Dhaka: The General Economics Division (GED) of the Planning Commission has projected a cautiously optimistic economic outlook for May and June 2025, supported by ongoing reform measures and a stabilizing macroeconomic environment.
According to Bangl…
Dhaka: Private airline Air Astra is set to resume its flights on the Dhaka-Sylhet route from May 29, aiming to facilitate travel for passengers ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha. The airline will operate two daily round-trip flights between Dhaka and …
Dhaka: Disbursement amount of inward remittances through agent banking rose 20.87 percent to Taka 1,81,204.73 crore at the end of March 2025. At the end of March 2024, the figure was Taka 149,916.40 crore, which increased in December 2024 to Taka 1,73…
Dhaka: The School Kho Kho tournament has commenced at the Paltan ground adjacent to the National Stadium in the capital today. A total of 13 school teams, comprising seven boys’ teams and six girls’ teams, are participating in the two-day event. The t…
Dhaka: The Bangladesh Bank (BB) survey has emphasized the need to address supply shortages to stabilize the prices of agricultural products. The central bank’s study, titled ‘Value Chain Efficiency of the Agricultural Products in Bangladesh,’ was cond…
Dhaka: The government has approved a proposal in principle to procure wheat on a government-to-government (G2G) basis to address the country’s increasing demand. This decision aligns with Section 68 (1) of the Public Procurement Act, 2006, and Section…
Dhaka: The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) today called on the government to permanently eliminate all direct and indirect opportunities for whitening undisclosed money by issuing an ordinance. The organization urged the Finance Adviser to…
Dhaka: Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur has announced that it is feasible to freeze assets and money laundered abroad from Bangladesh within a year if the process is accelerated. This statement was made during a press briefing at the Foreign Se…
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves have stood at $25.44 billion. But, as per the International Monetary Fund (IMF) methodology under the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6), Bangladesh’s foreign exchange …