Business-Economy

Prices of dry food, candle, drinking water shot up in flood-hit areas

TDS Desk: Prices of essential products including dry food and drinking water have shot up in the flood-hit districts as traders increased their prices with rise in the demand of

RMG exports facing setback as floods disrupt transport of goods

TDS Desk: Bangladesh’s export of readymade garments (RMG), one of the lifelines of the country’s economy, is facing a setback as floods have left Chattogram, Bangladesh’s vital port city, completely

Cenbank’s bond game: Profit for some, inflation for all

TDS Desk: Bangladesh Bank’s former governor Abdur Rouf Talukder and deputy governor Kazi Sayedur Rahman unlocked a lucrative opportunity for banks: invest in treasury bills and bonds, borrow against them,

Business community expresses concern

TDS Desk: Business leaders of the country have condemned the attempt to harass eminent industrialists by filing a baseless case and feared that such ill-motivated efforts may destabilize Bangladesh’s already

New era of reform begins in banking sector

TDS Desk: The direct impact of changes in state power has had a profound effect on the management of Bangladesh’s financial sector, with new faces replacing the old ones. In

Industries want independent commission to adjust commodity prices

TDs Desk: Industry people urged the interim government to form an independent commission to adjust the price of essential commodities including soybean oil each month. “The price of commodities including