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Govt expects $500m in budget credits from ADB

Bangladesh hopes for finalisation of a pre-assured $500 million worth of budgetary-support loan and extended financial assistance from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) at its upcoming annual meeting in Italy.Finance Adviser of the current interim government Dr Salehuddin Ahmed would lead the Bangladesh delegation that is scheduled to sit with...

ADB Annual Meeting begins in Milan today

A four-day Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) begins in Milan, Italy today (Sunday), focusing on critical issues to forge the member nations' path into a more sustainable future.Key focus of the event, themed 'Sharing Experience, Building Tomorrow', will be sustainable food security, digital transformation, energy revolution, and...

BD may opt out of IMF loan if more terms imposed

Bangladesh will pull out of the loan programme if the International Monetary Fund (IMF) imposes additional conditions for the release of upcoming tranches of the US$4.7 billion loan, warned Chief Adviser's Special Assistant Anisuzzaman Chowdhury. He made the statement on Saturday while speaking at a budget seminar held at the...

Sundarbans honey gets GI recognition

KHULNA, May 03 (BSS): People from all walks of life in the region became very happy and expressed satisfaction as the honey of Sundarbans in Bangladesh was registered as a Geographical Indication (GI) product.The GI registration certificate for Sundarbans honey was officially issued on Wednesday. Honey collectors and traders in...

Ensuring access to finance vital for sector’s growth

Ensuring access to finance, proper certification, tax management, and enforcement of competition laws are vital for the growth of engineering small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country.The observation came at a roundtable discussion on the identification of cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs) organised by the Bangladesh Chamber...

Hefazat demands trial for Shapla Chattar carnage

Leaders of Bangladesh Hefazat-e-Islam have demanded justice in the Shapla Chattar carnage in 2013 and withdrawal of all cases filed against Hefazat leaders and activists during the past fascist regime, reports BSS.The leaders made the demand at a grand rally held at the capital's Suhrawardy Udyan on Saturday, reports BSS."The...

Khaleda to return home by Qatar Emir’s air ambulance

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will return home aboard a special plane (air ambulance) provided by the Emir of Qatar, according to BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir."She will return home by the air ambulance Monday (May 5)".Mirza Fakhrul gave this information at a press conference at the BNP Chairperson's...

Tarique Rahman for freedom of journalists

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has called for maintaining integrity and freedom of the journalists for ensuring strong and sustainable democracy, reports BSS."If we are to have a strong and sustainable democracy, journalistic integrity and freedom must be maintained," he said in post on his verified Facebook...