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Bangladesh faces tax, FDI hurdles

Dhaka, March 3 -- Finance Adviser Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed emphasised the need to increase the tax-to-GDP ratio and attract higher Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), highlighting these as significant challe... Read More


Record February remittances push total to $18.49b

Dhaka, March 3 -- Bangladesh's remittance earnings have surpassed the $2 billion mark for the seventh consecutive month, recording a remarkable 24 per cent year-on-year growth, reaching $18.49 billion... Read More


Fighting river erosion with finance

Dhaka, March 3 -- The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is collaborating with the Bangladesh Bank (BB) to develop a Climate Damage Function (CDF) aiming at strengthening climate-sensitive fi... Read More


Bangladesh seeks FDI in renewable energy, carbon markets

Dhaka, March 3 -- A group of international energy experts has highlighted Bangladesh's strong potential for attracting significant investments in renewable energy and carbon trading. The experts conv... Read More


Khaleda found innocent in Niko corruption case

Dhaka, March 3 -- In a significant ruling, the Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 has acquitted BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and seven others of all charges in the Niko corruption case, stating that she... Read More


BSF fencing in Lalmonirhat fuels border tensions

Dhaka, March 3 -- Despite recent high-level discussions between the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and the Indian Border Security Force (BSF), tensions along the Bangladesh-India border remain unresolv... Read More


NEC greenlights Tk2,16,000cr RADP for FY25

Dhaka, March 3 -- The National Economic Council (NEC) approved a Tk 2,16,000 crore "Revised Annual Development Programme (RADP)" for the current fiscal year (FY25) on Monday, with the transport and co... Read More


Chicken, fish, vegetable prices surge in Dhaka's kitchen markets

Dhaka, March 3 -- Despite the government's repeated assurances of market stability during Ramadan, prices of chicken, fish, and some vegetables saw an upward trend in Dhaka's kitchen markets on Monday... Read More


Election likely to be held by December: Dr Yunus

Dhaka, March 3 -- Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus has said the interim government is committed to holding a free and fair election, and the vote would likely be held by December this year. ... Read More


Market struggles with continued soybean oil crisis

Dhaka, March 3 -- The soybean oil crisis - which started nearly a month before Ramadan - is still ongoing, continuing to disrupt the market. Even on the second day (Monday) of Ramadan, supermarkets a... Read More