Economy

Cattle markets abuzz with buyers, sellers

Shawdesh Desk: Cattle markets in the capital were bustling with buyers and traders on Thursday, two days ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. A large number of cows, goats, sheep, camels, bullocks, dumbas

Nasrul Hamid suggests people to use electricity, gas sparingly

Shawdesh Desk: State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid urged countrymen to be miser in using electricity and gas. He made the suggestion in the wake of

Cattle-laden trucks rushing to city thru Padma Bridge

Shawdesh Desk: With the Eid-ul-Azha drawing nearer, many cattle-laden trucks, mostly from the South and South-Western districts, are heading towards the capital and other cities through Padma Bridge. The Padma

Govt hikes rawhide prices by Tk 7 for Eid procurement

Shawdesh Desk: The government has increased the prices of rawhide by Tk 7 per square foot ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. The prices of raw cowhide have been fixed at Tk 47-52

IFC, BRAC Bank partner to launch Bangladesh’s first ever housing bond

Shawdesh Desk: Thousands of low and middle-income urban and rural families in Bangladesh, often underserved by commercial banks, are expected to be able to take out affordable housing loans through

Onion price drops, fish-meat-vegetable prices stable

Shawdesh desk: Prices of onion along with carrot and green papaya have dropped in the Dhaka kitchen market. But, most of the vegetables and chicken along with beaf are being

Exports earning to cross $50bn mark in FY22

Shawdesh desk: The country’s export earning is going to hit the much-expected magic figure of $50 billion in the outgoing 2021-22 fiscal year propelled by better apparel shipment despite the

Rampal plant to go into power production in October

Shawdesh Desk: The Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Plant (PP) at Rampal in Bagerhat, a mega project of Tk 160 billion, will start electricity production by October 31, a top official has