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Jute production witnessed 8.0pc rise in 2017

Jute production witnessed 8 per cent increase in 2017 comparing previous year, said State Minister for Textiles and Jute Mirza Azam The state minister informed that farmers produced 9.2 million bales of jute in 2017 while it was 5 million...

Moves underway to create 28,000 women entrepreneurs in next five yrs

Over 28,000 new women entrepreneurs will be created across the...

July-Jan revenue shortfall Tk 148b

Government's tax-revenue collection suffered about a Tk 148-billion shortfall until...

NEC downsizes annual development programme fund

The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved a Tk 1,576...

ADP implementation rate rises, expenditure doubles in three years

The implementation rate of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) during...

Kuwait bans visas only for domestic helps: Shahriar

Kuwait’s ban on recruiting Bangladeshi has no impact on overall...

Edison Power, Hera Sweaters ink deal

An agreement signing ceremony between Edison Power Bangladesh Ltd (EPBL)...

Deposit rates in reverse course as liquidity problem deepens

The interest rate on term deposits has reached double digit...

BEZA gets $17b investment commitment in 7 months

The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) received investment commitment of...

Bangladesh, Vietnam to tap bilateral potentials for economy

Bangladesh and Vietnam agreed to explore the potentials of the...

Thrust on stronger credit risk management

Experts have called for a stronger Credit Risk Management (CRM)...

Kuwait imposes ban on recruiting Bangladeshi workers again

Kuwait has reinstated a ban on recruiting Bangladeshi workers following...

Banking system 'trails economic growth pace'

Bangladesh's banking system, especially the central bank, falls behind the...

Case against RCBC by April this year

Finance Minister AMA Muhith unveiled Sunday a government plan to...

Bangladesh to seek Vietnam investment in economic zones

Bangladesh will focus on attracting investments in its special economic...

Vibrant private sector behind dev success, says Muhith

A vibrant private sector bears the real secrets of Bangladesh's...

Bhola in sight as potential natural gas 'hotspot'

Speakers at a seminar expressed their reservation about both estimate...

NBR plans to adopt trader-friendly fiscal policy: Chairman

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) plans to adopt a...

Preparation underway to get back funds laundered abroad

The government moves to make mechanisms to bring back huge...

Bangladesh to push for opening bank branches early in Saudi Arabia

Bangladesh would push for opening its own bank branches in...

One-stop investment service from June to streamline business operations

Investors often complain about cumbersome service procedures and unnecessary delays...

MoRTB seeks twice the planned allotment for FY19

Ministry of Road, Transport and Bridges (MoRTB) has placed almost...

Remittance drops in February

The flow of inward remittance dropped by nearly 17 per...

BD, Russia, India sign deal over Rooppur power plant construction

Bangladesh, Russia and India have signed a memorandum on trilateral...

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