Dhaka May 15, 2025, 12:29 pm
Senior bankers predicted further fall in interest rates on fresh deposits in the coming months if the upward trend of excess liquidity in the banking system continues
The Government has decided to fix the public expenditure at 17.1% and 17.2% of the GDP in the next two fiscals as Prime Minister seeks to pull the economy out of the Covid-19 pit
Savings certificates’ net sales rose to as high as Tk 204.87 billion during July-December period, which is Tk 4.87 billion higher than the Tk 200 billion sales target set for the whole fiscal year
Current trend of inflation is a “good sign” hoping that such trend would continue in the coming months
The revisions will not, however, prevent the BB from pursuing the ongoing expansionary monetary policy until June next
Of the approved eight projects, six are new while two others are revised projects
The country received $11,046.36 million remittances during July to January in 2019-20 financial year
The central bank launched the scheme on July 27 this year to facilitate the collateral loans for the country’s small-scale entrepreneurs under CMS category to offset the effects of Covid-19 in their businesses
Department concerned of the NBR has started working to scrutinize the tax returns they have submitted for the current fiscal year 2020-21 (FY21)
bout Tk 65,000 crore is being laundered from the country every year under the guise of import and export
The governor in a virtual meeting with the Managing Directors and Chief Executive Officers of scheduled banks asked for exhausting all stimulus packages by March 31, to help revive the economy from loss caused by pandemic
The project has been designed aiming to create opportunities for job creation and self-employment by providing training to 3,29,130 youths at the Upazila level throughout the country
The Finance Minister was addressing a seminar virtually as the chief guest marking the ‘International Customs Day’ and distribution of WCO Certificate of Merit held at the conference room of the NBR building in the city’s Seg
Of these, the accounts of 1.5 lakh illegal pensioners have been blocked. Another 50,000 accounts are in the process of closing, according to government run EFT programmes data
The deficit may eventually surpass Tk 800 billion in the current fiscal year, fear NBR officials and economic analysts
The country's economic recovery is at a slow pace for several reasons, including stagnation in foreign trade due to recession in the world economy amid the pandemic
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said Bangladesh has started actively considering various farming options in Middle East (ME) and African countries utilizing different bilateral and multilateral channels, especially the pla
Country’s economy is now rebounding from the COVID-19 shocks due to the time-befitting steps of the government alongside implementation of the stimulus packages
Implementation of the government’s development budget hit the five-year low at 23.89 per cent in the first half of FY21 mainly due to gloomy local resources utilization amid the ongoing Covid-19 crisis
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