Dhaka February 26, 2025, 4:51 pm
Through AFD, the French Government is financing 167M€ of water projects in Bangladesh, which will supply an additional 950,000 m3 of drinking water to Dhaka
From now on, this committee will take policy decisions with regard to implementation of the Indian LoC project
Despite the huge popularity of mobile financial services over the last decade, different MFS providers are still charging customers at different rates
The government has taken various steps to boost the production of rice during the upcoming Boro season in a bid to recoup crop losses of the current Aman season and increase the stock of the staple
The country’s forex reserves have crossed a milestone of $42 billion, the highest ever in the country’s history riding on a steady remittance inflow and sluggish imports
Bangladesh will keep growing beyond Covid-19 and its geographical and strategic location will play more important role in integrating the market and supply chain in Asia and beyond
Continuous advances in nuclear technology have made nuclear power one of the most reliable sources of energy for the present and the future
Country's foreign exchange reserves stood at 42,094.90 million US dollars as of Dec 15 after reaching 41,269.02 million US dollars at the end of November
In these 49 years, in many instances, the ‘journey’ of Bangladesh has been beautiful. However, we can surely be hopeful that the ‘destination’ of Bangladesh or become self-reliant in its developmental trajectory would turn ou
Out of the expected 11.9 million new jobs, 8.42 million jobs will be created at the domestic level in the next five years, while 3.5 million jobs will be external jobs
Lower demand during the winter season and failure to purchase LNG from the spot market are among the causes behind re-gasification of poor volume of LNG
The final demonstration of online return filing modules is likely to be held next February
Referring to Prime Minister’s comments on the issue, the Finance Minister said that the forex reserves might be invested in the government-sponsored projects which will yield more profit
The assistance is additional to an earlier grant of $2 million approved in 2018 for creating innovative knowledge solutions on strategic issues for Bangladesh’s economic transformation
MoUs have been signed with the European Union and OPEC Fund for International Development with regard to this
Higher imports indicate that the country's economy is returning to normalcy
They have called for upgrading the Mongla Port and zonal transportation system bypassing Dhaka city to maximise the benefit of international trade using the new corridor through the bridge
Speakers at a programme on Saturday stressed the need for skills development of the existing workforce and making popular the technical and vocational education as the key measures to accelerate the country's economic develop
To successfully tackle the post-COVID-19 pandemic challenges, there is no alternative to taking pro-active policy instead of the business as usual policy
BB had approved Tk 99.46 billion worth of loans for the small entrepreneurs from the Tk 200 billion stimulus package for them until Nov 30, but the banks disbursed Tk 82.18 billion