Dhaka September 8, 2024, 9:33 am
National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines has been given the nod to begin direct cargo flight to the United Kingdom, a month after withdrawal of a two-year ban. It has received the certificate, “Air Cargo or Mail Carrie
The proposed metro rail will have two elevated parts – the first one to be constructed between Hemayetpur and Aminbazar (5.5km) while the second part will connect Natun Bazar and Vatara (0.5km). Besides, the 13.6km long under
Under the MoU, the parties agreed to develop an integrated LNG (liquefied natural gas) onshore receiving terminal with a re-gasification capacity of up to 1,500 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd), two units of 1,200 megawatt
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith hopes to place the next national budget before the parliament on June 7. He also hinted that the next budget will be of Tk 4.75 trillion.
The reserves dropped to $31.93 billion from $33.36 billion between February 28 and March 8, according to the central bank
During the first eight months (July-February) of fiscal year 2017-18 (FY18), LTU collected a total of Taka 18,272.59 crore, up by 19 percent from Taka 17,229.36 crore of the same period of FY17
Macroeconomic performance is set to remain robust in the coming year and inflation broadly stable. Driven by domestic demand, real GDP growth exceeded 7 percent for a second consecutive year in FY2017, while inflation increas
The government will give Tk 20 billion to seven financial institutions --- three state-owned banks (SoBs), three specialised banks and the restructured Grameen Bank (GB)
Bangladesh and Singapore on Monday signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) on cooperation in the areas of air services and private public partnership
Hasina on Monday urged the Singapore government to provide a decent work atmosphere for Bangladeshi workers as the South-East Asian country continues to be a favorite destination for them.
Rajshahi zone has realized income taxes of Taka 388.15 crore in the first eight months of the current 2017-18 fiscal year up by Taka 100.54 crore
The official figure available with the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) shows that about 59,382 workers went abroad in February last against 85,038 in the corresponding month in 2017. The Saudi kingdom hired
To enjoy the benefits of graduation, Bangladesh needs to ensure good governance. Without good governance, there are chances of creating institutional and policy weaknesses
Economists view that such belt-tightening is necessitated mainly by some deterioration in the country's balance of payments, on the one hand, and, on the other, under an impact of slow growth in net foreign asset of the banki
77 power plants with 18,905 MW under implementation
Proposed National Agriculture Policy 2018 elaborated ways and means to augment farm production in the country to meet the growing needs of an increasing population
A total of around Tk8,060 crore was invested on savings certificate in January, 2018, said BB’s updated report. According to the report, this is the highest amount invested in a month in this fiscal year 2017-18. According to
The German Federal Government provides parallel co-financing of $15 million through KfW, while the government of Bangladesh will provide $27.75 million as part of supporting the initiative in areas of climate change adaptatio
The ratio of direct green finance stood at 7.78 per cent of the total green finance at the end of 2017, which was 8.49 per cent in 2016. This ratio indicates the decline of green finance
IMF suggests tighter eligibility criteria and move towards market-based pricing to reduce reliance on national savings certificates, help strengthen financial intermediation and expand the capital market
