The interim government must devise a two-year mid-term plan on how to steer the economy in addition to an assessment of the past months and a short-term plan for the upcoming six months, said Debapriya Bhattacharya, the chair of the white paper committee.

The narrative of economic development that the ousted Awami League (AL) government tried to establish perhaps ended up being a delusion even to the wirepullers, according to the white paper on the state of the economy.

Bangladesh has an oversupply of tertiary graduates and the unemployment rate among the educated youth has grown 2.5 times since 2010 as they are ‘incompatible’ with the structure of the industries and the economy, according to the white paper on the state of the economy.

Bangladesh ranks among the countries with the highest income disparities globally, but there is another problem way worse than that: wealth inequality, which means a minuscule portion of the population owns a disproportionate amount of wealth compared to the majority.

Each of them was appointed on a contractual basis for the next three years from the date of joining on condition of renouncing work and relations with all other institutions and organisations, the ministry circular mentioned.

According to the white paper on the state of the economy

The chief adviser became the first head of state to preside over a meeting of the KEPZ governing body in nine years

The composite textile manufacturing facility is expected to generate 1,505 jobs

Says, turned Bangladesh from crony capitalism to kleptocracy

White paper panel says turned Bangladesh from crony capitalism to kleptocracy

DSEX gains 27.77 points as of 11:10 am

Janata Bank filed a case against the industrial conglomerate S Alam Group with the Chattogram Money Loan Court on Sunday over defaulted loans amounting to Tk 1,964 crore..Chattogram Money Loan Court Magistrate Mujahidur Rahman issued an embargo on the transfer of about 7.43 crore shares of

The maximum amount of interest that banks can charge on credit cards has been hiked to 25 percent from 20 percent in tune with changes in the policy interest rate and increase in lenders’ cost for fund mobilisation.

Modern society is navigating through unprecedent, rapid technological advancements. While the fourth industrial revolution is spearheading the changes in the industry using newer technologies, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force across industries.

A spike in the already-increasing debt servicing burden is imminent as the country’s debt to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio remains far from growth-reducing thresholds, according to the white paper on the state of the economy.

No less than $3 billion changed hands as kickbacks in awarding power plant projects during Sheikh Hasina’s autocratic rule, according to a white paper on the state of the economy.

Seven mega projects taken up by the previous government cost Bangladesh Tk 80,569 crore more than initial estimates due to escalating cost and time overruns, according to the final draft of the white paper on the state of the economy.

Bangladesh’s economic growth has been overstated since 1995 and the practice of making inflated estimates rose after the fiscal year 2012-13, according to the findings of the white paper panel..It said Bangladesh was seen as one of the fastest-growing economies but its growth became a “par

However, the final draft of the white paper on the state of economy did not disclose the names of the lenders

However, November’s inflow of $2.2 billion was 8.16% lower than the previous month