Dhaka February 8, 2026, 7:23 pm
The finance adviser was speaking at the inauguration ceremony of PKSF Day-2024 at the PKSF Bhaban in the city's Agargaon area
Preferential treatments required for least developed countries, he says
He made these remarks while speaking at a meeting held on Tuesday at the Secretariat
The products are – rice, wheat, onion, pulses, edible oil, sugar, eggs, chickpeas, peas, spices and dates
Commitment to ending fossil fuels from big emitters demanded
An affluent group of 17 scheduled banks receives instructions from the central bank for urgently extending liquidity support to cash-hungry banks for ensuring stability in the country's banking system
The chief adviser will join the main summit on Tuesday and speak in at least three major events
High Commissioner Derek Loh pledges to cooperate with Dhaka
The keynote address on civil society expectations was presented by Aminul Hoque from EquityBD, Bangladesh
The proposed LNG power plants would be a drain on finances, with an additional cost of $7-$11 billion annually for gas imports
The government is planning to bring in appropriate changes and reforms in tax policy and administration to make them both effective and simple in the medium term
The increase in reserves was primarily due to the rise in remittance inflows
Bangladesh Bank Spokesperson Husne Ara Shikha disclosed this during a press conference on Wednesday
Central Bank urges public to avoid unnecessary withdrawals
Borrowing falls below AL govt's target due to policy overhaul, monitoring
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed presided over the meeting held at the Cabinet Division
Several EU countries expressed interest in recruiting workers from Bangladesh across 10 sectors, including ICT, caregiving, construction, tourism and hospitality, agriculture, shipbuilding and garment manufacturing
FDI from the US dropped, as well as the UK, Singapore, and South Korea
30 factories suspend operation due to labour unrest
Under the new NBR notification, a flat 15 percent tax rate will apply to capital gains exceeding Tk 50 lakh from trading listed shares
