Budget: TIB against allowing black money whitening
GB Today Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Tuesday urged the government not to keep any provision of whitening of black…
Economics
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…
Pandemic drives broadest economic collapse in 150 years: World Bank
The coronavirus pandemic inflicted a “swift and massive shock” that has caused the broadest collapse of the global…
Foreign currency reserve, annual remittances hit record highs
The foreign currency reserve and inward remittances hit new highs in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. For…
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…
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…
Remittance declines 14% in May, up 38% from April proceeds
GB Today The inflow of remittance in May rose by 38.34% from the previous month, as expatriate Bangladeshis sent $1.08…
Bangladesh bags $791.3m from jute export in ten months
The export earnings from jute and jute goods is also 17% higher than the target set by the…
Budget should strengthen health, social security sectors; Economists
Country’s prominent economists and experts have said that the next national budget should focus on ensuring survival of…
Bourses tumble amid Corona fear
Country’s both the bourses -Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) plummeted today amid the fear…