Business-Economy

Commodity duty waiver yields little impact, only egg prices drop

TDS Desk: Despite the interim government’s recent decision to waive duties on six essential commodities—rice, oil, sugar, onions, potatoes, and eggs—only egg prices have seen a reduction, while the cost

Businesses worried as interest rates keep rising

TDS Desk: The Bangladesh Bank has taken initiatives, including raising the policy interest rate, to restrict the flow of money in the market to tame inflation that has been raging

Bank employees also have to file tax returns: BB

TDS Desk: Bank officials and staff in four city corporation areas of Bangladesh are now required to submit their tax returns online, similar to government employees. The four city corporations

Investors face uncertainty as stock prices fall sharply after gains

TDS Desk Investors in Dhaka’s stock market are facing a renewed dilemma as stock prices that surged on Tuesday fell sharply on Wednesday. A total of 306 companies saw their

300 bank accounts frozen to crackdown money laundering

UNB, Dhaka The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has frozen nearly 300 bank accounts since August 5 as part of an intensified effort to combat money laundering. Significant sums of

Govt decides to limit tourism in St. Martin’s Island in peak season

BSS, Dhaka: The government has decided to limit tourism in Saint Martin’s Island in Cox’s Bazar during the peak season aiming to protect the country’s lone coral island from environmental