Dhaka February 15, 2026, 2:23 pm
A coordinated monetary and fiscal policy is required for ensuring growth momentum and stable inflation
India has termed the export of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) from Bangladesh to Tripura a ‘game changer’ with a potential to generate jobs and revenue for Bangladesh
“Looking ahead, the economic growth outlook is expected to remain strong at the targeted level (8.2 percent) and inflation remains at below the targeted level (5.5 percent) in FY20,” said the central bank’s report.
The overseas investors until recently stayed away from investing in the fixed income instruments as the yield rates were much lower
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided to develop a module to interlink the databases of power supplying or distributing authorities with the TIN database in a bid to bring the power consumers under tax-net
The project development guidelines should discard the provision for honorarium against the roles that are part of the regular job of the officials
The US imported a total of $4.23 billion in textile and apparel items from Bangladesh during the January-August period of 2019
Representatives from 53 Commonwealth countries will gather in London on October 10 to progress efforts to achieve the size of trade worth $2.0 trillion within its member states by 2030
International Monetary Fund (IMF) has prioritized five issues to sustain Bangladesh’s economic growth and ease transformation to higher middle-income countries from the present position
The Indian industry is "raising voice with their government" to put some conditions (non-tariff barriers) on Bangladesh, like using indigenous materials -- the condition of rules of origin
In the national budget for the fiscal 2019-20, the government announced 2.0 per cent cash incentive on remittance. But, the implementation of the initiative took time due to developing a system
The energy ministry has adopted a go-slow policy in striking deals for securing long-term supplies of LNG
Considering there are relatively few opportunities to invest in fixed-income assets in Bangladesh as the bond market is still nascent, this could suggest there is suppressed demand from these asset managers
Initially the project cost is likely to be $ 700 million to $ 800 million. The WB is expected to provide $500 million and the rest will be provided by the government from its internal resources
The flow of inward remittances rose to US$4.51 billion during the July-September period of FY 2019-20 from $3.87 billion in the same period of the previous fiscal
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Bangladesh is equivalent to only around 1.0 per cent of GDP which needs to be enhanced to keep this growth momentum on track
From now on, companies producing, importing, distributing and using electricity, gas and other petroleum products can apply for new licence or renewal of existing ones online
The project will bolster growth, improve living standards, and improve mobility, flood resilience, and solid waste management in Dhaka and Khulna city-regions
Businessmen should not be harassed for VAT collection. Experts urged the participants to point out the issues to the concern of NBR if any clause or rule is not business-friendly
The sector's credit growth came down to 10.68 per cent in August 2019 on a year-on-year basis from 11.26 per cent a month earlier, according to the Bangladesh Bank's latest statistics
