Business-Economy

Rice, vegetable prices still soaring

Staff Correspondent, Dhaka: The price of rice has continued to rise since Eid-ul-Azha, with vegetable prices also surging over the past week. This has forced consumers to buy daily essentials

High demand, higher losses: Railway’s financial strain deepens

UNB, Dhaka Bangladesh Railway, a popular mode of transport known for its low fares and comfort over long distances, remains mired in heavy financial losses, prompting questions about its operational

What it will take to merge crisis-hit Islamic banks

Staff Correspondent: Five troubled Islamic banks in Bangladesh are facing a staggering combined equity loss of nearly Tk40,000 crore, a sum that must be injected as capital to facilitate their

Govt to buy 2 more spot LNG cargoes by mid-Aug

Staff Correspondent: The government intends to buy two more spot LNG cargoes by mid-August to boost natural gas supplies to industries, power plants and other gas-guzzling consumers. State-run Rupantarita Prakritik

Govt to pay 3-year high ACU bill of $2b next week

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh is set to pay nearly $2 billion to the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) – marking the highest bi-monthly ACU payment in three years – covering import payments

Economy to face 3 challenges in new FY

Staff Correspondent: It has been 11 months since the current interim government took office. A new fiscal year has just begun. During the tenure of the previous Awami League government,