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Expatriates send $1.15b in remittances in first 14 days of June

Staff Correspondent: Expatriate Bangladeshis sent around US$1.15 billion in the first 14 days of June. According to the latest data of Bangladesh Bank (BB) released Monday, the inward remittances witnessed

Dinajpur eyeing to Tk 150cr mango business

Dinajpur Correspondent: Mango production in Dinajpur district has witnessed a huge jump with expecting to harvest about 70,000 metric tons of the juicy fruit this year. Department of Agricultural Extension

Risk-based reforms could cut food import delays by 80pc: Study

TDS Desk: The average clearance time for food and agricultural imports in Bangladesh could be slashed by up to 80 per cent through targeted risk-management reforms, a new study has

Govt to endorse new nat’l strategy

TDS Desk: The interim government is set to adopt a new national strategy for prevention of money laundering and illicit financial outflow from the country with incorporation of a few

BD getting 40MW power from Nepal

Staff Correspondent: Nepal has started exporting 40 megawatts of electricity to Bangladesh using Indian transmission lines under a tripartite agreement. According to Power Grid Bangladesh, the country started receiving electricity

Bangladesh May PMI score rises by 6 points to 58.9

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh’s overall Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) score in May saw an increase of 6.0 points from April to reach 58.9. Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), Dhaka