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Economy
Financial sector vulnerabilities may worsen: WB
Bangladesh’s financial sector vulnerabilities may worsen due to an increase in bad loans and create further pressure in terms of liquidity in the banking system, warned the World Bank (WB) yesterday.
4 October 2023, 01:47 AM
Private credit growth continues to drop
Private sector credit growth in Bangladesh has continued to dip in recent months, with banks and borrowers adopting a go-slow strategy amidst the stress on the economy and growing apprehensions of a political crisis centring the upcoming parliamentary elections.
4 October 2023, 01:47 AM
Pain deepens as food inflation stays above 12%
Food inflation in Bangladesh stayed above 12 percent for the second consecutive month in September as prices showed no signs of cooling down, hitting the pockets of the consumers who spend most of their incomes to feed their families.
4 October 2023, 01:47 AM
Think tank launched to promote tourism
A non-profit think tank has recently been launched to promote tourism and harness its development opportunities at home and abroad with stakeholders including public and private entities, researchers, professionals and journalists.
3 October 2023, 23:19 PM
Homeland CEO removed by Idra
Homeland Life Insurance Company Ltd's chief executive officer (CEO) Biswajit Kumar Mondal was removed from his post after failing to provide necessary information to an audit firm appointed by the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (Idra).
3 October 2023, 22:29 PM
WB lowers Bangladesh’s economic growth projection
Bangladesh's economy may grow at a slower pace in the current fiscal year than it did in the previous year as it faces significant economic headwinds such as high inflation, external payment pressure, financial sector vulnerabilities and uncertainty, the World Bank said today.
3 October 2023, 06:33 AM
Leather footwear exports fall to five-year low
Bangladesh's leather footwear industry saw its export earnings fall to a five-year low of $141.83 million in the first quarter of the current fiscal year due to a decline in export orders from the Eurozone in the face of the ongoing economic crisis..According to data from the Export Promot
3 October 2023, 01:45 AM
Weak batch of data paints economy’s deepening woes
Bangladesh wrapped up the last fiscal year of 2022-23 with slower economic growth. A similar trend has persisted in the ongoing fiscal year as portrayed by at least three key indicators: exports, remittances and imports. .The growth of export receipts, the biggest foreign currency earner f
3 October 2023, 01:15 AM
8 banks’ provision shortfall over Tk 26,000cr
Eight banks, including five private commercial ones, had faced a provision shortfall of Tk 26,134.75 crore in total at the end of June this year, an indication of their fragile financial health..The eight are Agrani Bank, BASIC Bank, Rupali Bank, National Bank, Dhaka Bank, Bangladesh Comme
3 October 2023, 01:00 AM
Knitwear’s export performance stronger than woven
Shorter lead times, easy availability of raw materials in the domestic market and changes in global fashion have made knitwear items the top export from Bangladesh..In July-September of the current fiscal year, knitwear item shipments rose 19.70 percent year-on-year to $6.76 billion compar
3 October 2023, 00:48 AM
External debt nears $100b
Bangladesh’s overall external debt stock nearly hit the $100-billion mark in June driven by increasing appetite for funds from both public and private sectors, central bank figures showed. .The debt buildup, which still within the threshold recommended by the International Monetary Fund
3 October 2023, 00:35 AM
Bangladesh's growth still lowest in South Asia: expert
Although agricultural productivity is growing in Bangladesh, its rate of progress in this regard remains the lowest among nearby countries in South Asia and beyond, according to an analyst..As per the World Development Indicators (WDI), an index comprising international statistics on globa
3 October 2023, 00:00 AM
Board yet to propose minimum RMG wage
A board formed for recommending the minimum wage for garment workers could not come up with any proposal on the monthly rates even at its third meeting held in Dhaka yesterday.
2 October 2023, 01:30 AM
TV sales down despite Cricket World Cup
With just days to go before ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, television purchases should have naturally picked up by now, with demand primarily expected to arise from sports enthusiasts trying to make do with limited means.
2 October 2023, 01:00 AM
Default loans hit an all-time high
Non-performing loans (NPLs) in Bangladesh’s banking sector hit a new record in June as withdrawal of a relaxed central bank policy, slowdown in business sales and deliberate non-payments pushed up the volume of bad loans to Tk 1,56,039 crore, central bank data showed.
2 October 2023, 00:00 AM
Perennial financial insolvency of small enterprises
Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) perform essential economic functions as major drivers of economic growth and social progress in Bangladesh as in other countries.
1 October 2023, 18:00 PM
3 banks get nod to issue bonds of Tk 1,600cr
Dutch-Bangla Bank Ltd (DBBL), Brac Bank Ltd and One Bank Ltd have got permission from the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) to issue bonds worth Tk 1,600 crore collectively.
1 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Scrap-based apparel makers in trouble
Md Sharif Hossain, a small garment manufacturer, established a large-scale factory in Pabna sadar upazila a few years ago in a bid to manufacture apparel from garment scraps, locally known as "jhoot", and export to the Indian market..Manufacturing clothes from garments waste, namely jhoot,
28 September 2023, 02:30 AM
Amusement parks turn over Tk 5,000cr annually
Investment in Bangladesh’s amusement and theme park segment is on the rise as investors are pumping money into the fast-expanding industry to serve visitors, according to industry people..About Tk 12,000 crore has been invested in the sector in the last two decades and about 6 lakh people
28 September 2023, 02:00 AM
BB asks 15 banks to improve financial health
Bangladesh Bank yesterday passed directives on 15 banks through its observers and coordinators to improve their financial health.
27 September 2023, 22:12 PM