-- 2023-01-23 22:34:56
The Export Development Fund, formed to help exporters with foreign currency on relaxed conditions, has dropped by $1.0 billion to $6.0 billion, a development that may ease pressure on forex reserves....
FE REPORT 2023-01-23 08:50:28
Bangladesh needs higher and sustainable levels of infrastructure investment, digitization, human capital particularly in education, health and social protection to reach the next high of development a...
-- 2023-01-22 21:34:10
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Sunday praised the World Bank for its continued support towards Bangladesh’s development. He said Bangladesh's growth has increased by 74 times since 1972,...
-- 2023-01-22 18:19:20
Australian park rangers believe they have stumbled upon a record-breaking giant toad deep in a rainforest. Dubbed "Toadzilla", the cane toad, an invasive species that poses a threat to Australia's ec...
Reuters 2023-01-22 10:01:25
Twitter owner Elon Musk tweeted on Saturday that a higher priced subscription of the social media platform will not carry advertisements. The billionaire also said that ads are "too frequent on Twitt...
FE Report 2023-01-22 08:52:34
Speakers at a discussion on Saturday emphasised on taking a multidimensional poverty measurement approach instead of income-based poverty measures to assess the real poverty line of Bangladesh. Alt...
-- 2023-01-21 21:07:43
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has urged the World Bank to extend more support in mega projects of Bangladesh and also to make capital Dhaka more liveable to make memorable the 50-year partnership...
REUTERS 2023-01-21 19:19:20
Global leaders and business executives departed a freezing World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting on Friday after a frank exchange of views over how the world will tackle its biggest issues in 2023. Here...
ARAFAT ARA 2023-01-21 08:59:51
South Korea has turned into a lucrative destination for Bangladeshi migrants in the post-pandemic period, as it hired a record number of workers from Bangladesh in the last calendar year. Bangladesh...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2023-01-21 08:58:14
The government may request more assistance during World Bank Managing Director Axel van Trotsenburg's tour as he arrives today to join golden-jubilee celebration of development cooperation with Bang...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON 2023-01-21 08:53:41
The largest share of public finance usually goes for interest payments, as a single head, against government borrowings but the volume has been surging of late. Meanwhile, statistics show, government...
FE REPORT 2023-01-21 08:52:06
Food inflation remains high in Bangladesh along with many other countries in South Asia, making healthy food less affordable across the region, according to the World Bank (WB). "The high incidence o...
-- 2023-01-20 18:31:13
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi has sought duty-free benefits from the United States of America (USA) for importing cotton. "Bangladesh is the second largest exporter of Ready-made Garments (RMG) in th...
-- 2023-01-20 18:26:12
A Philippine bank at the centre of an unsolved $81 million cyber heist has appealed a New York Supreme Court decision to dismiss the bank's motion to throw out the Bangladesh central bank's lawsuit ag...
REUTERS 2023-01-20 16:35:50
Light pollution caused by the incessant nighttime glow of electric lights appears to be intensifying, according to research using observations from tens of thousands of people at various locations aro...
FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-20 14:52:32
India has told Sri Lanka it is committed to boosting investment in its debt-ridden neighbour, to help pull it from its worst economic crisis in seven decades, Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaish...
FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-20 14:43:32
Sri Lanka expects to get China's backing for its debt restructuring plan within days to help unlock a $2.9 billion loan from the International Monetary Fun...
Reuters 2023-01-20 12:29:46
Google said on Friday it will cooperate with India's competition authority after the country's top court upheld an antitrust order forcing the US firm to change how it markets its popular Android plat...
FE REPORT 2023-01-20 08:59:35
Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves stood at US$32.48 billion on Thursday, following a payment of over $1.1 billion to the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) last week. The reserve was $33.75 billion at...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON 2023-01-20 08:52:07
Elimination of the Bangladesh Bank-FID (Financial Institution Division) diarchy in the banking sector is among major reforms being suggested by experts for tidying the industry as a remake of the law...
MUNIMA SULTANA 2023-01-20 08:49:15
The government is set to revise the Padma Multipurpose Bridge (PMB) project with both cost escalation and time extension. Officials said the third revised development project proposal (DPP) would see...
-- 2023-01-19 18:19:49
German Parliamentary State Secretary for Economic Cooperation and Development Dr Barbel Kofler has expressed his country's interest to support Bangladesh in the development of a solar irrigation syste...
-- 2023-01-19 18:16:34
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Thursday laid emphasis on stronger partnership and collaborations, noting that Bangladesh is moving towards the right direction to become a trillion-dollar economy b...
FE REPORT 2023-01-19 15:10:05
Bangladesh has requested the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to relax its lending terms and conditions amid the global economic situation, officials said on Wednesday. Visiting AIIB Vice...
FE REPORT 2023-01-19 09:18:37
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) launched 'Cashless Bangladesh, Smart Bangladesh' campaign from the capital's Motijheel area on Wednesday to bring small/micro merchants, like street vendors, under a low-cost...
-- 2023-01-18 21:44:17
State Minister for Planning Dr Shamsul Alam has said the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is eager to provide more support in helping strengthen the renewable energy sector and other green...
-- 2023-01-18 19:53:33
The size of Bangladesh’s economy will be $1.0 trillion by 2040, if the current consecutive growth of over 6.0 per cent continues while it will be achieved by 2030 if the growth goes over 8.0 per...
-- 2023-01-18 17:09:51
British inflation eased last month after hitting a 41-year high in October, offering some comfort to the Bank of England, but the pressure on households remained intense as food and drink prices rose...
-- 2023-01-18 14:13:49
Apple on Tuesday unveiled MacBooks powered by its new and faster M2 Pro and M2 Max chips in a surprise launch weeks ahead of its usual schedule. The roll-out of the devices using Apple's latest...
-- 2023-01-17 21:13:23
Apple Inc on Tuesday unveiled new MacBooks powered with the latest M2 Pro and M2 Max chips made in-house, in a surprise announcement ahead of its traditional launch event. Apple Inc on Tuesday unveil...
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