Economy

WB approves $102m to improve riverbank protection, navigability of Jamuna

Shawdesh Desk: The World Bank yesterday approved $102 million to help Bangladesh improve riverbank protection and navigability in the Jamuna River, saving people from being displaced, protecting their livelihoods and

Newly released ADB report predicts better year for Bangladesh in FY2024

Shawdesh Desk: Asian Development Bank has projected Bangladesh’s gross domestic product growth to be 6.5 per cent in the fiscal year 2024, compared to an estimated growth of 6 per

Dollar price should not be high: BB

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Bank (BB) has observed that as a trade balance is prevailing now in the country, dollar price should not be high. “Now there is a trade balance

Another dream getting closer to reality

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh is going to move one more step closer to fulfilment of the dream of generating nuclear power as it is all set to load uranium fuel into

Prices set for potato, egg, onion ignored

Shawdesh desk: The prices of egg, potato, and onion in the markets in the capital remained high on Friday—the first day after the government set the prices of three locally

Chip designer to the world in $54bn market return

Shawdesh Desk: UK-based chip designer Arm Holdings has secured a $54.5bn (£43.6bn) valuation, as it makes its highly-anticipated return to the stock market. The shares were priced at $51 each,

Reasons behind record inflation are chicken and egg: Planning Minister

Shawdesh Desk: In the month of August, the food sector saw 12.54 percent inflation. This record inflation was caused due to chicken and egg, commented Planning Minister MA Mannan. He

China emerges from deflation as August prices rebound

Shawdesh Desk: China’s consumer price index rebounded in August as the world’s second-largest economy emerged from deflation, official data released Saturday showed, despite sluggish domestic consumption that is complicating the