Business-Economy

State-run sugar mills post over Tk 500cr in losses for 5th year

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh’s state-run sugar mills have collectively posted an annual loss of over Tk 500 crore for a fifth consecutive year, despite repeated cost-cutting measures, including the shutdown of

Banks bleed under provisioning

TDS Desk: The banking sector’s profits have been battered in the first half of 2025 as a wave of non-performing loans forced lenders to set aside record-high provisions, exposing deep

Major banking reforms planned, but no separate commission: governor

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Bank is moving ahead with major reforms to the country’s banking and financial sector, bypassing the idea of forming a bank commission to take immediate action, the

RNPP Unit-1 to be operational by 5 months

Pabna Correspondent: The first unit of the Russian-built Nuclear power plant at Pabna’s Rooppur (RNPP) with 1200 MW capacity is expected to begin production in this December or January 2026

New Tk 100 banknote to be released next week

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Bank will release a redesigned Tk 100 note on August 12, aiming to improve security and prevent counterfeiting. The new note will carry 10 separate security features,

1 year of interim rule: No good news in job creation

Staff Correspondent: Before it turned into a full-fledged mass uprising that ousted the Awami League-led regime and ultimately ushered in the interim government last year in August, the protest was