Dhaka, May 6 -- Rising interest payments on government borrowings swallow a huge sum of Tk 712.53 billion during July-December of this fiscal year, in a 22-percent annualised increase. A latest repor... Read More
Dhaka, May 3 -- The United States has overtaken India as Bangladesh's second-largest trading partner in January, driven by a surge in imports from the world's largest economy. While China continues t... Read More
Dhaka, April 17 -- Bangladesh's large-scale manufacturing sector sees some rebound with its return onto growth trajectory in January after a tumble last December, signifying tentative recovery in the ... Read More
Dhaka, March 8 -- The ongoing devastating conflicts in the Middle East could put fresh pressures on Bangladesh's foreign-exchange reserves as fallouts from spikes in global prices of liquefied natural... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- Bangladesh's economy is expected to grow by 4.5 per cent this fiscal year, a little below earlier projections by Oxford Economics, as it believes the second-quarter growth ending Dec... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 23 -- Bangladesh's general election has reduced near-term political and policy uncertainty in a turnaround that could support improvements in macroeconomic stability, says Fitch Ratings in... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- A key floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal operated by US-based Excelerate Energy will suspend regasified fuel supply for 48 hours from February 23 to February 25 to carry o... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- The government has moved to give the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) 'search and seizing' powers in a bid to curb fraudulence, malpractice and irregularities in... Read More