Dhaka March 5, 2026, 6:11 am
The report urged strong policy reforms in three areas critical to sustain growth: stem the erosion of trade competitiveness, address vulnerabilities in the financial sector, and ensure orderly urbanization process
Under the long-term agreement, the total cost of importing that gas from Qatar and Oman will be around Tk 28,000 crore. And, it can be sold in the local market for only Tk 18,321 crore. The government has to subsidise more th
Qatar straight away rejected a plea to increase its supply of LNG right at this moment when Bangladesh has desperately been looking for primary fuel at a cheaper rate
The graduation would imply a substantial trade loss and serious shock to the country’s GDP, which could be mitigated through inclusion in the GSP+ arrangement
The minister said this on Tuesday after a bilateral meeting with ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa at the ADB headquarters in Manila as part of the annual meeting of the lending agency
Controlling the exchange rate may encourage the use of illegal channels like hundi by remittance senders
The US envoy said the international companies and investors must become more aware of the opportunities Bangladesh presents
Saudi Ambassador in Dhaka said this while addressing a function organised to observe the 92nd National Day of Saudi Arabia
Importers from Russia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Japan and several other non-western states have expressed interest in paying for Indian exports in rupees
The three obstacles are: declining trade competitiveness, a weak and vulnerable financial sector, and unbalanced and inadequate urbanization. If these three obstacles can be addressed, development will get a boost and growth
They have been sued for increasing prices of rice, oil, wheat flour, egg, and toiletries in the market
According to NBR sources, in the first two months, Tk 10,373 crore have been collected in the income tax sector and Tk 14,863 crore in the customs sector
Before allowing any foreign currency for trading the central bank has to maintain an exchange stander, and stability in line with the IMF standard
According to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2022 Update, Bangladesh's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 6.6 percent in the fiscal year (FY23)
He made the call at a meeting with JICA's newly appointed Chief Representative to Bangladesh Tomohide Ichiguchi at the latter’s office at the Secretariat on Wednesday
He made the request while holding a bilateral meeting with visiting World Bank Vice-President for South Asia Region, Martin Raiser, at the ministry in Dhaka
Remittance inflow shows an upward trend as the remitters are encouraged by the depreciation of the taka and they get more than Tk 108 per dollar
Experts also say some 300mmcfd gas could be saved annually thru plugging illegal gas connections, lowering high system loss
Currently, Bangladesh has long term-contracts with Qatar and Oman to import LNG while it also buys liquefied gas from international spot markets on a short term basis
Under the sustainable economic development model of Bangladesh and the Bio-Circular-Green Economy model of Thailand, there are ample opportunities to increase economic cooperation between the two countries
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