The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will extend a $600 million loan to Bangladesh to help the country strengthen its economic management and establish a transparent and accountable regulatory environment for private sector development.

The interim government of Bangladesh will procure 50,000 tonnes of rice from India to address the depletion of the country’s food stocks and thereby meet consumer demand for the cereal grain amid ongoing inflationary pressure..The rice will be used to supply state-sponsored food distributi

A high-level taskforce will work with Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) to formulate a roadmap for the development of a semiconductor sector, focusing on testing, assembly and scaling up capabilities. .The decision was taken at a meeting titled “Semiconductors – A New Fro

The Iranian currency extended its fall on Saturday, hitting a new all-time low against the US dollar amid uncertainties about Donald Trump's imminent arrival in the White House and tensions with the West over Tehran's nuclear programme..The rial plunged to 756,000 to the dollar on the unof

Bangladesh may grow 3.8% in FY25, not 4.5% in FY25, the lender says

The previous price of 22-carat gold was Tk 138,498 a bhori

IMF agreed to Bangladesh’s request to extend the loan amount, now it stands at $5.3 billion

The Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum (BIGF) is the Bangladesh chapter of the Internet Governance Forum

The previous government, led by Sheikh Hasina, ignored repeated warnings from experts on various economic issues in Bangladesh, according to Mohammed Farashuddin, a former governor of the country’s central bank..“The Hasina administration did not heed warnings from economists on the lack o

The leading chamber also re-elected its senior vice president and vice president

The NBR extends 5% VAT benefit until March 31 next year

Bangladesh Poultry Association (BPA) has threatened to halt production of broiler chickens and eggs from January 1 if the interim government failed to address their demands, including curbing the influence of alleged corporate syndicates..Corporate entities are increasingly monopolising an

New 17-member panel will work to produce globally-accepted data

Stocks in Bangladesh rebounded yesterday after lacklustre earnings disclosures from many listed companies for the first quarter of the fiscal year had seen the market trend down over the previous week. The DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), rose 73.43 points, or 1

Power Grid Bangladesh PLC will implement the project

The earlier age limit was 30

The lone hard rock mining company under Petrobangla is now even selling its produce at Tk 500 lower than production cost

The leading trade body also gets new senior vice president and vice president

The prices of major garment items exported to the US declined year-on-year in the January­-October period this year as American consumers are yet to recover from heightened inflationary pressures..During the 10 months, the price of men’s cotton woven trousers declined by 7.7 percent, accor

The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange dropped 91 points in a week