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Inflation inches up in July

The country's point-to-point inflation was recorded at 5.62 per cent in July, the first month of the current fiscal year (FY), 2019-20, showing a rising trend, according to official data. In July, the inflation increased by 0.10 percentage points from...

$500m infrastructure investment fund likely

A US$500 million fund is likely to be created with...

FY'19 trade gap narrows

The country's merchandise trade deficit with the rest of the...

Korea keen to invest in 10 PPP projects

Korea has shown interest to invest in 10 public-private partnership...

Farmers, economy face onslaught

Outbreak of severe foot and mouth disease (FMD) of cattle...

Tk 4.95b farm loans of six SoBs stuck in court cases

At least Tk 4.95 billion (495 crore) of six state-owned...

Govt moves to allow all banks to handle Challan transactions

All the 59 commercial banks are likely to be allowed...

Govt drafts policy to curb FDI in tobacco industry

The government is planning to restrict foreign direct investments (FDI)...

WB suggests exploring new lending option

The World Bank (WB) has suggested Bangladesh avail new funding...

Over 90pc businesses risk losing BINs

Some 150,000 businesses accounting for over 90 per cent risk...

Remittance inflow reaches $716m in nine days before Eid

Expatriate Bangladeshis have sent home an increased amount of money...

Plan to reconcile revenue collection data faces blow

The effort to reconcile data of aggregate revenue collection between...

Govt plans another pipeline to import LNG from India

Bangladesh has taken a plan to set up another pipeline...

BFIU beefs up steps to cut trade-based capital flight

Bangladesh has initiated a coordinated effort to battle trade-based money...

Savings tools: Govt's net borrowing rises 7.0pc in FY '19

The government's net borrowing through savings tools was 7.0 per...

Export target set at $54b

The government has targeted $45.50-billion earnings from merchandise exports in...

Home ministry to buy Tk 2.0b data interceptor

The government approved the procurement of another vehicle-mounted data interceptor...

MPS has set the lower private sector credit growth target: IBFB

International Business Forum of Bangladesh (IBFB) said the Monetary Policy...

Mannan warns on third-time revision of dev projects

The Planning Commission (PC) is going to be tough on...

BD sees boom in remittances ahead of Eid

Bangladeshi expatriates sent home 1.56 billion US dollars in July,...

NBR wants BEZA to exclude essential goods from tax incentive package

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided to put...

Authorities meet on 2.0pc incentives for remitters

Authorities concerned met on Monday in the wake of an...

Borrowing limit from call money market to increase from September

The Bangladesh Bank has increased the borrowing limit from inter-bank...

'BB circular soon for implementing single-digit interest rates'

The Bangladesh Bank will issue a circular immediately asking the...

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