Business-Economy

Fish farming boom lifts GDP

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh’s fishing sub-sector saw a boom in recent years, and the impressive expansion facilitated the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, analysts say. Although the agriculture sector’s growth

Both the bank loans, deposits in rural areas shrink

Staff Correspondent: Commercial banks’ spotlight on rural Bangladesh keeps fading with the decreased disbursement of formal credits, while deposit collection in the countryside continues to fall. At the same time,

Is splitting NBR enough to break the cycle?

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh’s struggle with revenue mobilization is no secret — but the gap between ambition and reality has now become too wide to ignore. The country is not just

Over Tk 3.43cr toll collected on Jamuna Bridge in last 24 hrs

Staff Correspondent: The accumulated toll collection on the Jamuna Bridge has significantly increased over the past 24 hours due to a large influx of vehicles on the Dhaka-Tangail highway, particularly

How is economy coping with 10-day Eid holiday?

Staff Correspondent: With government offices, banks, ports, factories, private institutions and retail outlets all shut for the 10-day Eid-ul-Azha holiday, economists and business leaders say the country has entered a

Imbalanced tax structure worsens income inequality

Staff Correspondent: An imbalanced tax structure exacerbates income inequality in Bangladesh, underscoring the need for reforms to increase direct tax contributions, according to a recent publication by the finance ministry.