Dhaka August 21, 2025, 3:49 am
The latest survey from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) reveals that 93.6% of remittances are currently channeled through formal means, while the ratio was 76.08% in 2013
Bangladesh Bank is thinking of imposing a charge on Bangla QR code transactions
Since 2012, the e-GP system witnessed an exponential growth over a decade with wider adoption of the electronic tendering across the government procuring entities and private sector tenderers
The central bank issued “Bancassurance Guidelines for Banks” on Wednesday determining the level of NPL a bank can have to launch bancassurance products
Aktar Hamid Khan has started the cooperative movement uniting the poor and underprivileged farmers by stablished BARD (Bangladesh Rural Development Academy) in Comilla in the sixties of 19th centuries
Bangladesh’s foreign loan in 2022 reached $97.01 billion, marking a notable rise from $91.47 billion in 2021
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The survey titled “Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) 2022” by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) highlights substantial progress in household living standards and socio-economic indicators
Says spokesperson; forex reserve rises to $20.41bn after loans from IMF, ADB
Paves the way for $682mn to be disbursed in coming days
During a visit to the Cox's Bazar beach and other tourist centres last weekend, this scribe found a very small number of tourists. Hotels, motels, guest houses, restaurants and shops were almost empty
The signing signifies a collaborative effort to address climate challenges and foster inclusive development in the country
He also highlighted Bangladesh's achievements in vaccination efforts both during and before the Covid-19 pandemic
the extension of export curbs is likely to affect the Bangladesh market as the country is one of the major buyers of Indian onion
The BGMEA chief urged all print, electronic and online media to highlight this clarification through their platforms in the interest of our industry and economy
Bangladesh also expects an overall industrial revival to be prepared by honing workers' high-tech skills, and sincere working attitudes and revitalizing the returning workers community
Bangladesh’s labour migration sector is still depending solely on traditional destinations like the Middle East countries, and Malaysia and Singapore amid risk of losing the current pace of workers’ outflow
The banks and NBFIs made a total disbursement of Tk 33,473 crore in the sector during the period, falling from Tk 36,497 crore in the April-June quarter
Of the total of $1.93 billion in November, 17.47% came from the United Arab Emirates and 14.32 % from Saudi Arabia which has always been at the top
Bangladesh received $6.88 billion in remittances between July and October in FY24. Dhaka and Chattogram collectively accounted for 76.45% of the figure
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