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State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir on Saturday said Bangladesh wants engagement and a good working relationship with India despite existing challenges, stressing that the door for dialogue will always remain open. “There might be thousands of problems and challenges with India, but the door of dialogue and discussion …

The Invest Bangladesh Authority, formed through the merger of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) and Public-Private Partnership Authority (PPPA), has formally begun operations. The government issued a gazette notification on Thursday (20 August), bringing the Invest Bangladesh Act, 2026 into effect. The notification, signed …

Bangladesh received US$1.967 billion in workers’ remittances during the first 18 days of August 2026, marking a 31 percent increase compared to US$1.502 billion received during the corresponding period of August 2025. According to the latest remittance data, the country received US$80 million on August 18 alone. The strong inflow …

SS Power-1, a power plant owned by S Alam Group, is set to receive a foreign-currency loan from state-owned Rupali Bank. Bangladesh Bank has approved the company’s use of $3.2 million remaining from an earlier syndicated loan facility. In a circular on Wednesday, the central bank exempted the defaulting company …

Fisheries, Livestock and Agriculture Minister Mohammed Aminur Rashid has said the government is working to reduce agro-products import in phases through improving production and infrastructural facilities. “The country will gradually come out of agro-products import by increasing farm production, enhancing preservation facilities and using updated technology”, the agriculture minister said …