Economy

Export-import through Benapole resumes after 3 days

Shawdesh Desk: Export and import activities through Benapole land port resumed on Sunday, after a three-day disruption in the wake of a strike enforced by Bangladeshi traders. The trading organisations

Coronavirus impact on global economy at a glance

Shawdesh desk: COVID-19 continues to devastate lives and livelihoods around the globe. The confirmed deaths from coronavirus cases reached 529,113 and the infection numbers are 11,190,678, globally till now (Saturday

Businesses seek reduced tax burden in FY 21 budget

Shawdesh Desk: Terming the FY 21 budget as a people-friendly one, business leaders said the budget should put more focus to promote trade and business which have been hit hard

Kweichow Moutai: ‘Elite’ alcohol brand is China’s most valuable firm

Shawdesh Desk: A drinks maker has become China’s most valuable publicly-listed company, overtaking the country’s biggest bank. Kweichow Moutai is a luxury spirit favoured by Chinese politicians and businesspeople looking

Forex reserves hit $35 billion mark for the first time

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh Bank’s foreign currency reserves hit $35 billion mark for the first time in history thanks to surging remittance despite the coronavirus pandemic. Satisfactory remittance inflow and disbursement

Johnson & Johnson told to pay $2.1 billion over cancer-causing talc powder

Shawdesh Desk: A US court has upheld a verdict that talcum powder sold by Johnson & Johnson caused ovarian cancer and ordered the pharmaceutical giant to pay $2.1 billion in

Diesel price hits record high as fuel rates raised for 15 days in India

Petrol and diesel prices were increased on Sunday, the fifteenth straight hike since state-owned oil companies returned to the normal practice of daily reviews following a 12-week pause. The rate

Fuel prices continue to rise in India’s Delhi

Shawdesh Desk: The rates of fuel have been increased again in the national capital New Delhi of India on Wednesday causing more troubles for the commuters. With the hike in