Business-Economy

No new banknotes at banks, but available in open market

Staff Correspondent: Although Bangladesh Bank has released newly designed Tk20, Tk50, and Tk1,000 notes ahead of Eid, scheduled banks are unable to supply them, while they are being sold at

Fuel stations to stay open 24 hours for 13 days during Eid holidays

Staff Correspondent: The government has ordered all CNG filling stations and petrol pumps across the country to remain open 24 hours a day for a total of 13 consecutive days

Private sector credit growth slips slightly to 7.50pc in April

Staff Correspondent: Private sector credit growth eased slightly to 7.50% in April 2025, down from 7.57% in March, according to the latest data released by the Bangladesh Bank. This small

BD restricts gold entry via passenger baggage to once a year

Staff Correspondent: In a move to discourage personal gold imports, the interim government has barred inbound passengers from bringing gold bars into the country more than once annually. Previously, travellers

Proposed budget aims to break debt cycle, clean up project mismanagement of the past: Planning Adviser

Staff Correspondent: Planning Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud has characterised the proposed budget for fiscal year 2025-26 as one of reality-oriented and frugal. Speaking at a post-budget press conference on Tuesday (June

Exports rebound in May with 11.45pc YoY growth

Staff Correspondent: After a slight slowdown in April, Bangladesh’s goods exports have regained pace again in May, logging an 11.45% growth compared to the same period of the previous fiscal