Dhaka February 25, 2025, 2:59 pm
The call comes against the backdrop of the impending global economic crisis triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday called for enhancing financial cooperation to improve regional crisis management as she placed five proposals to strengthen the regional cooperation against the backdrop of the Covid-19
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided to exchange data with the power supply and gas distribution authorities to trace their consumers
The Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore gave the assurance while a Bangladesh delegation led by State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak sat in a meeting at the ministry on Thursday
Central bank statistics also showed that the external debt to Gross National Income (GNI) reached at 24.10 per cent at the end of 2021 which was 21.50 per cent in 2020
The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase approved the procurement of 3.36 million metric million British thermal units (mmBtu) of LNG from Singapore’s Vitol Asia Pte Ltd on Wednesday
The transport and communication sector has got the highest allocation in the ADP. The government also prioritised ensuring optimum utilisation of public funds through checking misuse
A draft policy guideline has been framed to facilitate the private sector to commercially use the national grid
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has arranged the hearing around a couple of months after its previous public hearing on natural gas tariff hike - a decision in this regard is due by next month (June)
They discussed various investment opportunities in the EPZs of Bangladesh. BEPZA Executive Chairman sought Belgian investment in the EPZs and BEPZA Economic Zone during this time
The US currency was quoted at BDT 87.50 each on the day against BDT 86.70 on the previous working day
The electricity production cost will come down significantly through adjustment of VAT and duty structures on furnace oil during the crisis period
ADB Vice-President Shixin Chen made this commitment during his meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on May 9 in Dhaka
In the last 12 years, the government has invested higher to revive countrywide railway communications reducing massive dependency on road communications to transport goods, freight and passengers
Export of vegetables, tobacco, cut flower, foliage and fruits has increased among the agricultural products. Export of tea, spices, dry food has declined during the period
Highlighting Bangladesh’s economic strength backed by stronger export growth and remittance inflow, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said, “We are capable of (loans) repayment.”
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The premier made the request when Vice President of ADB (Operations-1) Shixin Chen paid a courtesy call on her at her official Ganabhaban residence on Monday morning
Bangladesh Bank on Thursday paid $2.24 billion Asian Clearing Union (ACU) import bills for the March-April period, curtailing the reserve money from $44.14 billion to below $42 billion
The main objective of the proposed project is to meet the increased demand for 2,220MVA electricity by enhancing the capacity of the rural power distribution system
