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BB asks banks to bring down lending rates to single digit

The central bank of Bangladesh has asked the banks to take effective measures to bring down the interest rate on lending to single digit from the existing level as soon as possible. The advice was made at two separate meetings...

NBR may trim tax revenue collection target by Tk 300b

The aggregate tax revenue collection target may be trimmed by...

NBR receives Tk 3.88b arrear income tax '

Field-level income tax and Value Added Tax (VAT) offices across...

PM gives nod to $2.67b Chinese loan

All the formalities have been completed to get the highest...

Soaring import payments widen trade gap further

The country's overall trade deficit widened further in the first...

Muhith leaves Dhaka to join IMF-WB meetings

Finance Minister AMA Muhith left Dhaka for USA on Sunday...

Construction sector to witness double digit growth

Construction sector of the country is set to post double...

BD needs new drivers of growth: ADB

Contributions of exports and remittances to the economy, the two...

Rat race on to push through new, unapproved projects

Ministries are racing hard to add their new, unapproved projects...

Govt borrows Tk 150b from domestic sources in July-Jan

The government's overall domestic borrowing stood at Tk 150 billion...

Govt plans Tk 10.0b project to develop small, cottage industries

The government plans to implement a project involving Tk 10.0...

88pc of BD job depends on domestic final demand

Around 88 per cent of the employment in Bangladesh is...

Deficit financing up by 73pc in July-January

Deficit financing of the country’s budget in the first seven...

Panchagarh eyes 14,200 tonnes groundnut production

PANCHAGARH: Farmers are expecting a bumper groundnut production in all...

Current account deficit crosses $6.0b in July-Feb

Country’s current account deficit crosses $6.0 billion in the first...

Microcredit fails in cutting poverty, says Muhith

Microcredit has failed to play any effective role in alleviating...

Forex reserve rises to $32.97b

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has included the asset, lying with International...

Government not to take new initiatives in election year

The government is unlikely to take any new initiative in...

Bring online platforms under tax net for BD ads: HC

The High Court has ordered authorities concerned to collect tax...

PM opens Bheramara 410-MW Power Plant

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday opened Bheramara 410-MW Combined...

Development project execution rate at a standstill for years

The government's development project implementation capacity has not improved over...

NBR mulls raising revenue flow by cutting corporate tax

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is considering carrying out...

Govt likely to publish loan defaulters’ names in media: Muhith

Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith has said that the...

Kamal protests World Bank comments on GDP growth

Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal strongly protested the World Bank...

BB asks banks to bring down lending rates to single digit

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