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BSEC seeks fiscal concessions to help develop bond mkt

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has sought a number of fiscal concessions, including tax waivers, to help develop the country's moribund bond market, officials said.The commission has put forward a set of proposals to the National Board of Revenue (NBR) for consideration, they added."The development of bond market...

Pressure builds on hospitals as dengue cases keep rising

Overcrowded hospitals in the capital are struggling to provide healthcare services as the number of dengue patients keeps rising fast, physicians and officials said.As the dengue situation is deteriorating, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has cancelled leave of its officials ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.They also fear that the country's...

BD now on WB’s ‘Gap Country’ list

A World Bank (WB) team is coming to Bangladesh next week to apprise the country of its various loan options, as the country graduated to the lower-middle-income country status few years ago, officials said on Tuesday. Financial experts from the WB headquarters in Washington DC will arrive in Dhaka on...

Unit price of US apparel imports from BD up 25.6pc, says study

Prices of per unit apparel items exported from Bangladesh to its single largest destination -- the USA -- have increased by 25.6 per cent in the first five months of the current year, according to a recent study.Industry leaders, however, differed on the information about the price hike identified by...

New worries for flood victims as water receding in districts

The overall flood situation continued improving in different parts of the country on Tuesday as major rivers receded further.The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) in its latest forecast valid for 72 hours said all the major rivers of the country were falling thanks to lower onrush of upstream water...

News Watch (31-07-2019)

BB unveils MPS todayBangladesh Bank (BB) will announce monetary policy statement (MPS) today (Wednesday) for the first half of the current 2019-20 financial year (FY20). "BB Governor Fazle Kabir will unveil the MPS tomorrow at 11.30am at a press conference at the central bank headquarters in Motijheel in the city,"...