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Bangladesh is becoming South Asia’s economic bull case: WSJ

Bangladesh has won plaudits from The Wall Street Journal for the economic strides it has made in recent years in the wake of its graduation from the UN's least-developed-country categorisation. The South Asian nation received the UN Committee for Development...

E-commerce in Bangladesh mostly untaxed still: NBR chief

Despite rapid expansion of the e-commerce industry in the country,...

Bangladesh government's borrowings overshoot target by almost 30pc in June-Jan

The government's net borrowing from the state-sponsored savings instruments stood...

Expert body recommended for addressing post-LDC challenges

Trade experts and economists suggested on Thursday that the government...

Govt in comfortable spending position after economy averts crashing during pandemic

With the world economy stricken by the economic crisis brought...

Exports slightly drop in July-Feb period

The country's earnings from export of merchandise goods during the...

DCCI urges revenue board to reduce corporate tax

The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) on Wednesday...

NEC approves Tk 1.98t revised ADP for FY21

The National Economic Council (NEC) on Tuesday approved Tk 1.98...

Remittances surge to $16.69b in July-February period

The country's inward remittance stood at an estimated 16.69-billion dollars...

Bangladeshi banks’ capital base improves marginally

The capital base of the country's banks improved marginally in...

Biggies exhaust Bangladesh Bank's aid packages

All but one stimulus packages under the central bank's initiative...

'Export earnings may decline by 8.0 to 10pc in post-LDC period'

Eminent economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya on Sunday said Bangladesh would...

Risks lurk for Bangladesh in post-LDC era

Bangladesh's economy could be affected substantially after graduating to a...

UN recommends Bangladesh's graduation from LDC category

The United Nations Committee for Development Policy (CDP) has recommended...

Microcredit regulator forms committee to cut microloan interest rates

A move is underway to slash the existing 24 per...

Bangladesh to receive final recommendation on graduation from LDC

Bangladesh is set to receive the final recommendation on its...

Revenue earning falls short of target by Tk 368b in July-Jan

The revenue collection fell by Tk 368.41 billion short of...

Bangladesh economy starts recovering, but hurdles remain: MCCI

Bangladesh's economy has started recovering from the Covid-19 shocks, although...

Planning Commission proposes slashing down development budget by Tk 75b

The Planning Commission (PC) on Thursday finalised the draft of...

Covid-19 impact: NBR devises ways to boost revenue collection

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has devised five strategies...

Authorised dealers can give loan in Taka to Type-C units of EPZs

The Authorised Dealers (ADs) have been allowed to extend loan...

Bridging gap between planners and beneficiaries emphasised

Planning Minister M A Mannan said there should be a...

Glitch stops investors from buying govt savings tools

Aspirant investors are facing difficulties to buy the government's savings...

Youth livelihoods severely affected by Covid-19

The Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the livelihoods of...

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