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Govt signs $24.70m grant agreement with ILO

Dhaka, March 13 -- The Economic Relations Division (ERD) on Tuesday signed a grant agreement worth $24.70 million with the International Labour Organization (ILO) to advance decent work in Bangladesh.... Read More


Diesel supplier Numaligarh Refinery opens Dhaka liaison office

Dhaka, March 13 -- Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma has inaugurated the liaison office of Numaligarh Refinery Limited in Dhaka on Monday as the energy cooperation grows between Indi... Read More


Forex reserves slip below $20b after ACU payment

Dhaka, March 11 -- Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves fell below $20 billion after clearing the import bills of $1.29 billion with the Asian Clearing Union (ACU). The ACU payments for January and... Read More


TCB, Russia's Prodintorg sign MoU to import essential items

Dhaka, March 11 -- The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) and the JSC Foreign Economic Corporation 'Prodintorg' under the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia on Sunday signed a Memorandum... Read More


'Glitch' causes DSE site to show 98pc fall

Dhaka, March 11 -- A suspected technical glitch has caused the Dhaka Stock Exchange website to show an unprecedented 98 per cent fall in its key index. After daylong confusion, the DSE on Sunday even... Read More


'Next budget will be encouraging for private sector'

Dhaka, March 11 -- Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali Sunday said that the upcoming national budget would be encouraging for the private sector and hoped that the economic growth momentum would ... Read More


Govt to achieve export target of Tk15, 000cr in fisheries sector

Dhaka, March 11 -- Fisheries and Livestock Minister Md Abdur Rahman on Sunday laid emphasis on providing more efforts to achieve the export target of Taka 15,000 crore in the fisheries sector. "Bangl... Read More


Trillion-dollar investment needed in logistics to turn Bangladesh developed nation

Dhaka, March 11 -- Bangladesh requires an investment of $245 billion in the logistics infrastructure sector by 2030 and $1 trillion by 2041 in order to become a developed nation, said the Dhaka Chambe... Read More


UAE wants partnership with Bangladesh

Dhaka, March 10 -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has expressed its keen interest in transforming its bilateral ties with Bangladesh into a partnership. UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed... Read More


REHAB's new committee takes charge

Dhaka, March 10 -- The newly elected office bearers of the Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) took charge for the next two years at a function in the capital on Saturday. The n... Read More