The National Board of Revenue began the new fiscal year 2020-2021 with a shortfall in revenue collection in July, the first month of the year, by Tk 7,044 crore of the collection target set for the month.
Read More »Tk5,000C stimulus for farmers: Banks disburse only Tk490C in four months
Only a small number of banks have so far disbursed agri loans
Read More »Abedin Equipment holds training for farmers
‘Planting saplings and preparing seedbeds with the help of Japanese Kubota Rice Transplanter would take less time for the farmers and reduce the cost significantly by less than half’
Read More »Virus costs RMG workers up to $5.8 billion
Garment workers supplying global fashion brands have been underpaid or not paid at all during the coronavirus crisis, with lost wages potentially amounting to nearly $6 billion, researchers said on Monday.
Read More »Kamal happy with GDP growth, per capita income attained in FY20
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today expressed his satisfaction at the 5.24 percent GDP growth rate and $2,064 per capita income attained by the country in the last fiscal year (FY20).
Read More »For years, Bryant Park Grill & Cafe in midtown Manhattan has been one of the country’s top-grossing restaurants, the star property in Ark Restaurants’ portfolio of 20 restaurants across the United States. But what propelled it to the top has vanished.
Read More »DSEX exceeds 4,500-mark on buying spree
The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) crossed the 4,500-mark on Sunday, after more than five months amid soaring turnover, as enthusiastic investors put fresh stakes on stocks.
Read More »BB asks banks to open deposit accounts for NRBs
The central bank has asked scheduled banks to introduce deposit accounts for non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) to encourage these people, who are working aboard, in saving their hard-earned money in Bangladesh.
Read More »NBFIs’ borrowers to get more time for loan restructuring
The Bangladesh Bank on Sunday relaxed the loan restructuring policy for non-bank financial institutions with a view to save the borrowers who were suffering from the coronavirus fallout.
Read More »Well thought-out investment planning helps raise economic growth: WB
Well thought-out investment planning helps raise economic growth rates, increases competitiveness, offers new economic opportunities, and bolsters improvements in human capital, said a new World Bank report.
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