Farm and rural loan disbursements by banks fell by more than one-fifth in the first four months of fiscal year (FY) 2024-25, owing to a dip in the flow of credit mainly from foreign and private banks..Banks lent Tk 9,391 crore in the July-October period of this fiscal year, according to da

Md Faysal Mahamud has been elected as the general secretary

Bangladesh paid $1.98 billion in principal and interest in Jul-Dec of 2024, up from $1.57 billion in the same period the previous year

He made the comment at an AmCham dialogue

However, its EPS for July-December 2024 declined to Tk 9.47 from Tk 11.92 in the same period previous year

It made a profit of Tk 41.89 crore in the Oct-Dec period

"We are talking about reforms in areas like political reforms, economic reforms, and the electoral process," he said.

Governor Ahsan Mansur mentioned that the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit has formed 11 teams to trace and reclaim assets suspected of being acquired through embezzlement. These teams will also assist in prosecuting those responsible

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The inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Bangladesh is facing critical challenges as a plethora of factors have caused it to stagnate to a mere 0.5 percent of the country’s gross domestic product in recent years.

Bangladesh is trying to cope with a challenging economic situation.

Anyone of over 30 years of age might recall radio advertisements aired during their childhood and adolescence on contraceptives—Raja and Maya.

The government should take steps to defer Bangladesh’s United Nations status graduation from a least developed country (LDC) to a developing one by at least three years, said the Bangladesh Chamber of Industries (BCI) yesterday.

Hundreds of small stock market investors are suffering for being unable to get back their money, which was embezzled by a brokerage house months back.

The production of aromatic rice has nearly doubled in Bangladesh over the past seven years, with farmers showing interest in growing the grain in order to profit from its higher prices compared to traditional parboiled rice.

10.23 lakh tonnes of aromatic rice was produced in FY24, up from 5.79 lakh tonnes in FY18

Tender has been floated, as the previous contract with Saif Powertec is set to end next month

Higher wages and currency depreciation caused the profit to fall

"We are not ready for LDC graduation right now. Why should we commit conscious suicide?" said BCI President Anwar-ul Alam Chowdhury (Parvez) at a press briefing in the capital.

The benchmark DSEX index rose 32.61 points, or 0.64 percent, to close at 5,166.53, according to DSE data