Business-Economy

April 21, 2025, 7:49 am

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Zimbabwe dominate day one after Bangladesh batting collapse Bijoy smashes 50 centuries as first Bangladeshi batter LNG import at Tk 75, selling at Tk 12–17 not sustainable: BERC Chairman 2 land in jail for securing govt funds without taking part in uprising 8-ft-long python rescued from paddy field in Sharankhola, released into Sundarbans Benapole exceeds revenue target by Tk38cr Enforced disappearances: Victims’ families submit memorandum, demand justice NCP holds first meeting with CEC, stresses electoral reforms Ex-diplomat Sufiur made special assistant to Chief Adviser AL stages surprise procession in Khulna

Business-Economy

MJL Bangladesh to sell its aging oil tanker for $22.7m

Staff Correspondent: MJL Bangladesh PLC has decided to sell its secondhand oil tanker for $22.70 million, the company said in a disclosure on the website of the Dhaka Stock Exchange

Banks disbursed Tk19215 cr of agriculture and rural credit in 7 months

Staff Correspondent: The agricultural credit growth is on pace as the banks disbursed around 50.57 percent of the fiscal target in seven months. According to the latest update from Bangladesh

BUILD proposes flat 10pc VAT rate

Staff Correspondent: Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD) – a private sector think tank – has proposed setting a flat value-added tax (VAT) rate at 10%, suggesting that it could help

Credit access drives rural transformation in Bangladesh: Study

Staff Correspondent: A new study published in Nature Portfolio highlights that increased access to credit significantly promotes rural transformation in Bangladesh by enhancing agricultural production and non-farm employment opportunities. The

Next budget to see cuts in tax waiver: NBR Chairman

Staff Correspondent: NBR chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan on Wednesday announced that next national budget may witness a significant cut in tax exemption system. “This time (in budget for 2025-26

‘Efforts underway to further reduce essential goods prices’

Staff correspondent: Finance Adviser Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed said that the prices of essential goods have not increased compared to the previous year. Speaking about the impact on consumers, he acknowledged,