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
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
Bangladesh, one of the poorest countries in the world, depends on others for most of its food items. It is hardly possible to find a commodity that Bangladesh does not import.
“The floods once again showed us how dependent we are on Indian onions.” Local onions are better than Indian ones, and are more expensive as well. Import makes the balance, Saha said.
Most of the products that the market deals with -- different vegetables and dry food items such as onion, garlic, and ginger -- are perishable.
Growers prefer to farm commodities in rural areas to make best use of soil fertility. The price circle starts here and gets rolling. The green vegetables, or commodities, are sold at cheap rates from the growers' field. But this price triples or sometimes quadruples, for which, any single factor is not responsible.
The medical representatives are the marketing lifeline for the pharmaceutical companies, as promotion of any sort or advertisements are strictly prohibited. These officers describe the features of medicines to physicians who prescribe those.
The emergence of this business was propelled by expansion of the country's fast growing telecom sector. More mobile operators bring in more retail outlets. Grameenphone set off the trend with Flexiload on April 28, 2005. Later, other operators followed suit.
