Business-Economy

Private sector investment remains sluggish

TDS Desk Foreign exchange reserves are showing encouraging signs of stability due to record remittance inflows and rising exports, but private sector investment remains a concern for the government. Economists

Interim govt to focus on 10 economic zones instead of 100 planned by AL

TDS Desk Beza Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun is expected to announce these developments at a press conference on 7 January, the officials told this correspondent on condition

VAT hike threatens to ground aviation, tourism

TDS Desk Bangladesh’s already struggling civil aviation and tourism sectors are likely to face an existential crisis due to the proposed imposition of additional Value Added Tax (VAT) on airfares

Polythene alternatives struggle to gain ground

TDS Desk After the interim government came to power, there was a significant push to enforce the ban on polythene bags. While the initiative has been relatively successful in supermarkets,

Iran envoy meets with Sirajganj Chamber leaders

Staff Reporter Mansour Chavoshi, Iranian ambassador to Bangladesh on Saturday met with the leaders of Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Sirajganj to discuss over trade and commerce of Iran

Sirajganj likely to collect honey worth over Tk 11 cr

Sirajul Islam Shishir Honey collectors of nine upazilas in Sirajganj district covering greater Chalan Beel are expecting to collect over 382 metric tonnes of honey worth about Tk 11 crore