DNCC Mayor Atiqul Islam inaugurates a programme on ‘Cleaning homestead on every Saturday’ at Nagar Bhaban in the city’s Gulshan-2 on Saturday. NN photo

FBCCI seeks loan classification, economists oppose

THE Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has urged Bangladesh Bank to extend the moratorium on loan classification until June next year in consideration of the pandemic-induced impacts on trade and commerce. Businesses are still passing through dreadful times due to the slowdown stemming from the pandemic, as economic activities are yet to become stable, said the country’s apex trade body on Sunday. Sources said the federation has already sent a letter to the central bank, requesting...

28 Dec 2021, 12:00 am