Business-Economy

February 22, 2025, 9:52 pm

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$29m of US funds went to a Bangladesh firm: Trump 84 pc people want independent Local Govt Commission: survey CAB demands postponement of gas price hike hearing Zakat crucial to establish social justice: Commerce Adviser CEC wants to hold elections like Eid festival Alex’s book on Prof Yunus, Grameen Bank available in Ekushey Book Fair 70m primary, secondary textbooks yet to be printed Allegation of illegal activities in Arman Guest House in Sirajganj Fish production at risk for water pollution, filling up of water bodies: Adviser Farida 45th founding anniversary of Jatiyatabadi Tanti Dal observed in Sirajganj

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Nearly 99% of RMG workers uninterested in Universal Pension Scheme: Survey

Staff Correspondent: Financial constraints were the primary reason for non-participation, cited by 90.6% of workers, while 6.7% expressed concerns over the scheme’s long-term sustainability. Additionally, 2.7% of workers were unaware

IMF defers $645m loan disbursement to June

Staff Correspondent: The IMF will discuss disbursing $645 as part of a $4.7 billion loan package for Bangladesh in June instead of March as both the Prof Yunus-led government and

Import bills for rice, gas unpaid due to dollar crisis: NBR chairman

Staff correspondent: The bills for importing essentials such as rice and gas cannot be paid due to the prevailing dollar crisis, Chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) Abdur

Banks’ un-invested cash wanes again after buildup

Staff correspondent: The volume of un-invested cash in the banking sector dropped again after a significant buildup following direct credit feeding by the central bank to revive the liquidity-starved commercial

NBR plans to ease duty-free imports for small, non-bonded exporters

Staff Correspondent: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is considering letting small-scale exporters without bonded warehouse licences import raw materials duty-free using a bank guarantee for the applicable taxes. This

BD saw record transactions thru’ mobile banking by Dec

Staff Correspondent: Mobile banking transactions in Bangladesh reached a record high in December, 2024 with a total transaction volume of Tk 1,64,740 crore. This marks the highest monthly transaction amount