In the first five months of the fiscal year 2022–23, Bangladesh's trade deficit decreased by six percent year on year to $11.79 billion -- a development that is likely to relieve pressure on the country's foreign exchange reserves.
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming has said Bangladesh should never worry about bad debt or the so-called debt trap.
The government has to spend more than 40,000 crore to bring Payra Sea Port in Patuakhali and Barishal under the rail network, a study says.
The World Bank has approved $600 million for two projects in Bangladesh to help over 1.75 million poor and vulnerable people.
The Anti-Corruption Commission has formed a three-member committee for an enquiry into the illegal wealth of Hefajat-e-Islam leaders.
Amid the risks of a delayed Rohingya repatriation over coronavirus and unrest in Myanmar, donors yesterday pledged $340m for the Rohingyas and host community in Cox’s Bazar for 2021.
Amid the general economic gloom caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Bangladesh’s per capita gross national income jumped by more than 9 percent to $2,227 in the current fiscal year from $2,024 in 2019-20.
The road, transport and bridges ministry has stepped back from its decision to start collecting toll from vehicles using the Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway from July this year, as structures required for it are yet to be readied.
A mobile court yesterday jailed four loaders for one year each for stealing US$ 4,000 from a passenger's luggage at the capital's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
An alleged robber was killed in a 'gunfight' between his cohorts and Detective Branch (DB) of police on Jessore-
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested an alleged arms trader with two pistols, four magazines and 14 bullets in Kanthalpara Jakherbagan...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Bangladesh government yesterday signed a loan agreement for $185 million for improving secondary education system and building the foundation for developing a skilled labour force.
Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Ltd (BSCCL) will start exporting bandwidth – 10 gigabits per second – to Indian state of Tripura form December 1.
Former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar has been taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital for medical checkup.
South Korea will provide a loan of US$350 million between 2015 and 2017 for infrastructure development in
The Asian Development Bank and the Government of Bangladesh yesterday signed a letter of agreement for $1 million
Police in separate drives arrested two people with 2,000 Yaba tablets in two upazilas of the district early yesterday. On
A listed criminal was killed allegedly by an unidentified gang in Gohatta area under Sonargaon upazila of the district on Wednesday. The
