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Bangladesh is set to meet the LDC graduation criteria for the consecutive second time and will be recommended for graduation during the upcoming triennial review of the

Planning Minister MA Mannan today said cottage, micro, small, and medium sized enterprises (CMSMEs) are the soul of the country’s economy.

Japan has emerged as Bangladesh’s largest lender in terms of aid disbursement this fiscal year, overtaking the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank.

The retail price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) went up 10 per cent in the domestic market in January after demand rose in Western countries because of winter, pushing up the rate in the international markets.

Of the 16.8 crore-odd mobile subscribers as of 2020, only 10.7 lakh have availed the service since MNP was rolled out in October 2018

The NBFI uses floor space owned by one of its directors without BB authorisation

The rain-fed rice output, or Aman crop, is expected to fall as much as 15 per cent this year

Tech-enabled businesses and startups in Bangladesh are expected to see double-digit growth in investment this year, market insiders have said.

The government in June last year granted a blanket immunity for whitening black money in a bid to bring them into the mainstream economy and generate more revenues and jobs.

The National Board of Revenue has extended the duty benefits on import of personal protective equipment and raw materials for making such products amid fears of a second wave of the coronavirus infection.