ADB to expedite project implementation
Business Desk :The Bangladesh government and Asian Development Bank (ADB) at a tripartite portfolio review meeting (TPRM) on Monday agreed actions to further accelerate implementation...
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BB asks banks to complete CMSME stimulus loan disbursement by June
Business Desk :Bangladesh Bank (BB) has instructed banks to speed up disbursement of stimulus funds among businesses in the Cottage, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise...
Stocks keep rising
Business Desk :Stocks extended the winning streak for the fourth straight session on Sunday as the buoyant investors continued to put fresh bets on lucrative...
Low prices of cigarettes hit revenue collection
Kamruzzaman Bablu :Not increasing of prices of the low-tier cigarettes is impacting revenue income and the government’s revenue collection it is also taking a big...
Nasim Manzur new LFMEAB president
Business Desk :Syed Nasim Manzur, Managing Director of Apex Footwear Ltd, has been elected as the new president of the Leathergoods and Footwear Manufacturers and...
Tipu Munshi stresses signing FTA with S Korea
Business Desk :Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi has laid emphasis on signing Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with South Korea in order to boost the trade and...
Oil refiners asked to mention unit price on supply orders
Business Desk :The Directorate of National Consumers Right Protection (DNCRP) has asked edible oil refiners to mention unit prices of soybean and palm oil in...
PM proposes formation of Int’l Seed Bank to avert food crisis
UNB, Dhaka :Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday proposed formation of an International Seed Bank to avert food crisis in future.She made the proposal when...
War, inflation threaten world economy
AFP, Paris :The world economy’s fragile recovery from the Covid-induced crisis is now threatened by Russia’s war in Ukraine and soaring commodity prices. Here are...
Deutsche Bank pulls out of Russia
AFP, Berlin :Germany’s biggest lender Deutsche Bank said it was following other international companies in shutting down its operations in Russia in protest of Moscow’s...