Loads of bad loans caught on legal tenterhooks continue to go ballooning, amounting to over Tk 1.5 trillion by now, which economists say weakens Bangladesh's banking system.Mal-governance, poor capacity, insufficient money loan courts, protracted case proceedings and stay orders are on a long list of drawbacks attributed to this logjam...
Read moreBangladesh's export-market diversification finds new dimensions with plastic products pivoting expansion of the trade, seen vital in the process of the country's development strides on a higher trajectory. Industry sources say export earnings from the products' shipments are growing year on year.The local industrialists exported plastic products worth US$48.14 million...
Read moreThe third ministerial meeting on trade of Developing Eight (D-8) countries is expected to be held in Dhaka soon, aiming to expedite the process of full implementation of the D-8 PTA, officials said.The D-8 Secretariat has already asked the foreign ministry to take necessary preparations for the meeting, named '3rd...
Read moreFresh job opportunities for Bangladeshis through the lone state-owned agency are opening up in a potential destination as six select professionals are readying to fly first to Fiji, officials say.Overseas Employment and Services Limited (BOESL) is going to send this batch of workers to the South Pacific Ocean island republic,...
Read moreSellers at a clothing market at Aganagar in Dhaka's South Keraniganj are passing idle time in absence of customers. Amid rising living costs, people are struggling to maintain a bare minimum standard of living, let alone spending money on luxury items. The photo was taken recently — FE photo by...
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