Dhaka May 3, 2025, 2:10 pm
A draft policy guideline has been framed to facilitate the private sector to commercially use the national grid
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has arranged the hearing around a couple of months after its previous public hearing on natural gas tariff hike - a decision in this regard is due by next month (June)
They discussed various investment opportunities in the EPZs of Bangladesh. BEPZA Executive Chairman sought Belgian investment in the EPZs and BEPZA Economic Zone during this time
The US currency was quoted at BDT 87.50 each on the day against BDT 86.70 on the previous working day
The electricity production cost will come down significantly through adjustment of VAT and duty structures on furnace oil during the crisis period
ADB Vice-President Shixin Chen made this commitment during his meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on May 9 in Dhaka
In the last 12 years, the government has invested higher to revive countrywide railway communications reducing massive dependency on road communications to transport goods, freight and passengers
Export of vegetables, tobacco, cut flower, foliage and fruits has increased among the agricultural products. Export of tea, spices, dry food has declined during the period
Highlighting Bangladesh’s economic strength backed by stronger export growth and remittance inflow, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said, “We are capable of (loans) repayment.”
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The premier made the request when Vice President of ADB (Operations-1) Shixin Chen paid a courtesy call on her at her official Ganabhaban residence on Monday morning
Bangladesh Bank on Thursday paid $2.24 billion Asian Clearing Union (ACU) import bills for the March-April period, curtailing the reserve money from $44.14 billion to below $42 billion
The main objective of the proposed project is to meet the increased demand for 2,220MVA electricity by enhancing the capacity of the rural power distribution system
It falls 16pc to $17.31b in July-April
the ADB had responded quickly to Bangladesh's call during the pandemic period with its highest amount of financial help for facilitating economic recovery from the impact of coronavirus
the board has directed the tax commissioners to bring all eligible persons and organisations under the tax net and to take initiatives to remove the phobia regarding hassle in tax payment
The meeting was held on April 17-24 in Washington DC, USA and an 11-member delegation led by Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir attended the meeting
The greenback was quoted at Tk 86.45 each on the day against Tk 86.20 on the previous working day. It was Tk 86.00 on March 21 this year
It is Tk 227b more than FY '22 revised outlay
The overall subsidy and incentive allocation are estimated to rise by Tk 166 billion to Tk 570 billion in the upcoming budget
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