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8th Five Year Plan: COVID-19 forces govt to alter its approach

The government is going to change the main macroeconomic structure of the 8th Five Year Plan to protect people amid the fast-changing scenario in Bangladesh economy due to COVID-19 crisis. The Planning Commission is conducting a study for assessing the...

NBR to go after VAT dodgers

The revenue board has instructed taxmen to detect the companies,...

Covid cost BD economy $21b in FY'20

The Covid-19 losses for Bangladesh's economy might have reached between...

Economy to bounce back at year's end: Commerce minister

Commerce minister Tipu Munshi on Thursday hoped that the economy...

Tk 300b sought for int'l standard hotels

Bangladesh International Hotel Association (BIHA) on Wednesday placed a six-point...

Fish production increases by 50pc in 11 years: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said fish production in...

BB sets Tk 262.92b farm credit target for FY’21

The central bank on Wednesday set an agriculture credit target...

Four specialised tech centres in EZs soon

Commerce ministry is set to establish four specialised technology centres...

Tk 18.31b cash incentives for exporters

The government has released a sum of Tk 18.31 billion...

FY '20 revenue rises by Tk 30b on fresh data

The revenue board has managed to collect Tk 30 billion...

ECNEC approves six dev projects involving Tk11.37b

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

Six BSCIC directors named for supervising SME loan activities

The BSCIC Chairman has said that they will provide necessary...

Backlog raises RHD's fund demand by 1000pc

Backlog in road maintenance budget of Roads and Highways Department...

'Allow FDI in RMG sector'

Bangladesh should allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in the apparel...

FY'20 ADP execution: Six state entities perform poorly

Six ministries and agencies could not spend even half of...

Floods destroy crops worth Tk 3.49b

The government has estimated crop losses from flash floods at...

Pandemic forces people to spend savings for survival

Farida Akhter, a homemaker living in Dhaka's Basabo, bought a...

RMG export earnings in July 1-18 total $1.57b

The country's ready-made garment (RMG) export earnings in the first...

Power Division implements 94pc project work under ADP

The Power Division under the Ministry of Power, Energy and...

NBR plans to prod taxpayers

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has revived its plan...

Interest rate spread on decline

Interest rate spread in the country's banking system improved slightly...

ADB reorganises projects to offset pandemic effect

The Asian Development Bank or ADB has reshuffled the current...

$3.0b RMG payment uncertain

The readymade garment industry might fail to realise or face...

'Easier SME financing the key to recovery'

Easy access to finance for smaller enterprises is required for...

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