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WB lowers Bangladesh GDP growth to 3.4pc for FY27

Bangladesh, Oct. 6 -- Bangladesh's GDP growth may get stuck at a low 3.4 per cent in the current fiscal year as decelerators like energy and banking-sector vulnerabilities, weak investment and persist... Read More


NBR will meet revenue target this fiscal year: Finance Minister

Bangladesh, Oct. 6 -- Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury today (Tuesday) expressed his confidence that the National Board of Revenue (NBR) would be able to meet its revenue collection targe... Read More


Q-Cash network glitch disrupts digital transactions at some banks: BB

Bangladesh, Oct. 6 -- Bangladesh Bank (BB) today said digital transaction services of some banks, including card, ATM and National Payment Switch Bangladesh (NPSB)-related services, have been disrupte... Read More


Govt moves to formalise NGO-private sector partnerships

Bangladesh, Oct. 6 -- The government is considering a formal policy to bring NGOs and private companies into public service delivery and programme implementation, aiming to make such partnerships more... Read More


Bangladesh needs urgent reforms to reverse slowdown in growth, World Bank says

Bangladesh, Oct. 6 -- Bangladesh needs urgent and comprehensive reforms in the financial, energy and revenue sectors to reverse the slowdown in economic growth, restore investor confidence and create ... Read More


AFD launches sovereign risk assessment

Bangladesh, Oct. 5 -- Presuming that risk of over-indebtedness of Bangladesh economy rising gradually, the French Development Agency (AFD) starts assessing the country's sovereign risk and economic an... Read More


Bangladesh to shift from IMF loans to market-based financing, says finance minister

Bangladesh, Oct. 5 -- Instead of relying only on foreign loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has stressed a strategy to shift toward raising... Read More


BSEC urges investors to consider NAV before investing in mutual funds

Bangladesh, Oct. 5 -- The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has urged investors to consider the latest disclosed Net Asset Value (NAV) per unit of a mutual fund before making invest... Read More


Depository authority to roll out app against broker fraud

Bangladesh, Oct. 5 -- The depository authority has developed a mobile app that can instantly help investors become aware of any unauthorised transaction in their portfolios. Currently, the Central De... Read More


Govt working to revive capital market, economy, says finance minister

Bangladesh, Oct. 5 -- Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Sunday said Bangladesh's stock exchanges and market intermediaries had failed over the past decade, leaving the capi... Read More