Dhaka March 24, 2026, 11:01 am
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
The NBR on Sunday in a letter requested the Bangladesh Bank (BB) to give necessary directives to all the commercial banks to take measures regarding the decision
The companies shortlisted are Mitsui, Marubeni, Osaka Gas, AOT Energy, Diamond Gas, Summit Oil & Shipping, Excelerate Energy, Jera, Gazprom, Vitol, Trafigura, Woodside Petroleum, Eni, Petronas, CNOOC, Cheniere, and Chevron
The Ministry of Finance has set the net negative bank borrowing target at Tk 13.93 billion for the next month, according to the auction calendar issued by the Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Sunday
The Department of Environment also raised concerns about the existing waste management system which creates environmental risks
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Sunday said Bangladesh will be a hunger and poverty free country within the next decade
There are a total of 285 jute mills in the country. Of those, 42 private jute mills, 12 spinning mills and one state-run jute mills were closed despite different steps taken by the government, it said
Paddy prices have been hovering between Tk 400 and Tk 650 a maund for the past one year against production costs of Tk 820-1,000 based on varieties and regions
None would be able to suppress us anymore as our economy is moving ahead. Bangladesh is expected to be among the first 20 economically developed countries by 2041
While the REB is mandated to ensure that all the rural households have access to electricity fulfilling the government’s Vision-2021, the forest department cites the UN-set Sustainable Development Goals, one of which aims at
Online commerce giant eBay said Wednesday that chief executive Devin Wenig was stepping down as the California firm considers strategic options including asset sales
Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) leaders are now visiting the United States of America as entourage of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to attend the 74th UN General Assembly
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday projected 8 percent GDP growth in Bangladesh in the current fiscal year indicating that the country will continue as the fastest growing economy in Asia and the Pacific
The land development works of the Japanese Economic Zone (EZ) by Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) is going to begin in December this year
