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Pressure builds on PC for new projects in RADP

Different ministries and agencies are piling pressure on Planning Commission (PC) for enlistment of new unapproved projects in the upcoming revised annual development programme (RADP). Officials said the PC is in a dilemma as ministries have sent hundreds of projects...

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Delhi rejects Dhaka's plea for lifting anti-dumping duties

India has turned down a Bangladesh's request to withdraw anti-dumping duty imposed on the exports of Bangladesh's jute goods, hydrogen peroxide, and fishing net. The giant neighbour made the refusal at the commerce secretary-level meeting held recently in New Delhi. Officials at the ministry of commerce told the FE India slapped the anti-dumping duty on...

Bank debt tops Tk 500 billion

Country gets $153.13b remittance in decade

ECNEC okays TK 205.26b project to establish 329 technical school and colleges

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council...

NBR to cut duty benefit on 21 power plant items

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is going...

SoEs' fund deposit: SoCBs to give 5.5pc interest rate

State-owned enterprises (SoEs), which will deposit their funds...

Budget revision: Govt wants ministries to stick to original outlay

The government has alerted its ministries and divisions...

Emphasis on circular economy to address climate crisis, inequality, poverty

Adopting circular economic principles can address overall climate...

Govt allows state-owned cos to deposit 50pc of funds in private banks

The government has allowed state-owned companies to deposit...

BIBM workshop on Outsourcing in Financial Service Sector Jan 21

A Discussion Workshop on Outsourcing in Financial Service...

Bangladesh’s exports to India cross $1.0b in 2019

Bangladesh's exports to India crossed US $ 1.0...

Govt's credit growth target raised for H2

Higher borrowing of the government during the first...

FDI stuck in low gear

The declining trend in the net inflows of...

BD economy may grow by 7.80pc in FY20: UN

Growth rate of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)...

BB underscores branding of local teas

The central bank of Bangladesh has underscored branding...

Japanese 41st ODA fund use unsatisfactory

The fund disbursement for 31 projects under the...

Indian LoCs: Project deadlines see pushback

Dozens of projects for which the Indian government...

Unconventional non-bank debt up

The government's non-bank borrowing from unconventional sources has...

Dhaka, Delhi discuss joint study on proposed economic partnership deal

Bangladesh and India have discussed a number of...

'Non-execution of Delta Plan to shrink GDP'

The execution of a longer-term development blueprint will...

FM seeks UAE declaration to recruit BD nationals in all sectors

Bangladesh has urged the United Arab Emirates (UAE)...

BD on right track to attain SDGs: PM

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has said Bangladesh is...

Top bankers sceptical of 6.0pc deposit rate

The country's top bank executives evinced on Tuesday...

Higher private sector credit flow to ensure more investment: DCCI

Increased private sector credit flow will ensure more...

WB unlikely to lift lending for BD

The World Bank, or WB, is likely to...

BB gets new director

The government has appointed Nazrul Huda, a former...

Get policy right to develop non-apparel sectors

Leather and footwear, plastics and light engineering have...

Deficit financing widens by 130pc in four months

The government's deficit financing grew by 130 per...

WB projects 7.2pc GDP growth for Bangladesh in FY20

The World Bank has projected 7.2 per cent...

NBR cancels transfer, posting, promotion of 350 officials

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has cancelled...

Philippines economy grows 5.9pc in 2019

The Philippines's gross domestic product (GDP) posted a year-on-year growth...

World's richest 2,000 hold more than 4.6b combined: Oxfam

The world’s richest 2,153 people controlled more money...

New ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa assumes office

Masatsugu Asakawa has assumed office as the 10th...

China-US trade deal to reduce global uncertainty: IMF chief

The newly signed China-US phase-one trade deal will...

Italian exports fall 4.2pc in November

Italian exports fell by 4.2 per cent in...

Amazon promises to create 1.0m new jobs in India

Amazon.com Inc said on Friday it planned to...

US drops China currency manipulator label

The US Treasury Department on Monday dropped its...

US imposes more sanctions on Iran

The United States has imposed more sanctions on...

China's economy to maintain steady growth in 2020

China is capable of maintaining steady economic growth...

Weekly jobless claims fall to 214,000

The number of initial jobless claims in the...

Global growth to recover to 2.5pc in 2020: WB

Global economic growth is projected to recover to...

US oil imports up, exports down last week: EIA

US crude oil imports increased while exports decreased...

Italy's overall tax burden drops slightly

The overall tax burden in Italy dipped slightly...

Facing Brexit unknowns, UK financial sector pays record taxes

Britain’s financial industry paid a record near-$100 billion...

Vietnam's industrial production rises 8.86 pc in 2019

Vietnam's national index of industrial production rose 8.86...

Tibet's GDP grows 9pc in 2019

The gross domestic product (GDP) in southwest China's...

Taiwan Dec export growth seen slowing: Reuters poll

Taiwan’s exports likely grew at a slower pace...

BOJ to conduct policy carefully over Iran tensions

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda has...

Oil price rises on fear of Iranian retaliation against US

The price of oil surged Friday as global...

US weekly jobless claims drop to 222,000

The number of initial jobless claims in the...

Singapore posts decade-low growth in 2019

Singapore’s economy expanded at its slowest pace in...

Israel's agricultural damages reach $77m in 2019

Israeli agricultural damages totalled 265 million new shekels...

Oman approves 2020 budget

Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman has issued...

S Korea's export posts double-digit fall in 2019

South Korea's export logged a double-digit fall last...

Mongolia's economy grows 7.3 pc in 2019

The prime minister of Mongolia Ukhnaa Khurelsukh said...

Brazilian analysts predict 2.3pc economic growth in 2020

Brazilian financial analysts elevated projections for the growth...

Philippines records 8.0m foreign tourists this yr

Tourism is booming in the Philippines with more...

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