Dhaka September 17, 2024, 12:54 am
Around 20 to 22 per cent of FCLs with 37 industrial items are allowed to be delivered from the inland container depots (ICDs) to the consignees. The rest-around 65 to 70 per cent-are being delivered after un-stuffing at the p
Having already stolen a march over India on key social indices, small neighbour Bangladesh is now on the verge of establishing a lead on the economic front too
A joint feasibility study on the signing of proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka would be finalised by this month
The US dollar was quoted at Tk 83.80 in the inter-bank foreign exchange market on Wednesday last week (Oct 3) against Tk 83.75 on Sunday (Oct 7), the first working day of this week
The project implementation rate was two percentage points lower than the same period of FY'18 and 0.50 percentage points down from that of FY'17
The government has allocated Tk 1.0 billion in loan for the state-run jute mills to pay wages and arrears to the employees who have long been going through financial hardship because of non-payment of wages
It emphasised identification and implementation of specific cooperation in various sectors including trade, investment and industry, technology, human resource development, tourism, agriculture, energy, infrastructure and tra
Apparently, being worried about the slow pace of the project, which is believed to benefit both India and Bangladesh in transporting goods to and from Mongla port, the authorities asked the contractor to finish the work with
LTU have received taxes worth Tk 34.90 billion against the target of Tk 37.82 billion set for the quarter. The LTU is a functional wing of the NBR established in 2003 with an International Monetary Fund guideline
The lack of appropriate knowledge, influence of middlemen coupled with inability to pursue skilled jobs in countries of destination are often forcing migrants to accept low wages and poor working environment
The public servants, around 0.9 million (900,000) in numbers, usually receive their monthly salaries four to five days after a month ends. The new system is expected to ensure timely payment across the country
The country's prime seaport handles 92 per cent of seaborne trade of the country while two other seaports pass idle time for lack of vessels
There’s huge potential of the maritime sector in South Asia. It’s possible to make a big lead into the socio-economic development of the people of this region
According to the BBS data, the inflation rate for the non-food items has risen significantly to 5.45 per cent in September than that of 4.73 per cent in the previous month August
Economic growth may accelerate 7.0 per cent in 2023, IMF said in its World Economic Outlook 2018, which was released on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Tuesday
The export earnings reached $3.14 billion in September, the third month of current fiscal (2018-19). The country fetched $2.03 billion during the corresponding period of previous fiscal
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has asked the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to find reasons behind the departure of some large foreign investors.
Two American economists, William Nordhaus and Paul Romer, won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for integrating climate change and technological innovation into macroeconomic analysis
Both the 1320 MW coal-fired Payra power plant and 1320 MW Rampal power plant are now being constructed with a target to start operation in 2020
Finance Minister A M A Muhith has expressed the hope that the country's capital market would flourish in near future based on the foundation built over the last 25 years
