Economic pickup to spur GDP growth to 4.8pc this FY, yet higher next
Economic pickup is to spur Bangladesh's GDP growth to 4.8 per cent this fiscal year and to an impressive 6.3 per cent next, the World Bank says, also dispelling fears of export loss following the country's LDC graduation. In its Bangladesh Development Update, published Tuesday in Dhaka, the Bank says...
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'Bangladesh first' to be BNP's policy in diplomacy, says Tarique
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said his party wants the interim government to be successful and hold a fair election to fulfill its responsibility."We want the interim government to be successful. We also expect that the current government will properly fulfill the main responsibility bestowed upon...
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Fin Adviser sceptical of WB's poverty assessment
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed raised questions about reliability of the procedure of measuring poverty by the World Bank, just as the global lender presented Bangladesh situation. "I know how they measure poverty. There are base…there are clientele (to give interview)," he told newsmen in reply to a query after...
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Ctg port handles record container volume
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 07: Chattogram port, the country's principal seaport, has broken a 48-year record by handling the highest number of containers in the 2024-25 fiscal year (FY), according to port officials. They attributed the achievement to the expansion of jetty and yard facilities, which improved container, cargo, and ship-handling operations.In...
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Saudis invited to invest in BD's promising, long-term projects
Saudi investors are invited to channel funds into large-scale and long-term projects in Bangladesh's promising economy alongside easier labour recruitment by and remittance sending from the oil-rich Arab country. The call came Tuesday from the Saudi Arabia-Bangladesh Business Summit 2025 marking the official launch of the Saudi Arabia-Bangladesh Chamber of...
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Prayer Timings (2025-10-08)
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