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Govt working on Ukraine's stolen grain claim

Dhaka, July 1 -- The interim government is working on resolving the "stolen grain" issue raised by Ukraine, sources said. In this regard, the foreign affairs ministry has requested state agencies, in... Read More


Adani seeks finance adviser's intervention to get $900m dues

Dhaka, June 25 -- India's Adani Power Limited (APL) has sought Bangladesh Finance Adviser's intervention in expediting the process of settling its more than US$900 million worth of outstanding dues. ... Read More


Govt mulls over issuing 'Sukuk' bond in favour of BSL

Dhaka, June 18 -- The government is considering issuing Shariah-based Sukuk bond in favour of the state-owned Bangladesh Services Limited (BSL) for helping settle its existing debt liability. The BSL... Read More


Ministry plans to sell 2.8m jute bags at subsidised rates

Dhaka, June 16 -- The Ministry of Textiles and Jute (MoTJ) has come up with a plan for selling 2.8 million pieces of jute bags at subsidised prices for the purpose of carrying commodities as alternati... Read More


Govt to endorse new nat'l strategy

Dhaka, June 15 -- The interim government is set to adopt a new national strategy for prevention of money laundering and illicit financial outflow from the country with incorporation of a few stringent... Read More


Govt mulls signing rice import pact with India

Dhaka, June 13 -- The interim government mulls over making a rice-import pact with the government of India in order to help keep the former's distribution channel functioning, official sources said. ... Read More


TCB gets Tk150b from govt to offset its trade gap

Dhaka, June 2 -- The government has provided Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) with Tk 150 billion as subsidy to help offset its trade gap for current fiscal 2024-'25 on account of selling key e... Read More


Govt mulls withdrawal of duty on meat imports in next budget

Dhaka, June 1 -- The government is considering withdrawal of supplementary duty (SD) on meat imports in the upcoming national budget in a bid to prevent cattle smuggling from neighbouring India and he... Read More


Dhaka-Delhi trade talks stalled for 3 years

Dhaka, May 10 -- Trade talks between Bangladesh and India remain stalled for a couple of years, despite frequent reminders from the former's side, mainly due to a lack of positive response from the la... Read More


Govt to set up FTA lab to boost trade negotiation skills

Dhaka, April 21 -- The government plans to set up an incubation lab on Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to facilitate effective negotiating before going for any bilateral trade deal. The lab, the first suc... Read More