Fri, 22 Nov 2024, 03:57 pm
Economy

Bangladesh receives $2.4 billion in remittance in Sept

Remittance inflow to Bangladesh soared by more than 80 per cent in September compared with that in the same month of the previous year, as expatriates sent more money through

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Apparel exports to EU drop by 4.84pc in Jan-July

Bangladesh’s apparel exports to the European Union in the first seven months, or January-July period, of 2024 declined by 4.84 per cent, which was slightly better than the overall decline

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ADB cuts growth forecast to 5.1pc

The Asian Development Bank has slashed its economic growth forecast for Bangladesh to 5.1 per cent for the fiscal year 2024-25, citing political unrest, supply chain disruptions, and recent severe

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Govt should revise rules to safeguard banks: BAB chair

To safeguard the banking sector from exploitation in the future, the government, in collaboration with bank owners, should revise existing regulations that were crafted to disproportionately benefit a select group

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Minimum wages for non-RMG export sector workers poor

Workers in different export sectors except readymade garments in the country earn minimum wages ranging from Tk 6,700 to Tk 8,050, a level that labour rights advocates deem inadequate and insufficient to

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Asian tourism industry seeks to unlock regional connectivity

Major tourist destinations of Asia – Maldives, China, Sri Lanka and Bhutan – have made special offers for Bangladeshi tourists at a fair in Dhaka organised to open up a

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Bangladesh expects budget support from World Bank this year: Salehuddin

Bangladesh is anticipating budget support from the World Bank before the year ends, according to Finance and Commerce Adviser Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed. The adviser made this announcement following a meeting

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Bangladesh decentralised lots of supply chains, says WTO DG

Director-General of the World Trade Organisation Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said that Bangladesh was a country which had decentralised lots of supply chains as they had created an environment by building tech

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Hafizur Rahman appointed as administrator of FBCCI

The government has appointed Md Hafizur Rahman, a member of Bangladesh Competition Commission and also a former additional secretary, as the administrator of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce

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Banks’ deposits, loans dip in July

Bank deposits and loan disbursements dropped in July. Bangladesh Bank data showed that deposits fell by Tk 8,197 crore, reaching Tk 17,34,026 crore in July (excluding interbank and government deposits),

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