Dhaka May 10, 2026, 2:57 am
Sustainability in the ongoing development and growth thrust will be crucial for Bangladesh to finally become a developing country in six years time
Government officials said the state-owned Roads and Highways Department (RHD) would construct a 237-kilometre four-lane road between Faridpur and Kuakanta via Bhanga-Barisal-Patuakahli.
Sources said the foreign development financier made the move as private-sector conglomerate Summit Power tries to tap global equity through listing on Singapore stock-market.
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has proposed that Bangladesh's 'Look East Policy' and Thailand's 'Look West Policy' may be synchronised to create new trade and economic connectivity corridors
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has been asked to review the impact of tax rebate facility, taking into consideration the government's cash management risk, they added.
The budget deficit in the six months to December 2017 was Tk 62.77 billion while it was Tk 64.44 billion during the same period a year back, according to a report prepared by the finance ministry.
The gas level spans across parts of Sunamganj and Netrokona districts. The gas field’s name- Sunetra, is an amalgam of the names of above mentioned districts. A three-dimensional seismic survey was carried out on a 260-quare
The government would look to allocate more money in the upcoming budget for bringing more schools under the Monthly Pay Order (MPO) system. Currently, there are around 26,000 schools which come under the MPO system and now ar
The law firm at the heart of the "Panama Papers" global tax evasion scandal that brought down two world leaders announced Wednesday it would shut down operations, citing negative press and what it called unwarranted action by
The deficit rose by nearly 92 per cent or $4.84 billion to $10.12 billion in July-January period of FY 18, from $5.28 billion in the same period of the previous fiscal
Post Telecommunication and Information Technology Minister Mostofa Jabbar signed the copy of policy at his office in the Secretariat
Government's election-year development programme will be focused on timely implementation of the ongoing projects, instead of undertaking new ones, alongside proper use of resources and optimum output
Total size of fund is $416.70 million, provided jointly by the World Bank and the government. Of the fund, $13 million has been included as technical assistant
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
