Economy

Gas distribution cos want refund of Tk 1559cr from NBR

Shawdesh desk: Gas distribution companies asked the National Board of Revenue to return Tk 1559.48 crore which was realised as additional tax at source on gas bills from fiscal years

Inner containment construction of RNPP at final stage

Shawdesh Desk; Concreting of the inner containment dome of the reactor building has started at the unit- 2 of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP). According to a message received

China heat wave pushes up prices as hens lay fewer eggs

Shawdesh desk: Scorching temperatures in eastern China have pushed up egg prices because hens are laying fewer in a hotter-than-usual summer, local media reported. Extreme weather has become more frequent

E-commerce on default: Govt hopes to refund blocked money by Sept

Shawdesh Desk: The government is expected to complete the process of refunding consumers’ money of 24 e-commerce platforms by September. The money was blocked in the gateway due to some

Amount of money outside banks increasing

Shawdesh Desk: The amount of money outside the country’s banks has been on the rise in recent months as people are keeping additional cash in their hands amid inflationary pressure.

Rise in remittance inflow a welcome respite for economy

Shawdesh desk: With the country looking to shore up its foreign currency reserves to pay growing import bills, Bangladeshi expatriates living in different countries remitted US$813 million in the first

Area-wise weekly holidays of mills, industries to be fixed

Shawdesh Desk: Dispelling confusion among investors and workers, Power Division Secretary Md Habibur Rahman said mills and industries will be closed once a week as per schedule to be made

Saudi Arabia records $20 bn surplus after oil price surge

Shawdesh Desk: Saudi Arabia said Thursday it had achieved a rare budget surplus of over $20 billion in the second quarter of 2022, as oil revenues surged 90 percent compared