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BD earned $514m by exporting fish in FY18: Minister

State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Md Ashraf Ali Khan Khasru on Monday said the country earned around US$ 514 million by exporting fish and fisheries items during the fiscal year (FY) 2017-18. “In fiscal 2017-18, Bangladesh exported 68,935 tonnes...

Macroeconomic indicators satisfactory in Q1: Finance minister

The country’s macro-economic indicators; including export earning, remittance and foreign...

BD 39th among 50 economies in EM Logistics Index

A weak regulatory framework and poor corruption prevention measures are...

NBR set to ease tax refund over excess payment

Marginal taxpayers are set to get a maximum refund of...

Banks to provide 20pc of total loans to SMEs: Governor

Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir has said all banks have...

'Skilled manpower necessary to boost remittance volume'

Foreign Minister Dr A K Abdul Momen has said the...

Skill and technical capacity dev a must to make Delta Plan a success

International Business Forum of Bangladesh (IBFB) organised a seminar on...

Jt body reviews progress of Rooppur nuclear power plant

                                                                                                The 4th meeting of the Joint Coordinating Committee (JСС)...

CPD dialogue on power and energy sector on March 10

Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) will hold a dialogue titled...

Budget deficit grows in Q2 as revenue income tumbles

The budget deficit widened to over Tk 162 billion during...

Saudi team sees BD as ‘new Asian Tiger’

Saudi Arabia's commerce and investment minister Dr Majid Bin Abdullah...

Fiscal policies ill-equipped for women entrepreneurs

The country's fiscal policies are yet to be fully equipped...

BD’s domestic demand to expand at slower pace

The Washington-based IIF said Bangladesh's broad-based domestic demand expansion would...

BB sets deadline for banks to adjust ADR, IDR limit

Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Thursday asked the scheduled banks to...

Trade deficit drops slightly in July-Jan period

Country’s merchandise trade deficit with the rest of the world...

Empower BB to sack high-ups of SoBs, expert opines

The existing Banking Companies Act (BCA) should be reformed to...

Non-profits’ part in economy growing

The contribution of non-profit organisations to the national economy has...

BD eyes $15b Saudi investment

Bangladesh eyes investment worth around US$ 15 billion from Saudi...

Inflation rises slightly in February

A rise in food inflations slightly pushed up the general...

Economic zone for Japanese investors gets ECNEC nod

The government has initiated a project for setting up an...

Govt slaps tax on Facebook, YouTube ads

The government has decided to collect 15 per cent value...

ADB lowers growth forecast to 7.5pc

Bangladesh economy is likely to grow at a rate of...

'BD team to sit with defendants of reserve heist case'

A team of Bangladesh Bank officials and lawyers will sit...

24pc of total bank investments come from Islamic banks

Around 24 per cent of the total investments of the...

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