Dhaka Thursday, November 21, 2024
The economy could have caved in under pandemic gust. Migrant workers propped it up.

The economy could have caved in under pandemic gust. Migrant workers propped it up.

The global coronavirus pandemic brought a big blow to the country’s economy and businesses as well as people’s livelihood in 2020 but it was a year of record ...Details

 Tk 30,000cr loss for power sector overin.

Tk 30,000cr loss for power sector overin.

Overinvestment in the power sector during the seventh five-year-plan period from 2016 to 2020 has cost the nation over Tk 30,000 crore in capacity charge paid to the idle ...Details

 Edible oil sees record price hike

Edible oil sees record price hike

Wholesale edible oil prices have jumped once again in the third week of December while the cooking essential already ended November at a record high price.

After ...Details

A third of banks hold 73pc deposits

A third of banks hold 73pc deposits

One-third of the country’s banks are holding three-fourths of the deposits in the country’s banking sector, according to Bangladesh Bank data.

The BB ...Details

Gas sector makes admirable feat

Gas sector makes admirable feat

The country’s gas production capacity has increased twofold over the past 11 years with the discount of four new gas fields during the period spurring economic thanks ...Details