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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has programmed $5.9 billion firm and $5.2 billion standby project assistance for Bangladesh in 2021-2023, according to the new Country Operations Business Plan (COBP) for Bangladesh. “Given the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, we are enhancing our partnership with Bangladesh by adjusting program priorities to help …

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a US$100-million loan to help Bangladesh respond to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A freight water terminal located on the bank of Padma river near the site of Bangladesh’s first nuclear power plant project in Pabna’s Rooppur has gone fully operational.

Stocks witnessed an upward trend in early trading on Tuesday with the key index of the major bourse crossing 4800-mark as investors are active sector-wise issues.

State-run Petrobangla inked a deal with Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, or HSBC, on Tuesday to ensure payment of bills for imported LNG, or liquefied natural gas, in due time.

Bangladesh has urged US investors to set up Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing plants in Bangladesh to ensure its availability at lower cost for people of the country.

The revision of minimum wages for the workers employed in 11 industrial sectors has remained pending for years although more than five years have passed since the last wage revision in the sectors.

Laura is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane with 115 mile per hour (185 kph) winds before it strikes the coast near the Texas-Louisiana border early Thursday

UN chief António Guterres has everyone to promote sustainability and green growth in managing the shift towards a resilient, carbon-neutral tourism sector calling it “one of the world’s most important economic sectors”.

Ten most-traded stocks grabbed more than 27 per cent transactions on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) in the outgoing week while the pharma sector dominated the turnover board.