The volume of foreign currencies held by the country’s commercial banks hit a 14-month low in April due to increased demand, driven by a severe shortage of dollars. The gross
Inside his Abu Dhabi gastro pub, Chad McGehee inspects shiny steel tanks fermenting a special brew: the first beer made in the conservative Arab Gulf, where alcohol has long been
The price of broiler chickens witnessed a further rise on the kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka by up to Tk 20 over the past two weeks, which caused lower-income
Measures for decent employment in the upcoming budget received the highest response among 14 areas in an online survey made by the Citizen’s Platform for SDGs Bangladesh. About 21 per
Donors and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have agreed to a replenishment of $5 billion for ADB’s Asian Development Fund (ADF) 14 and Technical Assistance Special Fund (TASF) 8. The
The fiscal space of the country is declining due to rising interest payments, said Ahsan H Mansur, executive director of Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh, on Tuesday. In the keynote
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $121.55 million financing package with Dynamic Sun Energy Private Limited to build and operate a 100-megawatt (MW) grid-connected solar photovoltaic power plant in Pabna, Bangladesh.The plant
China expressed its keenness to import mango from Bangladesh this year, said Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen. The Chinese ambassador came up with the information while talking to the
Bangladesh’s bourses—the Dhaka Stock Exchange and the Chittagong Stock Exchange – on Thursday plunged due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock
The Bangladesh Bank sold $11.67 billion from its foreign exchange reserves to banks in less than 10 months amid a severe dollar crisis faced by the country’s banks. According to