Dhaka January 18, 2026, 8:16 am
Tourism sector of Bangladesh might face a loss of Tk 60.00 billion from January to December this year due to coronavirus outbreak as the sector has been affected most by the pandemic.
Italy’s government has approved new emergency decree that will offer more than 400 billion euros (352 billion pounds) worth of liquidity and bank loans to companies hit by the coronavirus crisis.
Chairman of Jamuna Group, Md Nurul Islam handed over the cheque to Dr Ahmad Kaikaus, principal secretary to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday
In 2018, Bangladesh received a $813,000 non-reimbursable grant from AIIB’s Special Fund to assist with the project’s preparation
Offers pre-budget proposals to offset virus impacts
"I hope our economy will rebound if the stimulus packages could be quickly implemented"
ADB country director says BD should inject more cash into economy to fight COVID-19
An applicant factory will also have to submit its last three months’ transactions or salary payment status with the bank
Bangladesh received remittance worth $1.28 billion last month, compared to $1.45 billion in March last year
The regional economic growth in developing Asia will decline sharply in 2020 due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic before recovering in 2021, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB.
The 8th Five-Year Plan should be delayed as the economy, hit by the coronavirus impacts, will need two years to return to December 2019 level
MCCI placed the proposal for mitigating the effects of the new coronavirus pandemic on the economy.
The measures taken by governments in South Asia to curtail the movement of people will lead to a demand-side shock to private consumption
The salaries must be paid to either a bank or mobile financial service accounts of the workers of affected industries
It may go beyond 6.0 percent and even reach 7.0 percent due to fiscal and monetary supports to fight the COVID-19.
coronavirus might affect the country’s economy and its growth in multiple ways
The government is planning to provide more supports to exporters, cottage industries, and small and medium-sized enterprises Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal
A massive global economic crisis may occur
The central bank has relaxed regulations allowing banks to release foreign exchange within the permissible limit of travel and/or medical entitlement in their international cards.
Govt should immediately widen its social protection coverage to weather the impact of the virus on the poor and low-income people
