Dhaka March 17, 2025, 5:00 am
Inflation would go down this month as essential commodities’ supply has increased due to strengthened supply chain
Poverty rose sharply during the pandemic, and the development lender estimates about 70 million people were pushed into extreme poverty in 2020 -- the biggest one-year spike since monitoring began in 1990
Bangladesh has also secured the best position among the four South Asian countries in the index
Bangladesh has to emphasize this issue by increasing export income
A move by the government to review a 14-year-old renewable energy policy has been lauded by experts and industry stakeholders as Bangladesh is desperate to find out alternative sources of power generation amid a volatile glob
The governor was speaking in the opening ceremony of a weeklong ‘world investors week’ held at Bangladesh Security and Exchange Commission (BSEC) Building, in Agargaon in the capital on Monday
Compared to the inflow of $2.03 billion in August, September’s receipts were down by a quarter, a development that may make the exchange rate further volatile
Currently, bilateral trade between Bangladesh and Singapore is worth about $ 5 to 6 billion dollars and the trade deficit is in favour of the tiny nation
Bangladesh gained the highest growth during that six-month period with 45 percent earning $11.31 billion
Forex reserves 'adequate' but downside risks loom from surge in global fuel, food costs
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