Budget documents to be available on websites
GB Today The budget documents for the next fiscal year (FY21) will be available on the website of the Finance…
Bangladesh
Proposed budget expected to gratify COVID-19 reality
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal is set to unveil tomorrow the proposed budget for 2020-2021 fiscal expected to…
ADB finances landmark pvt sector solar plant in Bangladesh
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $17.7 million financing package with Spectra Solar Park Limited (SSPL)…
Budget: TIB against allowing black money whitening
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Tuesday urged the government not to keep any provision of whitening of black…
WB forecasts 1.6pc growth for Bangladesh
The World Bank in its latest forecast has predicted that the GDP growth rate in Bangladesh will come…
DSE posts marginal gains 45
Country’s premier bourse, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) today closed trading posting marginal gain after a day as the…
Govt to develop AI-based tools, services to monitor mask use
The government has launched a two-month long lab programme to develop Artificial Intelligence (AI) based 10 products including…
Coronavirus: Bangladesh records highest 42 deaths in a day
2,743 more test positive as total cases rise to 65,769; death toll jumps to 888 UNB:Bangladesh on Sunday…
Bangladesh reports 2,635 new coronavirus cases, 35 deaths in 24 hrs
Total cases 63,026; death toll jumps to 846 UNB:The health authorities in Bangladesh on Saturday confirmed the detection…
Virtual hearings: 6,542 people granted bail in 5 days
A total of 6,542 people secured bail after their petitions were heard by virtual courts across the country…
Govt to implement SMP guidelines finally, GP to ‘pay toll’
SHAHED SIDDIQUE, Dhaka:The government is finally going to implement its Significant Market Power (SMP) guidelines after 16 months…
Bangladesh urges UK creating global supply chain fund
Bangladesh has urged the United Kingdom (UK) to create a ‘global supply chain sustainability fund’ for post-Covid socio-economic…
BGB gets high-speed interceptor vessels
The vessels are capable of carrying 33 soldiers and have a top speed of 101kph Border Guard Bangladesh…
Dhaka seeks deeper trade ties with Colombo
Bangladesh High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Riaz Hamidullah met Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees on Tuesday…
Inflation declines to 5.35pc in May
The general point to point inflation rate declined to 5.35 percentage point in May from 5.96 percentage point…
Country receives $1,503.40m remittance in May
Expatriate Bangladeshis sent around US$ 1,503.40 million remittance during the month of May in the fiscal 2019-20, according…
ECNEC approves 10 projects involving Tk 16,276cr
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved 10 projects involving Taka 16,276.03 crore, including…
Post offices to deliver seasonal fruits without charging farmers
The Postal Department of the country on Tuesday started using their vast transport network to deliver mango and…
ADB expands Trade Finance Program to support private sector in Bangladesh
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has expanded the Trade Finance Program (TFP) to support private sector in Bangladesh…
RMG Sustainability Council formed to carry on work of Accord
Readymade garments Industry brands, manufacturers and unions have joined together to launch the RMG Sustainability Council (RSC) in…