Dhaka February 24, 2025, 6:42 am
The import of electricity is part of Bangladesh's efforts to secure its energy needs
As per the new agreement, the OQT, the Omani state-owned company, will supply LNG 0.25-1.5 million metric ton per annum (MTPA) to Bangladesh over 10 years from 2026
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said Bangladesh will welcome if BRICS invites Bangladesh formally to join the group of five member states - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
BB will transition from a monetary targeting to an interest rate targeting framework
This comes amid an acute dollar shortage and a precipitous decline in reserve money which has seen the nation’s foreign reserves dip below $30 billion after losing nearly $12 billion in the span of a year
As per the proposed law, income tax officers cannot fix income tax as per his/her wish and income tax will be determined according to the formula prescribed by law
Former Bangladesh Bank Governor Atiur said this at a seminar in Kolkata organised jointly by the Insurance Institute of India and Kolkata, Insurance Institute on Tuesday
The FICCI expressed concern over perceived inadequacy of allocations for the health, agriculture and education sectors in the budget at a press briefing on Wednesday
The approval came from the 13th meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs this year held today virtually with Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal in the chair
This loan is ADB's second subprogram of the Sustainable Economic Recovery Program that was launched in October 2021 to support economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic
As per the report, some Tk 6 crore 40 lakh or Tk 694 crore is being added every day as remittance in this month
The finance minister said this when treasury bench lawmaker Hazi Mohammad Selim of Dhaka-7 made the query at the question-answer session which was tabled at the Jatiya Sangsad here
The monetary policy will also focus on the government’s medium-term reform policy to bring stability to the macroeconomic sector
The government has approved a Tk 2.63 trillion ADP for the next fiscal which is Tk 374.40 billion higher than the current fiscal’s revised ADP
This was discussed at the Second Bangladesh-Denmark Political Consultations held on June 9 (Friday) in Copenhagen
The conference was inaugurated by Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Kongkal Sangma and Minister of State for External Affairs Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh
Of the cost, the government of Bangladesh will finance Tk 7,445.34 crore, while Tk 3,861.79 crore will come from the foreign sources and the rest Tk 80.78 crore from the funds of the organisation concerned
The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education is the executing agency of the programme while the Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) is the implementing agency
She made these remarks when the newly elected leaders of Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association paid a courtesy call on her at her official Ganabhaban residence in the capital
The point to point food inflation in May increased to 9.24 percentage points up from 8.84 percentage points in April