Business-Economy

May 25, 2025, 2:21 pm

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ECNEC clears 9 projects worth Tk 11,851 cr Banks snapping up windfall from gaping interest spread NBR officials go on full-fledged countrywide strike NCP denies links with student advisers, seeks roadmap for reform, elections Media trial destroying the nation Legal notice served to Sarjis Alam over remarks on HC Inflation eased in April for monetary, fiscal measures: Planning Commission report Amir Khosru says election possible before Dec State-owned banks: Too big to fail or just too broken to fix? BD to issue new banknotes before Eid

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‘BD eyes top spot in global apparel exports’

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh currently holds the position of the world’s second-largest apparel exporter as a single country. However, with the right strategies and reforms, the country is poised to climb

BB ED appointed as MD of ICB Islami Bank

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Bank has appointed its Executive Director (ED) Mojibur Rahman as the Managing Director of ICB Islami Bank. The central bank made the decision after dissolving the bank’s

RMG corporate tax likely to double

Staff Correspondent: The apparel exporters may face another blow from the National Board of Revenue (NBR) as it plans to increase its corporate tax rate to up to 20% from

BD eyes foreign investment to unlock agro-processing potential

Staff Correspondent: Market forecasts suggest the processed food sector, now valued at $4.8 billion, will grow to $5.8 billion by 2030 with over 70 million tonnes of agricultural production annually

‘Foreign investment pipeline created, continuous monitoring, communication to be maintained’

Staff Correspondent: A foreign investment pipeline has been created through this year’s investment conference and continuous communication will be made with institutions which have proposed or promised to invest, Bangladesh

Bad loans must be cut to ensure good governance in banks: Speakers

Staff Correspondent: Economists, researchers and academics have emphasised curtailing non-performing loans to ensure good governance in the banking sector and make the country’s economy vibrant. They also said that growing