Business & Economy

The development budget is falling, and the size has been lowered by 18%. The interim government is set to make significant cuts to the Annual Development Program (ADP) this time. …

The upcoming summer may witness 3,000 MW of load shedding. Government Plans to Boost Power Generation Amid Summer Load Shedding Concerns. To meet electricity demand in the summer, the government …

Chicken and Beef Prices Rise Along with Sales Ahead of Shab-e-Barat. Ahead of Shab-e-Barat, the demand for chicken and beef has increased, leading to a price hike in some areas. …

MPA teachers’ savings of 6,000 crore takas missing. The savings of 6,000 crore taka deposited by MPO-enlisted teachers have completely disappeared after the bank where the money was kept went …

Foreign investment in EPZs has decreased by 22.33%. Since the July movement, foreign investment in the country’s Export Processing Zones (EPZs) has decreased by 22.33 percent.   Foreign investment in …

The Bangladesh Bank has recruited three firms of accountants to probe the misappropriation of $17 billion from banks. Bangladesh Bank has appointed three of the world’s largest accounting firms—EY, Deloitte, …

Increasing VAT will raise the cost of a 10-taka biscuit to 13 taka and a 20-taka juice to 25 takas. Due to the increase in duties and VAT, a 5-taka …

Revenue Deficit of 58,000 crore taka in 6 months. The income collected for the first six months (July-December) of the current fiscal year 2024-25 was Tk 156,419 crore. This is …

Soybean oil bottles vanish from the market even before the month of Ramadan arrives. Despite a recent price increase, soybean oil bottles are still unavailable in the market with around …