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The country’s plastic and packaging industry is projected to grow at a rate of 15 per cent annually, and generate fresh employment for around 0.5 million people by 2026, sources said.

Bangladesh must set development priorities, identify the types of external funds it needs and use them effectively amid growing per capita debt in order to take the economy on the path to recovery in the post-pandemic period, economists said yesterday.

Turkey sent medical equipment to Bangladesh four more times during Covid-19 crisis

Prior joining MGH, Chris have had successful careers at Ceva Logistics, DB Schenker, and at CJ Korea

Asian shares got the week off to a hesitant start on Monday as surging coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in Europe and the United States undermined the global outlook, while China’s leaders meet to ponder the future of the economic giant.

Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has sought 40 per cent higher funds and 40 more months to complete the widening work of a 190-km Elenga-Rangpur four-lane highway, insiders said on Monday.

Potato sold for Tk 45-50 a kilogram on city markets on Monday as traders flouted the commodity price set by the Department of Agricultural Marketing.

The amount of deposits in the country’s non-bank financial institutions dropped by Tk 380 crore in the April-June quarter amid the outbreak of COVID-19.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is expected to green-light the move on Tuesday

Bangladesh is the world’s second-largest apparel producer after China, but its industry leaders say international retailers are either refraining from placing orders, delaying buying decisions or demanding steep price cuts