Nepal sees record forex reserves with reduced imports
Xinhua :Nepal reported the record high foreign exchange reserves in the last fiscal year 2019-20 that ended in mid-July as the country’s import slumped amid...
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Egypt’s blossoming trade in fragrant jasmine flowers
AFP, Shubra Beloula :At midnight, Eman Mehanna switches on her headlamp and begins her day’s work picking jasmine flowers, as their powerful fragrance wafts far...
Cement makers seek advance tax exemption
Economic Reporter :Cement manufacturers have made three proposals, including exemption of advance income tax (AIT), from final settlement to help survive the industry.The Bangladesh Cement...
Global tourism lost $320b in five months from virus: UN
The Associated Press :The tourism global industry has been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, with $320 billion lost in exports in the first five months...
Cucumber growers get bumper production
Fakirhat Correspondent :Growers achieved a bumper production of cucumber in Bagerhat district this season. At the same time cucumber is being sold in the district...
OPEC Fund approves $70m in loans to BD for COVID-19 response
The OPEC Fund for International Development or the OPEC Fund has provided a $70 million loan to Bangladesh to help fight the ongoing coronavirus crisis.The...
5000 lobster and shrimp farms washed away in Bagerhat
Bagerhat Correspondent :Some 5 thousand lobster and shrimp farms were washed away in Bagerhat district by the recent unprecedented heavy onrush of river water accompanied...
Kick-off meeting on BD-Japan joint economic dialogue held
Economic Reporter :A kick-off meeting on the 5th Bangladesh-Japan Public-Private Joint Economic Dialogue (PPED) was held virtually on Monday as part of taking preparations to...
