Finance News: Latest Financial News, Finance News today in Bangladesh

Women’s empowerment improves in 2012-15

The scenario of women empowerment in Bangladesh has improved between 2012 and 2015, as the share of disempowered women decreased from 73 per cent in 2012 to 59 per cent in 2015, a latest IFPRI study revealed.The study also found that about 40 per cent women remained in chronic disempowerment,...

Govt borrows $1.0 billion loan for six entities

The government has borrowed nearly US$ 1.0 billion (100 crore) from international lenders in favour of its different entities, officials said.In late September, the standing committee on non-concessional loan (SCNCL) of the government approved six loan deals in this regard.Some US$ 550.40 million has been approved to install the floating...

EU chief urges Myanmar to take back refugees

NEW DELHI, Oct 6 (Agencies): EU President Donald Tusk on Friday urged Myanmar to adhere to its international rights obligations and allow Rohingya refugees to return after weeks of violence that have forced more than half a million to flee to Bangladesh.On the other hand the Association of Southeast Asian...

Burn-plastic surgery units in five more meds

The government is set to sign a US$30-million-loan agreement with Saudi Arabia tomorrow for part funding of burn-and-plastic surgery units in five more government medical colleges.A six-member Saudi delegation led by Director-General of the Saudi Fund for Development Ahmed Mohamed Alghanam is now in Dhaka for signing the deal on...

Worries about premature industrialisation

London-based The Economist in its article on the world ready-made garment focused on the state of automation with reference to Bangladesh. The full text of the article is as follows: Bangladesh exports 60 per cent more ready-made garments than India, a country with over eight times its population. On the...

Miscreants kill BCL leader in Chittagong

CHITTAGONG, Oct 6 (UNB): A leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and a young man were killed in separate incidents in the port city on Friday morning.Sudipta Biswas, 26, son of Babul Biswas of Sadarghat area and assistant secretary of city unit BCL, was beaten to death by miscreants in...

Indian industry body moves to use Tetulia in BD as corridor

SILIGURI: Trade and commerce arena in northern West Bengal is keen to begin Indo-Bangla joint initiative to bring back near forgotten Tetulia corridor issue back to life, according to a report by economictimes.indiatimes.com. The demand to open up this proposed India to India passage via Tetulia in Bangladesh remained unsettled...

Medical college admission-seekers

Medical college admission-seekers take last-minute preparation before the test outside Dhaka University Arts Building on Friday. — Collected