The country’s tax-to-GDP ratio fell sharply in the past decade as revenue generation could not keep pace with average economic growth of six per cent. Economists blamed the lower-than-expected performance
The Centre for Policy Dialogue on Sunday, based on research of living expenses, recommended minimum wage of Tk 17,568, at the entry level, for export-oriented apparel industries. Currently, the minimum wage
The nuclear fuel hand over ceremony (graduation ceremony) for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant will be held at the plant site in Pabna on Thursday as Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina
The volume of non-performing loans in Bangladesh’s banking sector increased by nearly Tk 24,419 crore in just three months to hit a record Tk 1,56,039 crore by the end of
When Indian entrepreneur Awais Ahmed founded his satellite startup in Bangalore in 2019, his country was still a year away from opening the space industry to the private sector. “When we
The interest rate on loans from banks in October has been set at 10.20 per cent as per Bangladesh Bank’s formula. The method, based on which the interest rate is
Japan will provide 2,17,556 million Japanese Yen (approximately $1,500 million) more in seventh tranche under the 44th Japanese Loan Package (2nd batch) for the Matarbari Ultra Super Critical Coal-Fired Power
Bangladesh Bank decided not to bring major changes in the US dollar exchange rate before the upcoming national election. The central bank’s Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder informed of this decision
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Bangladesh, Essa bin Yousef Al Duhailan, has said that Bangladesh is an emerging economic power in Southeast Asia, and Saudi Arabia is
The UK is set to backtrack on policies aimed at achieving net zero emissions by 2050, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suggested on Tuesday, setting up a possible rift in his