Business-Economy

March 10, 2025, 11:36 pm

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Let’s aim for a future built on equality, inclusion RAB arrests drug peddler with 1,994 Yaba pills Garment worker dies in Dhaka road accident Ex-MP’s house: Police arrest student coordinator Misty in Tangail Travel embargo imposed on Salman F Rahman, 4 family members Court scraps Palak’s bail plea in graft case Private credit growth slips to decade-low 7.15pc Emergency service stopped at Nitor after clash between outsourced staff, July uprising injured ‘That Magura little girl finally blinks’ 42,000 Bangladeshi expats seek voter registration abroad

Business-Economy

Ramadan knocking at the door: Escalating food prices spark worries

TDS Desk: With inflation already near record levels and traders raising the prices of essential commodities ahead of Ramadan, low- and middle-income families fear greater struggles as the fasting month

Economy slowing, negative revenue growth shows the sign

TDS Desk For Bangladesh, it is no longer the question of whether the economy is destined for a hard landing or a glide to a flat state; rather the question

Sherpur sweet potatoes being exported to Japan

Sherpur Correspondent Farmers in Sherpur are now commercially cultivating sweet potatoes and exporting them abroad, with the root vegetable grown in the char (riverine island) areas of the district going

Revenue collection falls 6% in first half of FY25

TDS Desk: The government’s revenue collection fell 6% in the first half of fiscal year 2024-25 (FY25) from the same period the previous year, making it nearly impossible to meet

World Bank to provide $30m more for Bangladesh’s power transmission network

TDS Desk: The government of Bangladesh and the World Bank have signed an agreement as additional financing on the Enhancement and Strengthening of Power Transmission Network in Eastern Region Project

Keya Cosmetics announces permanent closure of factory operations

TDS Desk: In a media release issued Thursday (23 January), the company cited market instability, discrepancies in accounts with its bank, shortages of raw materials and declining production activities as