Economy

Govt permits import of 45 million eggs to stabilise market

Shawdesh desk: In a bid to address the ongoing volatility in the egg market, the Ministry of Commerce has granted approval for the import of 45 million eggs to seven

RMG factories fire workers amid unrest

Shawdesh Desk: A number of readymade garment units in Ashulia, Savar and Gazipur have terminated many of their workers amid ongoing labour unrest in the Dhaka and Gazipur industrial belts,

BFIU freezes bank accounts of Bashundhara Group chair, family members

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit on Sunday froze the bank accounts of Bashundhara Group chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan and seven of his family members. The anti-money laundering intelligence sent

Sri Lanka approves $14.7 billion foreign debt deal

Shawdesh Desk: Sri Lanka’s new government has approved a controversial restructure of $14.7 billion in foreign commercial credit tentatively agreed by its predecessor, the finance ministry said Saturday. Former leader

Prices of eggs, broiler chicken keep going upward

Shawdesh Desk: The prices of broiler chicken and eggs continued to rise on the kitchen markets of the city over the past three weeks while vegetables also became pricey. Traders

Banks allowed to provide emergency loans to NRBs

Shawdesh desk: The Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday allowed banks to provide loans of up to Tk 10 lakh to non-resident Bangladeshis working abroad for emergency purposes. The BB issued a circular

BFIU seeks bank account details of Shakib Al Hasan, wife

Shawdesh desk: The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has sought the bank account details of renowned cricketer and former Member of Parliament Shakib Al Hasan and his wife, Umme Ahmed

Bangladesh receives $2.4 billion in remittance in Sept

Shawdesh Desk: Remittance inflow to Bangladesh soared by more than 80 per cent in September compared with that in the same month of the previous year, as expatriates sent more