The South Korean firm Korea Expressway Corporation (KEC) will collect the toll from Dhaka-Mawa Expressway which was named “Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Highway”.The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) in a meeting …
Japan backtracked from funding the Matarbari-2 coal-fired power plant after consulting Bangladesh, State Minister Nasrul Hamid said.”To cut its carbon footprint, the Japanese government made the decision a year ago following a discussion with the Bangl…
Renowned economist and president of Global Economist Forum Dr Enayet Karim has been appointed as President of Global Development Bank (GDB) for five years.The GDB is a development financial agency for emergency currency support, green tech projects fin…
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday approved a $41.4 million grant to help improve infrastructure and manage the basic needs of displaced persons from Myanmar sheltered in Cox’s Bazar district in Bangladesh.The grant forms the second phase of…
The Foreign Investor’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has expressed some concerns about the proposed national budget for the fiscal year 2022-23 along with its probable implication for the business and foreign investments in Bangladesh.At a m…
Bangladesh has seen an increase in the number of millionaires during the Covid-19 period, according to Bangladesh Bank’s updated data.The data, made available to UNB on Wednesday, showed that the number of millionaire bank account holders stood at 1,03…
All shopping malls and shops will remain open till 10 pm instead of 8 pm from July 1 to 10 ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.A notification was issued in this regard by the Labour and Employment Ministry on Wednesday.On Sunday, State Minister for Labour and Employm…
Workers in the export-oriented ready-made garment (RMG) sector are set to get enhanced social security through an income protection initiative, says the International Labour Organization (ILO) on Wednesday.The Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) i…
Bangladesh Ambassador to Japan Shahabuddin Ahmed has urged the Japanese businessmen and investors to invest in various sectors in Bangladesh including information technology, garment industry, and leather.He also highlighted Japan’s involvement in vari…
Bangladesh Bank (BB) will announce monetary policy for the new fiscal year (2022-23) on June 30 amid challenges of growing inflation rate and taka weakening against US dollar.BB’s outgoing governor Fazle Kabir will announce the monetary policy physical…
Bangladesh Railway will start selling advance train tickets on July 1 on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.Advance tickets of July 5 will be available on July 1, said Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan at a press conference at Rail Bhaban on Wednesday.Beside…
Telecom operator Banglalink is providing free talk-time and data to its customers in the flood-hit Sylhet region.Each Banglalink prepaid customer in the region will get 10-minute talk-time and 100MB data for free with a validity of three days.Also, the…
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