Tk 3,000cr new low-cost fund for farmers Bangladesh Bank yesterday unveiled a fresh Tk 3,000 crore refinance scheme to provide low-cost loans to farmers with a view to supporting farm production amid the coronavirus pandemic.The new fund comes after the tenure of the Tk 5,000 crore refinance scheme for the

Per capita income rises to $2,064 Bangladesh’s per capita income (GNI) went up by US$ 155 to US$ 2,064 in the final quarter (April-June) of the last fiscal year, official data released on Tuesday showed, despite severe adverse impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the country’s economic activities during the period.

Average inflation up, marginally, in 2019 The average inflation rate has increased by 0.04 percentage points for the 12 months in the just-concluded year 2019 to 5.59 per cent due to some volatility in commodity markets in the country, official figures show. According to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)

Rice prices rise by Tk 2.0-3.0 per kg Prices of some medium and finer varieties of rice rose by Tk 2.0-3.0 per kilogram (kg) at the city retails in last one and half weeks, battering the consumers. Brridhan-28, Miniket and Jeerashail witnessed the hike which the traders attributed mainly to

RMG hiccups pull down July-Jan export receipts The country’s merchandise shipments fell by 5.21 per cent in the first seven months of the current fiscal year over that of the same period of last fiscal year (FY). The monthly export earnings during the period under review maintained a downtrend except