Business-Economy

Mango export to China begins, key outcome of CA’s Beijing visit: Bashir

BSS: Bangladesh on Wednesday launched its first-ever commercial mango export to China, a milestone that Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin described as a direct outcome of Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad

Bangladesh economy recovering as exports, remittance rise: MCCI

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh’s economy is showing signs of a gradual recovery, although GDP growth remains under pressure, according to a Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) report on Wednesday.

Inflation, exchange rate shocks to intensify fiscal pressure in FY26

Staff Correspondent: In addition to maintaining austerity measures to rein in high inflation in the upcoming fiscal year, the government will have to move to a market-based exchange rate as

Bangladesh’s per capita income hits a record high $2,820 in 2024–25

Staff Correspondent: The per capita income of Bangladesh increased to an all-time high of $2,820 in the 2024–25 fiscal – a rise by $82 from $2,738 in the previous fiscal

Govt revives cancelled Matarbari 1,200MW coal-fired power plant

Staff Correspondent: In a major policy shift, the interim government has revived the proposed phase-2 of the 1,200-megawatt Matarbari coal-fired power plant, reversing the previous government’s decision to ditch the

Revenue target may fall short by Tk1,05,000cr this year: CPD

Staff Correspondent: The revenue collection may fall short by Tk1,05,000 crore compared to the target in the current financial year, according to the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD). CPD held