Major economic data provided by the government is detached from reality, leading to flawed policies, experts said yesterday..They made the comments after the Bangladesh Bank (BB) corrected anomalies in export figures, bringing down the shipment by nearly $14 billion in the July-April period of the just-concluded fiscal year.

The amount hit $2.9 billion in the January-May period

The primary textile sector will lose competitiveness in global arena, says BTMA president

The disclosure came nearly four months after the HC approved the amalgamation

The power, energy and mineral resources ministry has prepared a proposal focusing on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s upcoming visit to Beijing suggesting seven projects worth $1 billion that could be financed by China..Replying to a query at a press conference in Bangladesh Secretariat yest

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Marine fisheries can be a major component to reaping the rewards from Bangladesh’s largely untapped blue economy as they already account for 52 percent of animal-based protein in Bangladesh, said an expert yesterday..The country ranked third in producing fish from inland water-bodies, behi

There is a common allegation that the actual implementation costs of government projects inevitably exceed the estimated costs due to a number of reasons, including time extensions and unnecessary expenditures..However, the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) of the Mi

Linde Bangladesh Ltd has sold its welding electrode business to ESAB Group, an American-Swedish industrial company, said the company today.

The exhibition will be the first of its in Bangladesh

Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd’s share price rose from INR 2,099 on June 28 to INR 2,473.95 as of today

The power and energy sector has been suffering from inconsistencies and inefficiencies due to a lack of a cohesive policy framework and arbitrary decision-making, experts said at a webinar yesterday..They also called for steps like a comprehensive and coordinated policy that integrates the

Asian Automotive Ltd, the official distributor of Pirelli tires in Bangladesh, recently organised its first “Dealer Meetup” in a bid to strengthen the relationship between the company and its network of dealers..Dewan Shajedur Rahman, managing director and chairman of the automotive compan

Experts discuss the use of cement sheets in the agriculture sector at ERF, BCSMA event

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s four-day China visit begins on July 8

The port handled 31.69 lakh TEUs of containers in FY24, up from 30.07 lakh TEUs the previous fiscal

It hit $2.54 in June this year, up from $2.19 billion in the same month last year

Enhanced monitoring to prevent false declaration paid off, customs officials say

From FY25 beginning today, the maximum rate of export incentive has been set at 10% and the minimum at 0.3%

The previously fixed 360-day usance period ended today