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The 8th FYP should focus on rationale demand projection, cleaner energy mix, rise in efficiency and better quality of transmission and distribution in the power sector, said experts at a virtual discussion today.

Financial markets in Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore and South Korea are closed on Friday for a public holiday.

Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) Chairman Prof Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam today expressed his firm optimism to get a sustainable capital market within the next six months, saying that no vested quarter would be allowed to play any game anymore with the share market.

The euro rose to $1.22 and the dollar fell on Wednesday as foreign exchange traders looked beyond US President Donald Trump’s threat to block a $892 billion COVID-19 aid package, reports Reuters.

The Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA) asked the microfinance institutions (MFIs) to provision one per cent fund on total loan loss.

BGMEA made false claims and unsubstantiated commitments to Building Safety in Bangladesh, says Clean Clothes Campaign

The sector’s business returned to some extent since the reopening of the economy on May 30 but the spike in rod prices has thrown its recovery into jeopardy

Bangladesh Bank (BB) will soon announce another stimulus package of Tk 100 billion to help revive the cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs) affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today said that the economy of Bangladesh is in good shape and also heading towards the right direction despite the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is taking a toll on the global economy.

Despite a sharp fall in global trade in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and lingering trade tensions, Asia and the Pacific is expected to perform relatively “less bad” than the rest of the world, the United Nations development arm in the region said on Tuesday.