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Govt lends Tk 10b to troubled ICB to invest in stocks

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- The Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) gets a Tk10-billion in interest-bearing government loan to invest in stocks to resuscitate bearish bourses of the country, sources say.... Read More


Refiners seek sharp hike in edible oil prices

Dhaka, Nov. 24 -- Edible-oil refiners have proposed increasing the prices of soybean and palm oils by Tk 10 and Tk 19 per litre respectively, citing rising import costs and international market volati... Read More


CCTF seeks increased allocation to expand climate-risk activities

Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has sought an additional allocation for the climate change trust fund, aiming to sustain and expand climate-risk miti... Read More


Uniform pricing model for edible oil in the offing

Dhaka, Nov. 19 -- The government has initiated a comprehensive move to develop a uniform, transparent and data-driven pricing structure, especially for soybean and palm oils, aiming to strengthen regu... Read More


Free trade access to largest market mostly missed, remedies overlooked

Dhaka, Nov. 15 -- Bangladesh miserably fails to avail the enormous opportunities the world's largest market, China, has offered, mainly due to a deep-seated crisis in product diversification, competit... Read More


India's CVD probe into BD jute product imports faces setback

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- India's investigation into imposing a countervailing duty (CVD) on Bangladeshi jute product imports has hit a procedural snag, with Bangladesh seeking an extra 30 days to submit its q... Read More


Govt's push for e-GP faces setback as TCB seeks to use manual system

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- The government's decade-long efforts to bring transparency to public spending is facing a setback, as the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has requested an exemption from the n... Read More


Bangladesh pursues two-dozen plans to secure duty-free market access

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Bangladesh pursues over two-dozen plans to secure duty-free market access to major trade-partner countries for effective graduation from least-developed country (LDC) status, sources ... Read More


Moscow seeks consent to opening Sberbank liaison office in BD

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- Russia is pressing Bangladesh for allowing its Sberbank to establish a liaison or branch office for helping resolve multi-million dollar outstanding payments for the Rooppur Nuclear ... Read More


Government tightens grip on financial rules

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- In a fresh push to restore fiscal discipline across public offices, the government has reminded all ministries and agencies that no financial directive can be issued without the Fina... Read More