s ceramic

JICA signs 2 technical cooperation projects with BD

TDS Desk: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed two technical cooperation projects with the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) for solid waste management and air pollution management. This falls under

Banks must set up ‘help desks’ for online Islamic banking services: BB

TDS Desk: Bangladesh Bank has permitted conventional banks with Islamic banking branches or windows to offer online Islamic banking services from each branch or sub-branch. To facilitate this, banks must