The FBCCI president said that they have taken over the charge of the country’s apex trade body at a time when the global economies are being devastated due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Read More »Consumption of zinc rice frees from malnutrition: BRRI DG
Director General (DG) of Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) Dr Md Shahjahan Kabir has stressed on consumption of bio-fortified zinc rice to free children, women and common people from malnutrition-related complicacies.
Read More »Regulator insists perpetual bonds must be listed through direct listing
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has issued a directive saying that perpetual bonds which will be issued by the banks must be listed on the bourses through the direct listing method in order to increase liquidity in the market.
Read More »Bangladesh surpasses India on per capita income
Bangladesh, which outpaced India in many indices of economic or human development, has surpassed its giant neighbour on per capita income.
Read More »Rice import payments rise 32 times in July-March
Year-on-year import of rice increased 31.59 times in the first nine months of the current fiscal year 2020-2021 with a view to strengthening the stock at government warehouses and containing the soaring price of the staple food on the retail market.
Read More »World Bank approves $600 million to improve livelihoods of vulnerable Bangladeshis
The World Bank has approved USD 600 million for two projects in Bangladesh to help over 1.75 million poor and vulnerable population against future shocks like the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read More »Savings certificate sales surpass target by 66% in just 9 months
As the Bangladesh Bank rolled out an expansionary monetary policy for FY21, flooding the market with liquidity, banks had less demand for savers’ funds
Read More »RMG factories to open in phases by next week RMG factories to open in phases by next week
A few factories have already opened in the last three days after Eid
Read More »BGMEA collecting information on cancelled, unpaid orders
The apex apparel trade body – BGMEA – has moved afresh to collect information related to cancelled, withheld or unpaid work orders to determine the current state of due payment along with shipped or manufactured merchandise goods, sources said.
Read More »Remittance grows by 18.4pc in 2020
The inflow of remittance into Bangladesh grew by 18.4 per cent to US$21.7 billion in 2020, defying the gloomy projections and inspite of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic globally.
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