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DHAKA : Speakers on Monday (26 May) make a call for accelerating institutional reforms and private investment in the economic corridor to unlock the growth potential of the country, according to a press release. They stressed the urgency of advancing...

DHAKA : Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed today said Bangladesh is committed to strengthen governance in public investment by ensuring efficiency, transparency, and accountability of financial services. "The foundation of sustainable development rests on three pillars: accountability, transparency, and ethical...

DHAKA : Bangladesh will seek one billion US dollar soft loan from Japan during the upcoming official visit of Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus to Tokyo, scheduled for May 28-31. "The main focus of this visit is budgetary support,"...

DHAKA : Ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Azha, the government today fixed the prices of the salt-applied rawhides of cows at Tk 60 to Tk 65 per square foot in the city and Tk 55 to Tk 60 per square...

DHAKA : Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Ahsan H Mansur today announced that the government is set to introduce new currency notes ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, with designs emphasizing national heritage rather than portraits. "New Tk1,000, Tk 50 and Tk 20 banknotes...

DHAKA : Labour and Employment Adviser Brigadier General M Sakhawat Hussain (retd) has asked the owners of the Ready Made Garment (RMG) factories to pay all dues of the workers by May 28. “Otherwise, the owners the factories must go...

DHAKA : Bangladesh is going to export mango to China for the first time on May 28 next, Agriculture Secretary Dr Mohammad Emdad Ullah Mian said here today. He revealed this information at a press briefing at the Foreign Service...

DHAKA : Commerce Adviser Sk. Bashir Uddin today said that the base on the capacity of the country's various institutions has been broken over the last 15 years, both in the public and private sectors. "The development in the local industry was...

DHAKA : Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur has said it is quite possible to freeze the money and assets laundered abroad from Bangladesh within a year if the process can be expedited. "Generally four to five years are required...

DHAKA, May 18, 2025 (BSS) - The National Economic Council (NEC) today approved an Annual Development Programme (ADP) outlay of Tk 2,30,000 crore for the next fiscal year (FY26) keeping highest allocation in the transport and communication sector. NEC Chairperson and...