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Bangladesh, Turkey seek to advance FTA talks

Bangladesh, Oct. 6 -- Commerce, Textiles and Jute and Industries Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Monday stressed the need to advance negotiations on a proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Tur... Read More


Professional bodies call for stronger financial reporting to build investor confidence

Bangladesh, Oct. 6 -- Five leading professional bodies have joined forces to strengthen investor confidence and promote transparency, good governance and risk management in Bangladesh's capital market... Read More


MG S9 debuts as the largest 7-seater PHEV SUV

Bangladesh, Oct. 4 -- MG Bangladesh has launched the all-new MG S9 PHEV, introducing what the company describes as the country's largest seven-seater plug-in hybrid SUV. Powered by a 1.5-litre turboc... Read More


'Productivity key for sustainable economy'

Bangladesh, Oct. 2 -- Industries Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Thurday asserted that boosting national productivity across manufacturing, services, and public administration is indispensable fo... Read More


BB to unveil first-ever quarterly monetary policy today

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- Bangladesh Bank (BB) announces its first-ever quarterly Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) today replacing the existing six-month monetary policy cycle making monetary policy more... Read More


Ecnec clears Tk 1,276cr WB-funded project to overhaul banking sector

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved a comprehensive Tk 1,276 crore project designed to strengthen banking-sector supervision, r... Read More


BB eases int'l card payments for foreign airline tickets

Bangladesh, Sept. 29 -- Bangladesh Bank (BB) has expanded the scope for international card payments for air tickets purchased from foreign airlines, allowing eligible transactions to be settled throug... Read More


NRB Bank signs 3 participation deals with BB

Bangladesh, Sept. 23 -- NRB Bank PLC has signed three participation agreements with the Sustainable Finance Department of Bangladesh Bank under the "BDT 3,000 crore Refinance Scheme for Export Diversi... Read More


4 Top trade bodies seek zonal gas rationing to avert factory shutdowns

Bangladesh, Sept. 18 -- Four major trade associations representing Bangladesh's multi-billion-dollar textile and garment export sector have submitted a joint petition to state-owned Gas Transmission C... Read More


Spouse to receive pension until age 80 after pensioner's death

Bangladesh, Sept. 18 -- The National Pension Authority has decided to extend the period for pension payments to a nominee after the death of a pensioner from 75 years to 80 years, with a view to makin... Read More