Bangladesh must increase the stymied private investment to boost economic growth and help generate enough jobs for its burgeoning workforce, the central bank recommends."To reach the next phase of growth, Bangladesh needs to increase the level of private investment to create jobs and support growth. Public investment can crowd in...
Read moreA government body eagerly looks to the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) as main source for financing huge investment needs in the emerging LNG sector, officials said. It found the rate of interest charged by the ITFC, 3.8 per cent, lowest among other financiers and possible sources and so...
Read moreFinance Minister AMA Muhith billed minimum rice price at Tk 40 per kilogram as tolerable for both growers and consumers-a day after his colleague in charge of commerce set the threshold."Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed rightly said. Minimum rice price per kg should be Tk 40," Mr Muhith said Friday, corroborating...
Read moreBangladesh has appointed a chief justice after the office had been lying vacant for about three months with a senior appellate judge performing the duties of the head of the judiciary, reports bdnews24.com.On Friday, the president's office, the Bangabhaban, said Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain was appointed as the 22nd chief...
Read moreIncidents of mugging have gone up significantly in and around the capital in the recent times despite the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) claims that it is paying special attention to combat such crimes.The rise in such crime lately has made the people panicky. At least four people lost their lives...
Read moreWith the ruling Awami League not inclined to open talks with the BNP over the next national election, Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda considers the party's participation important for an all-inclusive polls, reports bdnews24.com."BNP is a major political party; how is it going to be an all-inclusive without them?...
Read moreAL collects nomination form from EC for HamidAs a ruling Awami League candidate, the nomination form for the presidential election was collected on behalf of President M Abdul Hamid. Chief Whip of the Jatiya Sangsad ASM Feroz collected the nomination form from the Election Commission (EC) in the city on...
Read moreStreet children take the chemical dendrite, locally known as 'dundee', in the open on the road divider just beside the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Friday. To manage money for procuring it, they gradually turn anti-social elements and get involved in various criminal activities. — FE Photo by...
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