Dhaka August 21, 2025, 1:51 pm
Fall in sale of savings tools, revenue shortfall trigger it
State-run Petrobangla inked LNG sales and purchase agreement with RasGas in September 2017. RasGas later in January 2018 merged with QatarGas
The banking sector also remains comfortable with the liquidity position
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, in partnership with Bangladesh Bank, identified steps to promote the domestic green bond market in Bangladesh as a way to mobilise capital for climate
Increased aquaculture investment and productivity, fish production will continue to grow through 2030 and outpace demand
Loss of revenue leads to plugging hole in new VAT law
Finance ministry rejects prayer of sanctioning Tk 4.95 billion
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a sister concern of the World Bank, would float the taka-linked bond equivalent to US$10 million on the London bourse in the first phase
Although the feed industries are import-dependent, they are heavily taxed which is unfair and responsible for increased price of meat, egg and fish
The main goal for providing 2.0 percent stimulus by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is to increase the inward remittance flow through legal channel
The Chittagong Port Authority has taken up a Tk 185.80 billion project for constructing the multi-purpose port at Matarbari to be financed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
The government plans to introduce a system of fixing fair rawhide prices for every Eid-ul-Azha to satisfy both owners of sacrificial animals and traders
The state-run agency suffers the financial loss as it often sells essential commodities at subsidised rates to keep their prices stable
As part of restricting sales of national saving certificates, the government is currently making a database of the buyers of the tools
The circular allowed loan defaulters to reschedule their loans with a repayment period for 10 years and get further loans
FRC upbeat about positive impact on financial market
Non-performing loans (NPLs) in the industrial sector rose to Tk 572.01 billion in FY'19 from Tk 384.99 billion in the previous fiscal
nergy advisor of the Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) Prof M Shamsul Alam opined that if corruption is checked and illogical costs are cut, the BPDB will not require a hike in power tariff at the bulk level
Planning Minister MA Mannan said out of total project cost, Tk 14.76 billion will come from the state exchequer while the rest of Tk 31.61 billion from project assistance
The 45-page report reviewed the current status of the bond market, pointed out the barriers to developing a vibrant bond market and spelled out a number of recommendations to make the market effective and functional
