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The economic and labour crises created by the COVID-19 pandemic could increase global unemployment by almost 25 million, according to a new assessment by the International Labour Organization (ILO).However, if they see an internationally-coordinated p...

The economic and labour crises created by the COVID-19 pandemic could increase global unemployment by almost 25 million, according to a new assessment by the International Labour Organization (ILO).However, if they see an internationally-coordinated p...

The National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday approved Tk 192,921-crore revised Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the current fiscal year downsizing Tk 9,800 crore in the project assistance portion of the original ADP of Tk 202,721.The approval...

The coronavirus delivered a pair of gut punches to Theodore Peck, owner of a coffee shop and bakery in Brooklyn.When his 8-year-old son came down with symptoms that prompted their doctor to test for COVID-19, they were quarantined together until the r...

The Repo auction for commercial banks and financial institutions was held in Bangladesh Bank on Monday, March 16, 2020. Of which, 48 bids of total Taka 2889.90 crore of 07 PD & 05 non-PD private banks and 01 PD govt. bank & 01 Non-bank Financial Instit...

Auction no 34/2019-20 of 10 Year Bangladesh Government Treasury Bond was held on Monday, 16 March 2020. Of which 82 bids amounting total of Tk. 1734.87 crore were offered against pre-targeted amount of Tk. 500.00 crore. Of those, 44 bids amounting tota...

Agriculture remains the most important sector of Bangladesh’s economy but it is being held back by a lack of economic competitiveness. The sector consists mainly of smallholder producers who often struggle to compete commercially and whose resilience t...

Global stock markets and U.S. futures fell Monday after central bank moves to shore up economic growth failed to dispel investor's fears over anti-virus controls that are shutting down global business and travel.There were no glimmers of optimism: Par...