Economy

Gold price drops slightly

Jewellers have lowered the price of gold by Tk1,038 to Tk1,50,862 bhori (11.664 grams) amid a tariff drop on pure gold. The Standing Committee on Pricing and Price Monitoring of

Fuel prices to remain unchanged for March

Shawdesh Desk: The prices of fuel in Bangladesh will remain unchanged for March 2025, as per the latest directive from the Energy and Mineral Resources Division. Despite fluctuations in the

Default loans hit record Tk 3.45 lakh crore

Shawdesh Desk: The volume of non-performing loans in the country’s banking sector has skyrocketed by Tk 2 lakh crore in just one year, reaching a staggering Tk 3.45 lakh crore at the

Default loans cross Tk3 trillion for first time

Shawdesh desk; Non-performing loans (NPLs) in the country’s banking sector reached a record high of Tk345,000 crore by the end of December 2024, highlighting the massive loan scams committed during

T-bill rates plunge to 10pc as banks raise investment

Shawdesh Desk: The interest rate on treasury bills has fallen to 10 per cent, driven by increased bank investment in risk-free government securities and a reduction in the government’s borrowing

BEZA to kick off NSEZ’s green transformation this month

Shawdesh Desk: The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) is going to develop the National Special Economic Zone (NSEZ) as a green commercial establishment by implementing the Green and Resilient Economic

RMG Businesses eye opportunities amid US-China trade war

Shawdesh Desk: The country’s readymade garment manufacturers said that Bangladesh needs to improve and stabilise its law-and-order situation and business atmosphere to seize the opportunities emerging from the ongoing US-China

Adani withdraws from $442m Sri Lanka power project

Shawdesh Desk: Indian conglomerate Adani Group has withdrawn from a troubled $442 million wind power project in Sri Lanka after the island nation’s government sought to renegotiate the deal. Sri