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Indian minister assures Bangladesh of cooperation in ensuring barrier-free trade

India has assured Bangladesh of cooperation in ensuring barrier-free trade. Accordingly, the assurance was conveyed by Minister of Railways, Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food & Public Distribution Piyush Goyal, reports daijiworld.com citing IANS. Addressing India-Bangladesh Digital Conference on...

Bangabandhu Hi-Tech Park beckons entrepreneurship

The construction of key facilities at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Hi-Tech...

2nd wave Covid-19 fallout may slow down Bangladesh recovery, warns BB

The slower global economic recovery amid the second wave of...

Remittance outlook bleak for emerging economies like Bangladesh

Larger-than-expected money transfers from migrants overseas have provided a tonic...

Business continuity plan to be piloted at two economic zones

The Planning Commission and Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority will conduct...

Export policy review meeting today

The government will review the progress in implementation of the...

ADB provides additional $50m for pandemic-affected microenterprises

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Bangladesh...

Huge lending rate cut to promote Japanese investments

The central bank has slashed significantly the interest rate on...

Import costs go up with oil price rise

The country's spending on imports increased slightly in November, lifted...

Mandatory online tax return filing from 2021

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is exploring possibilities to...

Blended finance can substitute foreign aid for Bangladesh development: Experts  

Bangladesh will soon need to go for innovative financing for...

3,26,758 migrant workers return home in eight months

Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad has said...

Taxpayers' money of Tk 261.8m earmarked for 56 autos for road widening projects!

The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has proposed to purchase...

Dhaka gridlock costs Tk 1.53b a day

Traffic congestion in Dhaka has long been taking a heavy...

Govt to finalise plan for utilising forex reserves before budget

The government is likely to decide on borrowing funds for...

ADB approves $0.5m in grant to improve Bangladesh’s business competitiveness

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $0.5 million in...

Greenfield FDI inflow into Bangladesh falls drastically

Greenfield foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bangladesh declined by 84...

Jordan to hire over 12,000 RMG workers from Bangladesh

Jordan’s readymade garments (RMG) sector will recruit over 12,000 skilled...

Forex reserve crosses $42b for first time

The country’s foreign exchange (forex) reserve crossed $42 billion mark...

AIT on common wheat import waived

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has waived advance income...

38 NRBs to get CIP status

The government has selected 38 non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) to award...

Stimulus, remittances cause liquidity glut on the banks

The advance-deposit ratio (ADR) of the country's banking sector dropped...

Out-of-pocket healthcare expense pushes 5.0m into poverty a year

Catastrophic health expenditure due to rise in non-communicable diseases (NCDs)...

Plan to integrate southern region indispensable to maximise benefits from Padma Bridge: Economists

Economists on Saturday urged the government to make 'complementary' investments...

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