Dhaka July 28, 2025, 2:53 am
The exports to the single largest destination returned to the positive territory after facing a setback for some time due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Dr. Nazneen has joined in her new position under lien from Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), where she has been working as a Senior Research Fellow
"Bangladesh is going towards a cashless society as mobile handset is the most-used device in the country," the minister said while speaking at a webinar
The Jatiya Sangsad on Wednesday passed a Taka 6,03,681 crore national budget for fiscal year (2021-2022) that aims to attain a 7.2 percent GDP growth target putting priority to the lives and livelihood of the country’s people
The lawmakers vetted continuation of the controversial opportunity to legalise undeclared income during the next fiscal year (FY 2021-22), however, on terms harder than that of the outgoing fiscal
As of June 28 of the current fiscal year, the country got 24.589 $ billion (US dollars) in remittance
The agreement was signed by Economic Relations Division (ERD) Secretary Fatima Yasmin and World Bank Country Director Mercy Tembon on behalf of the Government and the World Bank, respectively
The Finance Minister was replying to queries of reporters after chairing two separate meetings virtually on the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) and the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP)
The decision came as a delegation of UNDP, headed by Khurshid Alam, Assistant Resident Representative, met with BGMEA President Faruque Hassan at the latter’s office
Bangladesh urgently needs to go for a fresh round of reforms to strengthen the private sector to tap its economic potentials and accelerate the export-led growth
A BGMEA delegation led by its president Faruque Hassan made the request during a meeting with NBR Chairman Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem at NBR office in Dhaka on Wednesday
17,000MW surplus electricity by 2030 even after scrapping coal-fired plants # Some of the plants may be turned into LNG/solar plants # Environmentalist call for phasing out all coal plants
Bangladesh has been one of the biggest development success stories in recent decades, it’s now time to switch gears to meet ambitions to transform into an upper-middle-income country in the next decade
The new measures announced for 2021 included immediate assistance through emergency food relief distribution for Covid-19 affected marginalised communities, health support, livelihood regeneration and long-term growth catalys
According to the Sustainable Development Report 2021 launched recently by the Sustainable Development Solution Network (SDSN), Bangladesh ranked among the three SDG performers
Of the cost, Tk 4,125.82 crore will come from the national exchequer, while the rest Tk 40.79 crore from the own funds of the organisations concerned
Securing rule of law, fundamental human rights and freedom, equality and justice for all citizens is enshrined in the very preamble of our constitution. It is now also echoed in the UN’s SDG 16
Tax should be linked to income. Having a bank balance should not necessarily mean income
The new poor, created in the country due to Covid-19 pandemic
This is the second time in a row that FDI inflows in Bangladesh slumped, with a 20.47% fall registered in 2019
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