Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday stressed on developing a common platform comprising the state-owned commercial banks, private banks and other institutions concerned to widen the coverage of digital financial inclusion in the country for further success in the sector. “I want to see a common platform with the …
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Russia’s AEM-Technology has shipped the first key elements of Bangladesh’s Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant.
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The securities regulator has requested the central bank to freeze bank account of all directors, including managing directors, of two listed companies as they sold shares unlawfully.
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The roaster-based provision was issued in March with a view to facilitating banking transactions and services during the nationwide shutdown amid the outbreak of the coronavirus
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The approval came from the 5th Ecnec meeting of the current fiscal year, held using a digital platform with Ecnec Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $50 million loan to the government of Bangladesh to fund public-private partnership (PPP) infrastructure projects in the country.
Read More »Cox’s Bazar tourism businesses to resume partially from Monday
Sea beaches, tourist spots and hotels-motels in Cox’s Bazar will reopen on a limited scale for tourists from Monday after about a five-month closure due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) yesterday raised questions over the economic growth figure of 5.24 per cent estimated by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) in the just-concluded fiscal year.
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