The interim government of Bangladesh will likely revise the country’s projection of gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 5.25 percent from 6.75 percent for the current fiscal year of 2024-25..This issue was discussed at a fiscal coordination council meeting chaired by Finance Adviser Sal

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) yesterday repealed a directive it had passed in 2021 restricting small and medium-sized internet service providers (ISPs) from installing cache servers for their network..This policy reversal is expected to enhance internet spee

The indices of the stock market in Bangladesh rose yesterday after falling for two consecutive trading days as investors poured funds on low-priced shares to pocket short-term gains amid price swings..The rise was led by an increase in share prices of companies like Islami Bank Bangladesh,

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

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

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

Earlier, industries could import capital machinery under a 360-day usance term

The steel manufacturer posts higher cash collections as well 

The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) has recommended that the government reduce import taxes on sunflower oil and canola or rapeseed oil to offer a greater range of cooking oils in the markets..At present, crude sunflower oil importers are required to pay a total of 31 percent

Power crises are also making things extremely difficult, they say at DCCI conference

Germany will provide around €180.81 million (approximately Tk 2,265 crore) for bilateral development cooperation projects in Bangladesh that focus on a number of mutually agreed core areas..Of the total support, €45.8 million will be in the form of technical cooperation and the rest in the

Major indices of the stock market in Bangladesh fell yesterday on gaining for two days as investors opted for caution in their trades amidst political and economic uncertainties..The last few days were downbeat for investors and the market centring Bangladesh’s foreign credit rating being

National Bank has been able to recover about Tk 900 crore of defaulted loans as of October and initiatives are underway to recover another Tk 400 crore by this year, said its chairman, Abdul Awal Mintoo, yesterday. .He was addressing a press conference at its head office in the capital’s

45.8 million euro will come as technical cooperation and 135 million euro as financial support

The banks are: FSIBL, SIBL, Exim, National, Union and Global Islami

Bangladesh’s future depends on creating a knowledge-driven economy, and new businesses require a supportive environment to succeed alongside funding, which can come in the form of venture capital and private equity, said speakers at a discussion recently..Venture capital is a type of finan

Bangladesh's overall exports to the European Union (EU) may fall by as much as 20 percent due to the combined impacts of the nation’s graduation from least developed country (LDC) status and the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), according to a study..Mohammad Abdur Razzaque, chairma