The initiative seeks to help the overall economic recovery in Bangladesh by systematic assessment, the impact on the private sector and develop recovery strategies from the Covid-19 pandemic
Read More »Bangladesh, India extend Inland Water Transit and Trade protocol
Five more ports of call and two water routes added
Read More »World Bank warns 60m at risk of ‘extreme poverty’
Up to 60m people will be pushed into “extreme poverty” by the coronavirus warns the president of the World Bank.
Read More »Asian equities rally stalls on lingering economic uncertainty
Asian markets were mixed Wednesday as a rally over the previous two days ran out of steam on profit-taking, with investor confidence also tempered by ongoing worries about the long-term damage that lockdowns are having on the global economy.
Read More »Implementation of stimulus package for large industries: 14 banks sign deal with BB
Fourteen banks on Monday signed separate agreements with the Bangladesh Bank to disburse Tk 150 billion in loans as part of refinancing facilities to support implementation of the stimulus package for large industries.
Read More »BSMA seeks Tk 30b loan from stimulus package
The steel sector in Bangladesh has incurred approximately Tk 30 billion losses in March-April this year due to a drastic fall in demand and halt in steel production for coronavirus pandemic.
Read More »Robi plan to issue shares to staff after IPO may face hurdle
Robi Axiata Limited is going to face hurdles with its plan to issue 13.6 crore shares to its employees after getting approval for its initial public offering, which is not in line with the laws of the land.
Read More »Coronavirus: PriyoShop works round the clock
With the Covid-19 pandemic going on, the government has called general holiday, urging people to stay at home. In these trying times, the country’s e-commerce platform PriyoShop is performing
Read More »Fate of 443 unfinished ADP projects uncertain
Uncertainty has griped 443 ongoing ADP projects, deadline of which is expiring this June, as a result of officials’ negligence in extending their deadline amid COVID-19 fallout.
Read More »Vaccine hope and easing of lockdowns fuel Asia stocks rally
Hopes for a vaccine to treat coronavirus and a further easing of lockdown measures around the world spurred a rally on Asian markets Tuesday as investors tracked a surge across Europe and Wall Street.
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