Bangladesh's performance in major sectors has not improved in latest Asian Development Bank (ADB) assessment, officials say, thus weakening its prospect of receiving concessional funds from the lender.The country has been placed in the same rank this year as two years ago in the ADB-prepared country performance assessment (CPA), which...
Read moreLess-than-expected reform measures for ensuring labour rights hold back restoration of the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) facility for Bangladesh by the United States, a top US trade official has said."Bangladesh has taken some initial steps to amend its labour laws, but workers here continue to be subjected to unfair...
Read moreThe central bank has suggested preparing a state policy on cross-border ecommerce as stakeholders say Bangladesh misses billions in such untapped online trade in goods and services. In its report to commerce ministry on modalities of the trade, the Bangladesh Bank (BB) has recommended fixing annual purchasing limit in individual...
Read moreThe three-day Joint River Commission (JRC) meeting between Bangladesh and India, which ended in Delhi on Thursday, failed to deliver any breakthrough on the long-pending Teesta River water-sharing agreement.Given the domestic political reality of India, such outcome was predicted. Still, it caused frustration among people of Bangladesh, particularly the thousands...
Read moreLiquid milk prices have increased again, notably by Tk 10 a litre, as leading companies have raised the maximum retail price (MRP) of their products by 12.5 per cent in the last two days, battering the consumers who have already been hit hard by soaring commodity prices.The price of one-litre...
Read moreThis physically challenged woman, unlike others, has taken a profession that few women dare - driving a battery-run rickshaw to eke out a living. Despite social odds, the disability simply could not stop her from being a self-reliant person. The photo was taken in Dhaka's Dholaikhal area recently — FE...
Read moreStocks advance for second week Stocks notched a second week of gains, as investors started coming off the sidelines to join the market rally, optimistic about improved economic outlook in coming days. Out of the five trading days this week, four sessions closed higher, thanks to higher participation of retail...
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