Interim govt adopts 3-year export policy
Bangladesh adopts a three-year new export policy with the target of elevating annual earnings from exports to US$110 billion by 2027--around double the present receipt.The council of advisers of the interim government in a meeting Thursday approved the National Export Policy 2024-27, and also dwelt at length on some important...
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Bank owners forewarn against any interference from govt high-ups
Private bank owners of Bangladesh expected that they wouldn't receive any unlawful diktat from government high-ups henceforth as that can create new oligarchs like in the recent past."The creation of oligarchs like S Alam was patronised by the past government. The government asked the banks to provide money to them....
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Export defies turmoils, posts 5.04pc growth
Merchandise-export earnings in the first quarter of the current fiscal year recorded a modest 5.04-percent growth despite production disruption in the major garment-industrial belts for curfews amid student movement and labour unrest.Bangladesh's export earnings amounted to US$11.37 billion during the July-September period of the fiscal year 2024-25, according to provisional...
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Anwar Ibrahim due today
Malaysian Prime Minister Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka this afternoon (Friday), will be given a guard of honour at the airport, report agencies.Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will receive the Malaysian premier when he will arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 2.30 PM,...
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ACC seeks info on assets of former BFIU chief Masud
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has asked for information from 11 countries, including the USA, Canada, Australia, the UAE, Malaysia and Singapore, about the assets of Masud Biswas, former head of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU).Additionally, a letter has been sent to the Additional Inspector General of Police (Immigration) and...
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