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Bangladesh Bank moves to stave off rapid devaluation of taka against US dollar

Bangladesh Bank has taken a series of measures in an effort to reverse a record slide in the value of the taka against the US dollar, but the moves appeared to be floundering, bdnews24.com reports. The deteriorating situation has upended...

Kamal hails microcredit role in cutting poverty

Microcredit programmes have played a significant role in reducing poverty...

BGMEA, CNNIC to jointly promote Bangladesh’s RMG sector by showcasing success story

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and the-based CNN...

Bangladesh focuses on food processing industry to boost export

Bangladesh government is prioritising the food processing industry to boost...

Black money mostly skips whitening scheme

Government's tightened money-whitening scheme for the current fiscal fails to...

‘Digitising payments to boost GDP by 1.7pc’

Digitisation of payments would boost gross domestic product (GDP) by...

Kamal to place national budget for FY23 on June 9

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has informed that the budget...

Bangladesh Bank starts releasing new notes ahead of Eid

Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday started releasing new notes of Tk...

RADP execution reaches 45.56pc in July-March

The country's development programme implementation scenario has shown a sign...

Bangladesh can take cue from Korea

Bangladesh can replicate South Korea's transformation from labour- intensive industries...

IMF lowers Bangladesh growth forecast

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut Bangladesh's growth forecast...

Inflation flies 17-month high amid price spikes

Point-to-point inflation in Bangladesh hit a 17-month high at 6.22...

Stable democracy helps Bangladesh pull ahead of India, Pakistan: Chicago Tribune

Bangladeshis are economically better off than ever before as its...

BGMEA president seeks cooperation from stakeholders for RMG industry

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Faruque Hassan...

BB relaxes agro credit payment schedule

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has relaxed the conditions for rescheduling short-term...

ECNEC approves 11 projects worth Tk 42.45 billion

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

WB to provide $250m loan for post-pandemic recovery

The World Bank is set to provide Bangladesh $250 million...

Central bank fixes interest rates for non-bank financial institutions

Bangladesh Bank has asked all non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) to...

Govt looks to $58b export next fiscal

The government looks up to a nearly 15-percent higher export...

'Be pennywise in forex spending'

A high-powered meeting Sunday on Bangladesh's macroeconomic situation suggested cautionary...

Bangladesh trade costs highest in South Asia

Trade cost as a share of trade revenue in Bangladesh...

Despite BB policy, banks are far off investment limit

Although the investment volume of banks in the capital market...

Shrimp exporters want green signal for commercial cultivation of King Prawn

Bangladesh should go for commercial cultivation of vannamei species of...

FBCCI wants road construction work to be put on hold for 14 days for Eid journey

FBCCI senior vice-president Mostafa Azad Chowdhury Babu called for putting...

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