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3,745 factories yet to pay festival allowances: Industrial Police

Dhaka, May 24 -- About 37 per cent or 3,745 factories under the jurisdiction of the Industrial Police (IP) located in eight industrial zones across the country are yet to pay festival allowances until... Read More


Bangladesh Bank announces Tk 600b support fund to revive economy

Dhaka, May 23 -- Bangladesh Bank has announced a massive refinancing and support fund of Tk 600 billion to revive the economy, including the reopening of closed industrial factories. Through this ini... Read More


Economists call for strategic budget to revive growth

Dhaka, May 21 -- Experts and economists have urged the government to use the national budget for the next fiscal year as a strategic instrument to revive economic growth while maintaining macroeconomi... Read More


First-ever Bangladesh-Morocco B2B platform launched in Rabat

Dhaka, May 21 -- In a landmark moment for South-South commerce, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam formally inaugurated the first-ever Bangladesh-Morocco B2B Meeting Platform in Raba... Read More


UN, partners seek $710m for Rohingya response this year

Dhaka, May 20 -- The United Nations and its humanitarian partners on Wednesday have appealed for 710 million US dollars in international assistance for the next year to sustain emergency support for R... Read More


Drilling well at Kamta gas field starts

Dhaka, May 20 -- Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited (BGFCL) inaugurated drilling of an appraisal-cum-development well at Kamta gas field on Wednesday. State minister for the Ministry of Power, Ene... Read More


DSE, IFC launch initiative to boost women's participation on corporate boards

Dhaka, May 19 -- Speakers at a seminar stressed the need for building a strong network and database of qualified female professionals to help listed companies appoint competent women to board position... Read More


Employers struggle to recruit skilled workers due to structural mismatch: Speakers

Dhaka, May 19 -- While a couple of million people, including a significant number of general graduates, enter Bangladesh's job market, employers struggle to recruit them, specially technical human res... Read More


Commerce minister expresses govt's intention to hold FBCCI elections

Dhaka, May 19 -- The government is willing to hold the FBCCI elections within the shortest possible time, although legal challenges stemming from writ petitions filed by some business groups remain a ... Read More


BB reconstitutes board of ICB Islamic Bank

Dhaka, May 18 -- Bangladesh Bank (BB) has reconstituted the board of ICB Islamic Bank PLC by appointing three independent directors in a move aimed at strengthening governance and oversight at the tro... Read More