SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2022-05-16 12:21:58
The exchange rate of Bangladesh taka (BDT) has dropped significantly against the US dollar (US$) mainly due to higher demand for the greenback for settling import-payment obligations. The local...
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Afghanistan faces a budget deficit of 44 billion Afghanis ($501 million) this financial year, the country's Taliban authorities said on Saturday without clarifying how the gap between expected reven...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2022-05-15 08:43:13
Despite its poor-performer image, the state rail service is going to get Tk 149.28 billion, which is up by Tk 23.53 billion, in the upcoming uplift budget, officials said on Saturday. The Bangladesh...
ARAFAT ARA 2022-05-14 08:51:29
A steady outflow of migrant workers in the last four months of this year raises hope for healthy growth in overseas labour employment - a vital source for Bangladesh's foreign-exchange reserves. Of...
-- 2022-05-13 19:31:32
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will prioritise its assistance towards Bangladesh for graduation from LDC, climate change and sustainable development goals. This is to help the country achieve its g...
-- 2022-05-13 19:20:15
Samsung Electronics is in talks with clients about hiking prices for chip contract manufacturing by up to 20 per cent this year, Reuters reported citing Bloombarg on Friday. The move, expected to be...
-- 2022-05-13 18:05:52
The image is a long-anticipated look at the massive object that sits at the very centre of our galaxy. Scientists had previously seen stars orbiting around something invisible, compact, and very massi...
-- 2022-05-13 17:56:51
Bangladesh and India have expressed their desire for collaboration in societal applications of radiation technologies in areas such as cancer care, nuclear medicine and food preservation, reports UNB....
-- 2022-05-13 17:49:00
The dollar climbed to a 20-year high on Thursday as concerns persisted that central bank actions to counter high inflation would crimp global economic growth, boosting the currency's safe-haven appeal...
-- 2022-05-13 17:44:42
Spanish Ambassador to Bangladesh Francisco de As-s Ben-tez Salas has said Madrid is ready to go into "More In-depth Cooperation" as Bangladesh and Spain are reviewing its 50-year bilateral relationshi...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2022-05-13 09:41:09
Bangladesh's consumption rate has picked up to a record high of 18.36 per cent in the current fiscal year (FY), 2021-22, resulting in higher economic output. The consumption has swelled to Tk 38.19...
FE REPORT 2022-05-13 09:10:31
Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday pinned hopes on getting back the money that has been laundered from the country over the years. "We're greatly hopeful that the money earlier sent abroa...
DOULOT AKTER MALA 2022-05-13 08:15:40
A special scheme on whitening black money heads for hitting the dead end with its tenure expiry as the government may skip it in the upcoming budget, officials say. The scheme is scheduled to expire...
Fardeen Kabir 2022-05-12 17:41:20
When budgeting for a PC, people often make mistakes in terms of allocating money for their graphics card. We often invest in PC components that are overpriced and do not add to the performance. Befor...
-- 2022-05-12 17:12:05
SoftBank Group sank into losses in the past fiscal year as the value of its global investments declined, the Japanese technology company reported Thursday. SoftBank Group Corp. reported red ink total...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2022-05-12 08:23:14
Bangladesh's foreign-exchange reserves fell to US$41.95 billion following the feeding of the dollar-hungry money market over the months and a latest large import payment. Official sources say the cen...
-- 2022-05-11 23:16:10
US consumer price growth slowed sharply in April as gasoline prices eased off record highs, suggesting that inflation has probably peaked, though it is likely to stay hot for a while and keep the Fede...
-- 2022-05-11 21:42:20
The war in Ukraine will help slow the growth of officially recorded remittance flows to low- and middle-income countries to an estimated 4.2 per cent this year from a strong 8.6 per cent rebound in 20...
-- 2022-05-11 19:21:43
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday said the government of Bangladesh may restructure non-essential projects to tackle the impacts of Russia-Ukraine war. According to the minister, the wh...
-- 2022-05-11 19:00:05
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas has said Bangladesh and the United States can “go fastest together” in building trade and investment relationships between the two countries. &n...
-- 2022-05-11 16:50:53
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) and Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) are going to organise a roadshow in Qatar from May 18 to May 19 to attract more foreign...
REUTERS 2022-05-11 13:54:46
Alphabet unit Google has signed deals to pay more than 300 publishers in Germany, France and four other EU countries for their news and will roll out a tool to make it easier for others to sign up too...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2022-05-10 22:49:56
The central bank has tightened the letter of credit (LC) rules, doubling the margin for all imports, save some essentials, to ease import-payment pressure on the economy, according to officials. Unde...
-- 2022-05-10 17:36:51
Residing at the centre of our spiral-shaped Milky Way galaxy is a beast - a supermassive black hole possessing 4 million times the mass of our sun and consuming any material including gas, dust and st...
-- 2022-05-10 17:04:24
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved a total of 11 projects involving Tk 58.25 billion including setting up ‘Sheikh Kamal IT Training Incubation Center (...
-- 2022-05-10 16:37:23
The country’s per capita income increased by US$ 233 to US$ 2,824 during FY22, as per a provisional estimate by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). Planning Minister MA Mannan disclosed...
-- 2022-05-10 15:28:15
Bangladesh’s economy has begun to overcome the hurdles of the COVID-19 pandemic and has, once again, reached 7 per cent GDP growth. “Real GDP growth has hit 7.25 per cent in the ongoing 2...
-- 2022-05-10 15:05:16
Sony Group Corp on Tuesday said it planned to sell 18 million PlayStation 5 consoles this business year as robust game sales helped it more than double fourth-quarter operating profit. The Japanese c...
-- 2022-05-10 12:29:35
The likelihood of crossing a key global warming threshold has risen significantly, according to a new analysis. UK Met Office researchers say that there's now around a fifty-fifty chance that...
DOULOT AKTER MALA 2022-05-10 08:33:47
The revenue authority collected Tk 2.04 trillion or 62 per cent of the total tax revenue target for the entire fiscal year (FY) 2021-22 until March - leaving a large task for its last or fourth quarte...
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