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WB to lend additional loans for safety net programme

The World Bank (WB) is set to provide more loans for the project to improve the equity, efficiency and transparency of major safety net programmes in Bangladesh. To this end, an agreement will be signed on Tuesday between the Washington...

BR spends only 10pc of ADP allocation in H1

Despite having higher allocation in Annual Development Programme (ADP), Bangladesh...

July-Dec exports grow by 7.15pc

The country's export earnings grew by 7.15 per cent to...

Tk 150m shores up PKB paid-up capital

The government has provided Probashi Kallyan Bank (PKB) with Tk...

Oxfam, SME to empower marginalised rural people

Oxfam Bangladesh and SME Corporation Ltd (BSCL) agreed to promote...

Revenue collection grows 14.28pc in five years

Revenue earnings have increased at an average rate of 14.28...

Govt guarantees $200m ITFC loans to finance fuel oil import

The government has issued counter-guarantees worth US$ 200 million against...

Watchful BB bands with banks to face crypto craze

Dazzled by the advent of cryptocurrency, a digital asset designed...

Forex reserve marks rise totalling to $33.23b

The country’s foreign exchange reserves rose to USD 33.23 billion...

Now govt mulls building bigger LNG terminal

The government now intends to build a bigger-sized LNG import...

BB to issue fresh directives for implementing ALM guidelines

Commercial banks are expected to get a latest directive for...

BPC to import 0.33m tonnes of petro products in January

The state-run Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) will import around 330,000...

Living cost jumps by 8.44pc

Living expenditure increased by 8.44 per cent and price of...

ECNEC clears Patuakhali naval base, 15 other projects

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has...

Remittance stays in negative territory

The inward remittance flow remained pegged into a negative territory...

Prisoner-made RMG to hit int’l market

Narayanganj District Jail recently launched Bangladesh’s first integrated Ready Made...

December inflation drops to 5.83pc

The point-to-point inflation rate in December dropped to 5.83 per...

India to use Bangladesh territory for LPG supply

Indian state-owned oil company has chalked out plan to supply...

Overseas employment sees new record in 2017

Bangladesh sent a record over1.0 million workers abroad with jobs...

Maybe a bellwether of better day

People in Bangladesh hope the year 2018 appears today (Monday)...

Prevailing irregularities in banking sector harming economy: FBCCI

Irregularities in banking sector’s credit management will continue to keep...

2017 sees blots and blips on financial front

The Gregorian calendar sheds 2017 today (Sunday) into the archives...

NRB Conclave: Thrust on enabling policy to attract investment

Referring to the non-resident Bangladeshis' (NRBs) contribution to the country's...

Central bank eases EDF financing process

The central bank has eased the process of the Export...

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