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BBS, UNICEF launch large-scale household survey on situation of children, women

Business —11 June, 2024 19:06

The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) and UNICEF officially announced the launch of the "Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS): Round 7 (2024-2025)"…

BBS, UNICEF launch large-scale household survey on situation of children, women

ADB approves $250m to boost social protection in Bangladesh

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Bangladesh…

ADB approves $250m to boost social protection in Bangladesh
FICCI for consistent policy to attract FDI

The Foreign Investors’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry…

FICCI for consistent policy to attract FDI

AmCham urges collaborative measures to tackle inflation, boost GDP growth

AmCham urges collaborative measures to tackle inflation, boost GDP growth

The government, policymakers, and the central bank must work together to implement effective measures to control inflation and mitigate its impact to maintain promising GDP growth,…

Not repaying bank loans has become new business model in Bangladesh: Salehuddin

Not repaying bank loans has become new business model in Bangladesh: Salehuddin

Former governor of Bangladesh Bank Dr Salehuddin Ahmed, stated on Monday that not repaying bank loans has now become a new model for the country's economy. He made the remarks at a…

Govt buying electricity from Nepal

Govt buying electricity from Nepal

The government has finalised the import of 40 MW of hydropower from Nepal. Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) plans to purchase electricity worth Tk 650 crore from the country…

Budget lacks vision of pathway to recovery for the economy: Citizens' Platform

Budget lacks vision of pathway to recovery for the economy: Citizens' Platform

The Citizens' Platform on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on Monday said that the proposed budget did not show a pathway to restoring economic stability.Leaders of the civil society…

Scammers use fake X accounts to impersonate airlines

Scammers use fake X accounts to impersonate airlines

Holidaymakers are being warned about a rise in scams where fake social media accounts are used to impersonate airlines. Bogus accounts exist for every major UK airline on X, formerly…

Apple expected to enter AI race

Apple expected to enter AI race

Apple's annual World Wide Developers Conference on Monday is expected to herald the company's move into generative artificial intelligence, marking its late arrival to a technological…

Japan keen to invest more in manufacturing sector in Bangladesh

Japan keen to invest more in manufacturing sector in Bangladesh

Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori has expressed his country's willingness to invest more in the manufacturing sector in Bangladesh. The envoy expressed this interest…

Ali for appropriate policies to overcome LDC graduation challenges

Ali for appropriate policies to overcome LDC graduation challenges

Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Sunday said that Bangladesh could overcome all the challenges of the LDC graduation if the right policies and strategies are put in place.…

Dhaka, Seoul keen to revise air service agreement

Dhaka, Seoul keen to revise air service agreement

Bangladesh and South Korea are keen to revise the existing Air Services Agreement (ASA) between the two countries soon, to operate regular direct commercial flights between Dhaka and…

2nd Bangladesh Circular Economy Summit in Dhaka on June 11

2nd Bangladesh Circular Economy Summit in Dhaka on June 11

The second Bangladesh Circular Economy Summit will be held in Dhaka on June 11 in an effort to accelerate the momentum circularity in the apparel and textile industries of the country.…

Over 22.73 lakh livestock surplus in country after fulfill Eid demand

Over 22.73 lakh livestock surplus in country after fulfill Eid demand

Livestock officials and experts claimed that there is no shortage of sacrificial animals for the upcoming Eid-ulAzha which is scheduled to be held in next week as over 1.29 crore animals…

FBCCI raises spectre of 'crowding out'

FBCCI raises spectre of 'crowding out'

The Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) said private sector credit will be affected if the government takes the targeted loan in the proposed budget from…

Post budget reaction: ICAB warns of inflation risk linked to bank borrowing

Post budget reaction: ICAB warns of inflation risk linked to bank borrowing

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) on Saturday welcomed the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2024-25 for changing some rules of income tax. The ICAB said…

21 organisations receive National Productivity Award

21 organisations receive National Productivity Award

A total of 21 organizations today received the "National Productivity and Quality Excellence Award-2022" for their significant contributions to the industrial sector through maintaining…