Khondoker Md Shoyeb

Agricultural loan disbursement declined, but recovery increased in Bangladesh in the six months to December last year compared to the same period of the previous year.

Syed Manzur Elahi was one of Bangladesh’s most distinguished industrialists and entrepreneurs.

The United States, the United Kingdom, and Saudi Arabia were the top sources of remittance inflows to Bangladesh in the first seven months of the 2024-25 fiscal year.

According to BB data, total remittance inflows from the top 30 countries stood at $15.96 billion during FY25

Loan disbursement increased a massive 56%

Agents disbursed Tk 16,482.5 crore loans as of March this year, up from Tk 11,667 crore in March last year

Sonali, Agrani, Bank Asia, Islami Bank and Global Islami Bank hold Tk 3,849 crore in no-frills accounts

The deposits in no-frills accounts hit Tk 3,849 crore in Jul-Sep quarter

New York-based Global Finance magazine finds, reviews performance of central bank chiefs of 102 countries.

Sales of electronic home appliances have significantly increased in Bangladesh over the last decade, thanks to the growing income of the general population.

The income tax law explains the issue

Less than 3 per cent of people of Bangladesh will be below the poverty line and extreme poverty will be reduced to zero by then, he said in his budget speech.

According to Hanke’s Annual Misery Index (HAMI) 2022

But the insurer’s net asset value rose in March from December

It counted a loss of Tk 3.48 crore in the same period previous year

Dhaka division’s 4.19 crore people in 13 districts have stored in banks a total of Tk 9.79 lakh crore, around 85 per cent of which, or Tk 8.32 lakh crore, belong to the people living inside Dhaka district alone.

Bangladesh’s banking sector has long been going through a difficult time as a majority of banks are plagued by challenges stemming from a lack of corporate governance. But Bank Asia Ltd stands out thanks to its unwavering focus on following rules strictly under the leadership of a strong board of directors led by A Rouf Chowdhury. 

Bangladesh ships apparel items to the Middle Eastern countries and the good thing is local garments are steadily gaining popularity in the Middle eastern countries.

Bangladesh economy was all set at the beginning of 2022 to get its growth momentum back after recovering from the prolonged Covid-19 pandemic. But, the start of the Ukraine war in February slowed the country’s joy run significantly, making it an eventful year to remember. Let’s see how 2022 was for Bangladesh.

Bangladesh now has the ability to clear import payments of four months if the country’s net forex reserves are taken into consideration, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) said today.