The world’s leading oil producers are expected to uphold a July deal to slowly boost output at a meeting on Wednesday, despite US pressure to go further.
Read More »President for cultivating and preserving fish species in Bangladesh
President M Abdul Hamid released various species of fish fries to mark the National Fisheries Week-2021
Read More »DSEX crosses 6900-mark at opening
Stocks opened on a flying note on Wednesday, with the key index of the major bourse crossing the 6,900-mark in early trading, as buoyant investors put fresh bets on major sector shares amid positive expectations.
Read More »First dosing of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to be completed by Sept 9
Recipients of the first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine can now get their second shots from any vaccination centre as part of the government’s expanded inoculation programme.
Read More »Success in power sector to continue: Nasrul
With the present government’s sincere efforts and timely initiatives, the power sector will continue to succeed, as the government increased power generation to 25,235 megawatt (MW), a ministry official said.
Read More »SME stimulus way lower than regional peers: study
The government’s allocation for helping small and medium enterprises (SMEs) overcome coronavirus-induced losses is less compared to the funds set aside for the same purpose in India, Thailand, and Malaysia, according to a recent study.
Read More »Interbank money market vibrant
Banks’ overnight borrowing from the call money market almost doubled in the second half of the month of August compared with that in the first half of the month after the relaxation of Covid-centric restrictions and subsequent reopening of business and economic activities.
Read More »MFs see robust growth in earnings amid stock market rally
All mutual funds made robust growth in earnings and declared hefty dividends for their unitholders for the financial year 2021 due mainly to bullishness in the country’s stock market.
Read More »BSCIC seeks Tk 1,000cr stimulus fund
The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) has sought a Tk 1,000 crore stimulus package from the government to disburse loans for the development and expansion of the cottage industry and SMEs.
Read More »10 banks face show-cause for low deposit rates
Bangladesh Bank has asked 10 banks to explain why they maintained a high interest rate spread for long depriving depositors.
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