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The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has brought relaxation in foreign-exchange regulations in export, import, remittance and other trade services to overcome economic challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, said BB deputy governor Ahmed Jamal on Monday.

The Dhaka bourse yesterday witnessed the lowest turnover in the past 18 days despite its index having bounced back.

To improve and modernize the logistics sector in Bangladesh, IFC has partnered with Truck Lagbe, a leading digital trucking platform, to help expand its services and maintain critical supply chains, especially for delivering food and essential items during COVID-19.

The Bangladesh Bank yesterday asked banks not to charge students any fee for carrying out transactions related to Bangabandhu Education Insurance through their school banking accounts.

Apparel exporters are apprehending significant losses in business for missing freight transport deadlines as the number of scanners and flights at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka is currently insufficient to meet demand.

The mutual fund sector dropped by more than 4 per cent yesterday due to price adjustments after declaring higher dividends.

Salman F Rahman, the prime minister’s private industry and investment adviser, has urged the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to grant 137 Bangladeshi products duty-free access to its market.

Afsar Ali, a marginal farmer based in the catchment area of Pabna Sugar Mill in Ishwardi upazila, grew sugarcane on three bighas of land last year with an aim to sell the crops at the nearby processing plant.

Textile mills need the pressure of 10 pounds per square inch (PSI) or more for uninterrupted operations. But currently, sometimes the pressure level goes as low as 1.5 PSI

The government has initiated a move to award licences for submarine cable to the private sector with a view to attracting private investment to the telecommunication industry to support the growth in bandwidth consumption.