Business & Economy
Forex reserves decline by $1.3b in a month
Business Report : Bangladesh’s foreign currency reserves declined by $1.3 billion in a month as inflows stood lower than outflows for payments, including imports, which...
22 persons, firms receive Nat’l Fisheries Medal 2024
UNB, Dhaka : Twenty-two individuals and organisations have been conferred with the National Fisheries Medal-2024 in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the country’s fisheries...
Textile millers seek policy support to mitigate protest-induced losses
Business Report : The textile millers in Bangladesh sought policy support from the government to address the losses incurred during the quota reform movement-led violence,...
‘Import duty on medical equipment should be waived’
Staff Reporter : Health sector entrepreneurs urged the government to reduce medical expenses to build a healthy nation. At the same time, the entrepreneurs of...
Fed’s Powell puts September rate cut on table as US inflation cools
Reuters, Washington : Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday interest rates could be cut as soon as September if the U.S. economy follows...
Boeing names industry veteran Kelly Ortberg as CEO, posts bigger loss
Reuters : Boeing on Wednesday named aerospace industry veteran Kelly Ortberg as its new President and CEO, tasking the former Rockwell Collins executive in turning...
E-commerce sector lost Tk 1,700cr for internet shutdown: e-CAB
Business Report : The e-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (e-CAB) has sought urgent government assistance, as the sector had suffered a loss of approximately Tk 1,700...