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Trade deficit crosses $11b level in eight months

Bangladesh’s merchandise trade gap with the rest of the world registered around 9.90 per cent growth in the first eight months of the current fiscal year (FY21) over the same period of FY20. Bangladesh Bank statistics showed that the trade...

IMF scales up projection for Bangladesh's GDP growth to 5pc

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has scaled up its projection...

Finance minister Kamal seeks $500m WB budgetary support

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has sought US$500 million as...

Exports rise 12.59pc in March

The country's export earnings in March 2021 posted a 12.59...

Customs bond authorities fear abuse by BIN-locked firms

The customs bond authority has suspended some 700 bond licences...

Covid surge in Bangladesh clouds quarter-4 revenue collection

The government's tax revenue collection efforts, economists have feared, might...

Banks, financial institutions asked to prepare business continuity plan to face any crisis

Banks and other financial institutions (FIs) have been asked to...

Dhaka receives big budgetary supports from overseas aid in Jul-Feb

The country received 6.62 per cent higher foreign assistance in...

‘Commercial judicial system needs major reforms to do better in EODB index’

In order to do better in the ease of doing...

Number of Japanese firms in Bangladesh increases four times in 10 years

The number of Japanese companies operating in Bangladesh has increased...

FTA studies galore, but no deal yet for Bangladesh

Bangladesh examined the viability of striking free trade agreements (FTAs)...

Central bank to support SMEs build resilience

Bangladesh Bank (BB) will provide a total of Tk 600...

Bangladesh's remittance earnings rise 35pc in July-March

Remittance inflow saw some 35 per cent growth during the...

We will suffer if pandemic affects global market, says finance minister

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said Bangladesh’s economy will...

Bangladesh may see 7.20pc growth in current fiscal, says ESCAP

Bangladesh economy may rebound robustly in the current fiscal year...

Bangladesh’s GDP to increase by 3.6pc in current fiscal, World Bank says

Prospects of an economic rebound in South Asia are firming...

Bangladesh Bank frames policy on startup financing

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has formulated a policy relating to...

Premier Hasina calls for global action to address liquidity crisis, debt burden in post-Covid era

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday stressed the need for...

Extreme poverty rate to come down to 3pc by 2030, Momen hopes

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has expressed his optimism that...

Investment proposals increase by 68.50pc in Oct-Dec period, BIDA says

The number of investment proposals with the Bangladesh Investment Development...

BEPZA attaches highest priority to workers' welfare, says law minister

Geographical location, inexpensive and easily trainable workforce and moderate production...

Leather sector seeks tax cuts

The Leather Goods and Footwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association of...

Bangladeshi banks asked to charge lowest L/C margin for Ramadan imports

The central bank on Sunday asked the commercial banks to...

India coy about consultation on anti-dumping duty on Bangladeshi jute goods

Bangladesh, in the face of opposition from India, failed to...

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