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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,

Road accidents: 8,543 lost lives in 2024

TDS Desk As Bangladesh’s roads remain perilous, some 8,543 people lost their lives and 12,608 suffered injuries in road accidents across the country in 2024 alone. General Secretary of Jatri

Fugitive accused of Purnima Rani rape case arrested after 23 years

Staff Reporter The fugitive accused of Purnima Rani Shill’s rape case, who was rewarded with life term imprisonment, has been arrested by Sirajganj’s Ullapara thana police after 25 years of