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

  DSEX lost 9.52 points as of 11 am  

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.

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.

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

As much as $670 million (around Tk 8,200 crore) from slow-moving World Bank-funded projects will be repurposed, with most of the funds going towards budget support as the government looks to navigate the narrow fiscal space amid a slowing economy.

Bangladesh is likely to face more hurdles in the race to grab a bigger share of the global apparel market as the Indian government plans to step up its financial assistance to garment exporters.