Desk Report: Fish, rice, mangrove trees and the lush delta wetlands where the massive Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers drain into the Bay of Bengal. It’s not luxury. But for
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh is going to receive credit facility up to 3.468 billion SDR or around $4.5 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over the next four years. “We’re
First installment due in Feb Desk Report: The visiting IMF delegation and the Bangladesh authorities have reached a staff-level agreement to support Bangladesh’s economic policies with a 42-month arrangement of
Staff Correspondent: The initiative to strengthen the Tobacco Control Law to curb tobacco use is a timely one. Dr. Muhammad Abdur Razzaque, the Agriculture Minister said this on Wednesday, while
Staff Correspondent: The Bangladesh Bank’s Motijheel office has taken the initiative to sell 25 kg of gold through auction. The process of selling a total of 2,170 bhori of gold
Industry Desk: The Bangladesh Bank has raised the interest rate on loans disbursed under the Export Development Fund (EDF) from the reserves by 1%, making the foreign currency borrowing even