Centre for Policy Dialogue chairman Rehman Sobhan speaks while CPD distinguished fellow Debapriya Bhattacharya and Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association president Md Siddiqur Rahman look on, among others, at the CPD dialogue on ‘Ongoing Upgradation in RMG sector Enterprise: Results from a Survey’ in Dhaka on Saturday. — New Age photo Woman RMG […]
Chinese mobile brands growing rapidly Chinese mobile phone brands are building up their presence in Bangladesh, doubling their share within a year. In 2017, Chinese brands accounted for 22 percent of the smartphones imported, up from 12 percent a year earlier, according to local importers. All the global leading Chinese brands such as Huawei, Oppo, […]
Bangladesh to seek more Vietnamese investment Bangladeshi businesses will seek more investment from Vietnam during the visit of the Southeast Asian country’s President Tran Dai Quang, who arrived in Dhaka yesterday. The bilateral trade volume is in favour of Vietnam, from where Bangladesh has been importing woven fabrics in bulk quantity since 2011 after the […]
Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir speaks at a regional banking conference organised by the Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management at its auditorium in the capital yesterday. Photo: BIBM Bangladesh’s bad loan ratio higher than India, Nepal The high non-performing loan ratio remains a key concern for the banking sector, said a country paper on […]
A file photo shows a vendor arranging onions at a shop at New Market in Dhaka. The prices of onions and sugar witnessed an upward trend in the city’s kitchen markets over the week ending Friday while the prices of some of the vegetables decreased in the period. — Focusbangla photo Prices of onion, […]
More gas discoveries likely Bangladesh’s prospects of unearthing more gas have brightened further after the latest discoveries in Bhola, experts said yesterday. “I am not saying that Bangladesh is floating on gas, but I am also not saying that we don’t have any more gas,” said Badrul Imam, a professor of the Dhaka University’s geology […]
Ecnec approves project to prevent intrusion from Myanmar The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (Ecnec) today approved a project for improving security along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Cox’s Bazar and prevent intrusion from Myanmar. The project titled “Rehabilitation of Polders (67/A, 67, 67/B and 68) along Naf River at Ukhia and Teknaf upazilas for […]
The weekly Enec meeting chaired by the Ecnec Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on January 9, 2018 Focus Bangla Ecnec approves 13 projects worth over Tk12,000 crore Of the total estimated cost, Tk 11,822.82 crore will come from the national exchequer, while Tk 592.97 crore will be provided as project assistance. The Executive Committee […]
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina presides over the 15th Ecnec meeting of the current fiscal year at the NEC conference room in Dhaka’s Sher-E-Bangla Nagar on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 Ecnec approves 14 projects worth Tk18,483cr Of the projects, nine are new and five are revised. The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) […]
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina chairing the 18th meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council in the National Economic Council conference room in Dhaka on February 27, 2018 Ecnec approves Eastern zone grid project Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said a total of 15 projects were approved with an overall estimated cost of […]