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Bangladesh's business recovery hurt by 2nd wave lockdown

The lockdown enforced to control the second wave of coronavirus transmission has slowed down the business-recovery process in Bangladesh as 64 per cent of the firms registered poor rebound from the pandemic disruptions during April-June period of this year, according...

Safety net payout thru’ MFS eases life, improves efficiency

Digitisation of the government aid and safety net allowance disbursement...

Bangladesh in a geopolitical juncture with promises of blue economy: Analysts

In the potential hotspot of great power rivalry and amid...

Govt mulls a watchdog for defaulting loans

The government is mulling the formation of a watchdog that...

MCCI foresees higher export receipts, remittance inflow

The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) forecasts...

'Policy shift under way to ease global trade'

In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, policy changes are...

Lacklustre economic indicators weaken fiscal framework

Bangladesh's premier trade chamber, MCCI, finds some less-promising economic indicators-revenue...

Central bank further relaxes loan repayment policy

The central bank has further extended the policy relaxation regarding...

Bangladesh's tax receipts from large units plummet in July

Tax collection from Bangladesh's large manufacturing industries plummeted, registering a...

ADB clears $1.78 billion in loans to improve transport, trade in Bangladesh

The Asian Development Bank has approved a $1.78 billion multi-tranche...

Action plan agreed upon to speed up execution of ADB-funded projects

The government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), in a...

Association, tax intel punish errant e-commerce companies

A series of anomalies has finally prompted the e-commerce apex...

IMF dollop of SDR to ease Bangladesh funding unease

The allocation of Special Drawing Right (SDR), an official currency...

Adoption of new tech crucial for food safety

Modernisation of supply chain and adoption of new technologies, including...

Banks to submit monthly VAT info of Google, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft

The central bank has asked scheduled banks to submit statements...

Bangladesh Bank starts money market probe to guard against asset bubble

The central bank starts investigation into entire money-market transactions along...

Central bank urged not to allow direct payment into e-commerce accounts

The commerce ministry has asked the central bank to instruct...

Bank borrowing thru bills, bonds halted to address cash management concern

Cash management is cited as prime concern as the government...

$51 billion in foreign aid still remains stuck in the pipeline

A significant part of the foreign funds committed to Bangladesh...

Tk 2.0b from stimulus for SMEs released

The Finance Division has released another Tk 2.0 billion from...

Bangladesh won't give duty concession on third country invoicing

Bangladesh will not allow concessionary duty benefit under the South...

Bangladeshi Taka loses value against US dollar

The exchange rate of Bangladesh currency depreciated significantly against the...

Bangladesh Bank approves two more refinancing schemes

Two refinancing schemes worth Tk 35 billion are being launched...

BB, BIDA run parallel to guide equity investment abroad

Two regulatory bodies run parallel preparing separate guidelines on equity...

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