Business-Economy

May 25, 2025, 2:20 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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Bangladesh saw export growth by 11.44pc in March

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh exported goods worth $4.25 billion, marking a year-on-year growth of 11.44 percent compared to $3.81 billion in March, 2024. According to the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) during

Record $3.29 bn remittance came in March

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh received a record $3.29 billion in remittances in March, marking a 65 percent year-on-year rise, driven largely by the Eid-ul-Fitr festival, central bank data showed. From March

Trump’s tariffs: NBR preparing list of US goods that could qualify for tariff reductions

Staff Correspondent: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) officials are preparing a list of products currently imported from the US that could qualify for tariff reductions — particularly items where

Record Tk 4.11cr toll collected at Padma Bridge in 24 hrs

Staff Correspondent: In the 24-hour period from 12:00 am Friday (April 4) to 12:00 am Saturday (April 5), approximately 42,559 vehicles crossed the Padma Bridge, resulting in a toll collection

LPG gets cheaper by Tk 28 per 12-kg container

Staff Correspondent: The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has reduced the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at the consumer level by Tk 28 per 12-kg container. With the latest

Double VAT on LNG may go as it bleeds Petrobangla, industries

Staff Correspondent: State-owned Petrobangla had to cough up Tk1.13 crore in taxes for every one million cubic metres (mcm) of LNG it imported in FY24 – an exorbitant sum that