Dhaka May 19, 2026, 6:04 am
Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia plans to lower its shipments further in February as it follows through on a global deal to cut output to prevent a build-up in supplies.
The exports from Mongla Export Processing Zone (EPZ) have increased by 16 times in the past 10 years. Investments also witnessed a rise by 11 times as and about 4,500 people got jobs as well.
Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday signed five memorandums of understanding (MoUs) regarding cooperation in industrial and power sectors
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday invited Saudi entrepreneurs to invest in Bangladesh for mutual benefits as both the countries lag behind in exploiting their full potentials of trade and investment opportunities
Bangladesh or Russia cannot go for opening Letter of Credit (LC), as the central banks of the states do not have any such bilateral provision. It is hampering trade between the two countries despite having huge potentials
The BIMSTEC FTA aims to enhance trade and investments among the member states for which a framework agreement was signed in February 2004
Against global decline of FDI, the net FDI inflow in Bangladesh jumped by around 44 per cent in the first half of 2018
The assurances came following proposals of Bangladesh as the joint group of customs (JGC) between the countries sat in its 12th meeting in Delhi recently
The gap in trade with the rest of the world rose to $ 2.11 billion in the July-August period of FY 19, from $ 1.77 billion in the same period of the previous fiscal.
Indian customs authorities have already cleared the deck for Bangladesh to use Haldia as a transhipment port. However, Bangladesh is yet to approve the same. The proposal was reiterated at a ministerial meeting in Dhaka earli
National Development Engineers (NDE) Ltd, a local construction firm, and Beijing Urban Construction Group (BUCG), a Chinese company, are implementing the project at a cost of Tk 4.50 billion
The tariff of the power plant is also the lowest compared to any other solar- based power plant. Per unit tariff of the power plant is Tk 8.80 (0.11 US cents) with 18.50 percent plant factor. The Consortium of China Energy En
Trade activities – mainly import and export will remain suspended for nine days from today (Friday) through Hili Land Port (HLP) under Hakimpur upazila in Dinajpur district on the occasion of the Durga Puja festivity
Project director Abdul Matin Chowdhury and Director of Global Hyundai Rotem Kwang Kwun Yoon signed the Tk 19.86 billion contract on behalf of their respective sides on Wednesday
According to the feasibility study, the MRT-1 will be set up from HSIA to Kamlapur Rail Station through Progoti Sarani. A loop from Kuril to the last end of Purbachal new town will also be constructed in elevated way
The total estimated cost of the 20 projects is Tk 32,524.90 crore. Of the cost, Tk 15,494.37 crore will come from government funds, while Tk 11,656.27 crore from the own funds of the organisations concerned and Tk 5,374.26 cr
The truckers, under the platform of Bangladesh Goods Transport Owners Workers United Association, went on stoppage, particularly in Dhaka division, from Sunday
PRAN Agro Limited and Natore Agro Limited, two sister concerns of PRAN Group, received the recognition from the UK-based British Retail Consortium-BRC certificate
Bangladesh exported goods worth US$1118.72 million to Canada and imported goods amounting to $498.20 million during fiscal year 2017-18
The bilateral deal is expected to be signed during the shipping secretary-level meeting between the two countries. The meeting is scheduled to be held later this month
