Dhaka May 19, 2025, 3:55 am
Govt approves Mongla port modernisation with Indian LoC
“If interest rates on all forms of deposits are lowered this way, where will savers go? Inflation is nearly 6 percent. Real interest is nothing. In this situation, capital flight may increase," economist AB Mirza Azizul Islam
The overall shortfall came down to Tk 66.55 billion as on December 31 of the last calendar year from Tk 81.29 billion three months ago
The Economic Relations Division (ERD) has found poor implementation of the Disbursement Linked Results (DLR) on major components of the VAT Online Project (VOP) that may affect getting its remaining fund from the World Bank (
Bangladesh mission in China has expressed the fear that export-import trade between Dhaka and Beijing may face a major setback due to the outbreak of the coronavirus.
Allocation slipped the most for the metro-rail (MRT-6) project
interest on the fixed deposit for one year has been fixed at 5 percent. For two years, it is 5.50 percent and for three years the interest has been fixed at 6 percent
Connectivity is very important with all neighbours. We’re expanding the connectivity and even reopening the routes that were closed down after the 1965 India-Pakistan war
The government formed the task force in October last year to help the sector recover from the stagnant export situation in the sector
The VAT intelligence team has asked banks to provide details of private companies having yearly transaction or balance of Tk 1.0 billion or more.
Minister tells parliament
Bangladesh-Qatar Dialogue will dominate high-level political visits between the two countries, economic cooperation, migration and other issues
The Wage Earners' Welfare Board (WEWB) launched the enlistment programme for the Bangladeshi diaspora or long-term expatriate Bangladeshis on June 09 in 2017 aiming to bring them under the government database
State-run road developer has set aside nearly Tk 18.90 million for installing relevant signs and markers along the highway to be linked with the Padma Bridge approach road from Shariatpur
Retaining GSP facility in EU
Banks' excess liquidity has crossed the Tk 1.0 trillion-mark again, fuelled by lower private credit growth in a sign that the investment situation has cooled.
Robert Chatterton Dickson said foreign investments can help upskill the workforce
According to a report of Special Branch (SB) of Police; it will be tough to control the prices of key kitchen goods during the upcoming fasting month if the government fails to contain the upward trend in essential items
Bhutan consented to the entry into force of the MVA among the three other countries without any obligation to it pending the completion of internal procedures for ratifying the MVA
The project, which was launched in May 2014, is scheduled to conclude on June 30, 2020
