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Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) registered a turnover of Tk 2,939 crore yesterday, its second single-day highest following the record Tk 3,249 crore of December 5, 2010.

Local traders have started importing green chilli from India after the commerce ministry granted permission in this regard in a bid to bring down the skyrocketing prices of the widely used spice in Bangladesh.

Vegetable farmers in Khulna are being unable to secure fair prices for their produce as the ongoing coronavirus crisis has disrupted the supply of these crops to different parts of the country, including Dhaka.

Apparel exporters have expressed their concerns over the rise in yarn prices in the local market.

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has instructed all banks not to fix the interest rate of the deposits below the inflation.

Jute growers in Faridpur are overjoyed by the good prices for raw jute currently being offered in the local markets.

Bangladesh’s economy may continue to suffer under the Covid-19 pandemic throughout the current fiscal year due to vaccine shortages and the government’s incapability to enforce a strict lockdown, said a recently released Fitch Solutions report.

As of March 2021, the total outstanding loans in the banking sector in Bangladesh stood at Tk 111,194 crore. Out of this, an amount of Tk 95,090 crore was classified, equivalent to 8.48 per cent of the total loans. Though the amount is not too big with regard to our …

Speakers at a webinar on Saturday  said attracting FDI, expansion of trade, reforms of tax, VAT, duty and tariff structure, policy reforms, skill development, improving backward linkage industry are key to economic recovery of the country.

There’s no treasure trove of natural resources, no particular reason why economic growth should occur. This really was what the general view was