Merchant Bankers seek Tk 10,000cr to sustain capital markets
Staff Correspondent: The Bangladesh Merchant Bankers’ Association (BMBA) sought a special fund of Tk 10,000 crore to overcome liquidity crisis in the capital market.The BMBA has urged to provide fund assistance on easy terms through the…
Read More »Inflation rate highest in 17 months: BBS
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh’s economy faced 6.17% of inflation in February which is the highest in the last 17 months, The inflation rate is sharply 31 basis points higher than January inflation, according to a report of…
Read More »Govt to implement Tk 2,555cr project to boost capacity of its local bodies
Staff Correspondent: The government is going to undertake a Tk 2,555.25 crore big project to enhance the capacity of the urban local government bodies in their recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic alongside strengthening their preparedness in…
Read More »E-commerce firms must return consumers’ money by March 31: DG
Staff Correspondent: E-commerce firms must pay back their consumers’ money by March 31 next, else they will face legal actions, said Director General of the Directorate of National Consumers Right Protection AHM Shafiquzzaman yesterday. He made…
Read More »Bangladesh’s apparel shipment to Asian markets swells
Industry Desk: In the last two pandemic years, as transporting merchandise got difficult, Bangladesh’s apparel manufacturers started looking for their nearest destinations for export (and import) trade.In the Covid-19 pandemic time, Bangladesh’s exports to a number…
Read More »Country is now under cent percent electrification
PM to officially announce today Golam Mostafa Jibon: The present government is going to create a record by bringing the whole country under cent percent electrification. The Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expecting to officially announce…
Read More »High commodity prices, inflation to cause further inequality: CPD
Industry Desk: The struggles faced by the country’s poor and low-income group – which began with the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020 – have now worsened by the rampant rise of the prices of essentials commodities.The…
Read More »3-day public hearing beings today
Gas tariff hike proposal Staff Correspondent: A 3-day public hearing on the proposed gas tariff hike at retail level will begin today.Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) will hold the hearing at the BIAM Auditorium in the…
Read More »Strict nonstop monitoring can control commodity prices
Staff Correspondent: Experts have suggested that the government’s uninterrupted strict market monitoring both at wholesale and retail levels can contain the price hike of daily essentials, blaming the global pandemic and recent Russia-Ukraine war for rising…
Read More »Greek premier phones PM, praises her role in Bangladesh’s dev
Staff Correspondent: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis yesterday appreciated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her leadership in the impressive socio-economic development of Bangladesh.He made the appreciation in a 10-minute telephonic conversation with the Bangladesh premier beginning…
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