Once disqualified despite being the lowest bidder, the same contractor, Abdul Momen Limited, was picked again for widening part of the Elenga-Rangpur highway.
Read More »Stocks open on negative note amid lower turnover
Stocks opened marginally lower on Thursday as risk-averse investors went on selling shares amid rising virus cases and deaths in the country.
Read More »New refinance scheme worth Tk 2,520cr launched
The Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday launched a fresh refinance scheme worth Tk 2,520 crore to support the implementation of the stimulus package worth Tk 20,000 crore meant for the cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises.
Read More »IPDC Finance to issue Tk 1.5b subordinated bond
The board of directors of IPDC Finance has decided to issue Tk 1.50 billion non-convertible unsecured coupon-bearing subordinated bond with six years tenure.
Read More »Institutional structure necessary to protect char people, Atiur says
Former governor of Bangladesh Bank and National Char Alliance President Dr. Atiur Rahman has urged the policymakers to take an effective initiative for building an institutional structure for the people of char areas.
Read More »Prices of vegetables increase
Prices of vegetables witnessed a sharp rise in the city’s kitchen markets due to heavy rains across the country in the last four days.
Read More »BB’s SAARCFINANCE cell organises database webinar and working group meeting
The SAARCFINANCE Cell, Research Department of the Bangladesh Bank organised a SAARCFINANCE database webinar and working group meeting on Tuesday through a virtual platform.
Read More »Weavers miss out on duty-free import
A duty-free facility meant for weavers has allegedly been misused to import about Tk 400 crore worth of raw materials.
Read More »Bangladesh could save $500m every year by recycling cotton
Bangladesh’s garment industry, the world’s second-largest exporter of clothes, could reduce its annual spending by half a billion dollars if it recycled cotton waste from its factories and fabric mills, a circular economy group said on Wednesday.
Read More »Bangladesh sends 2,17,491 workers abroad, gets $22,836.98m remittance
Although the coronavirus has hit every country in the world, Bangladesh sent 2,17,491 workers overseas and received $ 22,836.98 million as remittance till May during the financial year of 2020-2021 (FY21).
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