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Over 60pc Bangladeshis lost jobs to Covid in March-April 2020: Survey

A survey found that 61.57 per cent people had lost their jobs in March and April last year, due to adverse economic impact of the Covid-19 lockdown. Only 15 per cent of these people returned to their jobs by one...

Tk 6.0-trillion budget to be placed in parliament on June 3

The government is expected to place a Tk. 6.0 trillion...

Bangladesh to prepare action plan on post-LDC challenges within a month

Bangladesh is going to prepare an action plan within one...

Economists, business leaders call for framing virus-centric budget

Economists and business leaders on Tuesday unequivocally criticised the existing...

NBR to settle 30,000 'short shipments' thru' Asycuda

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided to settle...

India disburses only 12pc of pledged credit so far

India has disbursed only US$895 million worth of assistance in...

Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserve crosses $45b mark

Bangladesh's foreign exchange (forex) reserve crossed US$45 billion-mark for the...

Corn crop brings prosperity in northern region

The people of Shaniazan union, in northern Bangladesh, still remember...

Remittance rules relaxed for e-CAB members

The central bank has allowed banks to provide remittance facilities...

Bangladesh's business confidence shattered by Covid surge: Survey

Industries are again worried about their future as business activities...

68pc of businesses yet to receive any stimulus, says SANEM

Insufficient allocation, lengthy procedure, difficulty in bank-related services, and lack...

Export earnings reach $3.13b in April

The single month export earnings in April, 2021 grew by...

Remittance inflow witnesses 39pc growth in 10 months

Expatriate Bangladeshis sent $20,672 million in remittance during the first...

Dhaka, Delhi need much stronger framework for future economic ties, says Debapriya

Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Dr...

Government unlikely to meet bank borrowing target this fiscal

The government's bank borrowing target is unlikely to be achieved...

Bangladesh's fiscal space, deficit set to take a hit

The ongoing 'lockdown', enforced to curb Covid infections and fatalities,...

'Bangladesh has to make doing business easy'

CHATTOGRAM: After its United Nations status graduation in 2026, Bangladesh...

Small businesses count on next budget to stay afloat

Hit hard by the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic,...

Govt’s 7.4pc growth projection ‘highly optimistic’, says CPD

A leading think-tank today (Thursday) terms the government’s forecast that...

22-member high powered body formed to tackle LDC graduation challenges

The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has formed a high-powered committee...

Tk 12.93b sought for paying tax for widening 54km road

The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has sought to spend...

GDP growth to pick up on stimulus, says ADB

Bangladesh, which weathered the pandemic better than most economies in...

Tax revenue soars 22.65pc in March

Tax revenue collection in the month of March registered a...

Pandemic-induced boom in e-commerce adds jobs in Bangladesh

A boost in e-commerce business fuelled by the trend of...

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