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Chevron's onshore search offer under fresh vetting

Bangladesh, Aug. 3 -- Chevron Bangladesh's fresh investment proposal to ramp up onshore gas exploration gets under processing, sources say, amid a thrust on energy search to meet shortages of fuels in... Read More


'Homegrown policies key to sustained economic growth'

Bangladesh, Aug. 3 -- Bangladesh should chart its economic future by designing policies that reflect its own development priorities rather than relying on externally prescribed reform agenda, economis... Read More


Hakkani Pulp draws up Tk 33.2m modernisation plan

Bangladesh, Aug. 3 -- Hakkani Pulp & Paper Mills is set to invest a total of Tk 33.2 million to modernise its paper production process and secure lower-cost, sustainable energy for its factory operati... Read More


Commodity exchange yet to get going

Bangladesh, Aug. 3 -- The port city bourse CSE has yet to launch operation of the country's maiden commodity exchange (CX), as regulatory approval for licences of commodity brokers and products has be... Read More


Cost of tyrant-backed illicit financial flows

Bangladesh, Aug. 2 -- Illicit financial flows from various countries to tax havens are now a reality. Over the decades, these flows have increased, and their diversification has troubled developing na... Read More


CMSME lending rises 12pc in Q2, FY '26

Bangladesh, Aug. 2 -- Banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) increased lending to cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs) by more than 12 per cent year-on-year in the second q... Read More


Shu Xiong new chief of Chevron Bangladesh

Bangladesh, Aug. 2 -- Shu Xiong has been appointed President and Managing Director of Chevron Bangladesh. She led the US company's China business operations prior to her new appointment. Her positio... Read More


Country needs to embrace arbitration for clearing staggering dispute backlog

Bangladesh, Aug. 2 -- Bangladesh's legal, judicial and business communities at a meeting in Dhaka on Saturday made a united call for carrying out comprehensive reform of the country's commercial dispu... Read More


Govt, businesses eye 'Vietnam model' to diversify exports

Bangladesh, Aug. 2 -- The government and private-sector leaders have agreed to adopt the "Vietnam model" as a benchmark to diversify Bangladesh's export basket and accelerate outward trade growth, out... Read More


BB to unveil monetary policy on quarterly basis

Bangladesh, Aug. 2 -- Bangladesh Bank (BB) has decided to issue its Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) on a quarterly basis, replacing the current six-month cycle, in an effort to make monetary policy mo... Read More