Dhaka, March 19 -- As the war in the Middle East prolongs, affecting Bangladesh's already weakened economic base, a number of development partners have come up with proposals to provide higher volumes... Read More
Dhaka, March 13 -- Normal trade-shipment disruptions due to the Middle East turmoil have sent airfreight rates flying in Bangladesh, tripling for Dhaka-to-Europe transportation and nearly doubling for... Read More
Dhaka, March 12 -- Any significant impact of the ongoing Middle East war on Bangladesh's economy is unlikely in shorter term, a finance division assessment concludes, but predicts a bite if the confli... Read More
Dhaka, March 3 -- Bangladesh's US deal to buy 14 aircraft from Boeing instead of France-based Airbus, which had vied long for the supply, upsets the European Union (EU) and the bloc seeks trade parity... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Bangladesh's reciprocal trade-tariff deal with the United States is bound with strings that bar it from signing any free-trade deal or preferential economic deal with "non-market" co... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- As operations at the Chittagong Port began in full swing on Monday morning after a bumpy week, there were 24 box ships at the jetties and outer anchorage, according to port data. So... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has instructed specialised banks to distribute loans according to their mandates after it was found that they were going beyond their authorised areas. ... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 5 -- A move advances to rope in 10 more entities having public shares to the stock market long starved of good stocks and facing frequent volatilities, officials say. Of the ten blue-chip... Read More