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Dhaka, Monday


03 February 2025


Bangladesh eyes mutual benefit from FTA with China: Titu

Bangladesh eyes mutual benefit from FTA with China: Titu

State Minister for Commerce Ahasanul Islam Titu has said Bangladesh is keen to ensure mutual benefits after signing of free trade agreement (FTA) with China

01:14 4 June 2024

Stocks witness flat

Stocks witness flat

Stock markets on Monday finished the session of the week flat as the major indices of the both Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges showed no significant rise amid lower activities of large-cap securities

01:09 4 June 2024

General point to point inflation increases slightly to 9.89% in May

General point to point inflation increases slightly to 9.89% in May

The general point to point inflation rate in May has slightly increased to 9.89 percent due to the continuous increase in food inflation

01:07 4 June 2024

BB hands over Digital Bank licence to Nagad

BB hands over Digital Bank licence to Nagad

The Bangladesh Bank has granted the final Digital Bank license to Nagad, paving the way for commencing operations as the country`s first full-fledged digital bank

01:04 4 June 2024

BEA proposes Tk 11,95,486cr alternate budget

BEA proposes Tk 11,95,486cr alternate budget

The Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA) on Monday proposed a Taka 11,95,486 crore alternate national budget for the next fiscal year (FY25)

00:38 4 June 2024

Bangladesh-China FTA to help alleviate inflation in Dhaka: envoy

Bangladesh-China FTA to help alleviate inflation in Dhaka: envoy

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yeo Wen has said the under discussion free trade agreement (FTA) between Dhaka and Beijing will help reduce inflation in Bangladesh drecasing tariff of goods imported from China as the deal will lead to a decline in import prices

12:22 3 June 2024

Nagad to disburse PM’s education assistance

Nagad to disburse PM’s education assistance

From now on, Nagad will be the only mobile financial service provider disbursing allowances from the Prime Minister’s Education Assistance Trust

12:19 3 June 2024

OPEC+ anxious to maintain unity as some members head to Riyadh

OPEC+ anxious to maintain unity as some members head to Riyadh

The OPEC+ group of oil-producing nations meet on Sunday to debate their output policy, with an extension of current production cuts likely as geopolitical and economic challenges cloud the market

00:53 3 June 2024

One currency, one charger: How the EU changed life for consumers

One currency, one charger: How the EU changed life for consumers

With Europeans heading to the polls on June 9 for the EU-wide parliament elections, AFP takes a look at how the bloc has changed life for consumers

00:50 3 June 2024

Saied Mahmud Zubayer appointed as Global Council of CGIA Institute member

Saied Mahmud Zubayer appointed as Global Council of CGIA Institute member

Saied Mahmud Zubayer, Head of Issue Marketing, Promotion and Debt Market Development, Dhaka Stock Exchange PLC, has been appointed as a member of the Global Council of CGIA Institute, USA

00:42 3 June 2024

Sri Lankan procurement team in city to learn about e-GP

Sri Lankan procurement team in city to learn about e-GP

A seven-member delegation from Sri Lanka, focusing on public procurement, commenced a three-day experience-sharing visit to Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA) starting from Sunday

00:38 3 June 2024

DCCI urges UK to import more from Bangladesh

DCCI urges UK to import more from Bangladesh

Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) on Sunday urged the United Kingdom (UK) to import more from Bangladesh

00:34 3 June 2024

IMO secretary general visits Ctg Port

IMO secretary general visits Ctg Port

International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary General Arsenio Antonio Dominguez Velasco on Sunday visited Chattogram port

00:31 3 June 2024

Govt plans to sell TCB commodities through permanent shops: Ahsanul

Govt plans to sell TCB commodities through permanent shops: Ahsanul

State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu on Sunday said that efforts are on to sell products of the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) among the common people through setting up permanent shops in the next fiscal year (FY25)

00:26 3 June 2024

Remittance inflow sees 32% growth ahead of Eid

Remittance inflow sees 32% growth ahead of Eid

Expatriate Bangladeshis sent $2.25 billion remittances in May, 2024 which was 32.35 percent higher than the corresponding month of the previous year

00:15 3 June 2024

Macroeconomic framework for FY25 should focus on curbing inflation: CPD

Macroeconomic framework for FY25 should focus on curbing inflation: CPD

The Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD) on Sunday observed that the macroeconomic framework for the upcoming fiscal year (FY2025) should continue to focus on curbing inflation and stabilising the exchange rate

18:30 2 June 2024

Bangladesh to work with those countries helping advancement: PM

Bangladesh to work with those countries helping advancement: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Bangladesh would rather work with those countries which will help in Dhaka`s journey towards development and prosperity not taking into consideration who engages in war with whom

18:24 2 June 2024

Hazrat Ali in Bogura awarded Tk10 lakh cashback on Marcel fridge purchase

Hazrat Ali in Bogura awarded Tk10 lakh cashback on Marcel fridge purchase

Hazrat Ali from Dupchanchia Upazilla of Bogura district was awarded Tk10 lakh cashback after he purchased a Marcel brand refrigerator. He got the benefit under the local brand`s ongoing Digital Campaign Season-20

01:49 2 June 2024

FM calls for coordinated efforts to resolve Rohingya crisis

FM calls for coordinated efforts to resolve Rohingya crisis

Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud has called for addressing the ongoing conflict in Rakhine state and taking a coordinated international action to repatriate Rohingyas to Myanmar from Bangladesh

01:41 2 June 2024

Bangladesh needs $876bn to implement climate action plans: Saber

Bangladesh needs $876bn to implement climate action plans: Saber

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury on Saturday said Bangladesh needs $ 876 billion to implement its ambitious climate action plans and that is why international cooperation is crucial in this regard

01:36 2 June 2024

China making youth unemployment a ’top priority’

China making youth unemployment a ’top priority’

At a job fair for soon-to-be graduates in central Shanghai, recruiters sat bored under washed-out tarpaulins as rain and an apparent lack of interest kept potential young employees away

01:29 2 June 2024

Ukraine gets draft approval for $2.2bn IMF payout

Ukraine gets draft approval for $2.2bn IMF payout

Ukraine is set to receive a $2.2 billion payout from the IMF after successfully meeting the terms of an existing loan program, the Washington-based financial institution said Friday at the end of a five-day staff mission to the country

01:15 2 June 2024

Boosting milk production, consumption important to prevent malnutrition

Boosting milk production, consumption important to prevent malnutrition

Livestock experts at a discussion unequivocally called for boosting milk production and its consumption to eradicate the malnutrition problems for building a healthy society and the nation as a whole

01:11 2 June 2024

BGMEA seeks policy support, pushes for making tax at source at 0.50%

BGMEA seeks policy support, pushes for making tax at source at 0.50%

The country`s apparel manufacturers and exporters today sought policy support from the government in the ensuing budget for the next fiscal year (FY25), including making effective the tax at source at the previous 0.50 percent instead of 1 percent against exports and thus keeping it intact for next five years

01:01 2 June 2024