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Benapole Custom House surpasses revenue target by Tk 216cr

Business —3 July, 2024 15:41

Despite dollar shortage, preventing traders from opening letters of credit (LC) as needed, the Benapole CustomHouse exceeded its revenue target for the…

Benapole Custom House surpasses revenue target by Tk 216cr

China Southern Airlines to launch Dhaka-Beijing direct flight from July 15

To meet the increasing demand for visits between the two countries,…

China Southern Airlines to launch Dhaka-Beijing direct flight from July 15
Krishi Bank officials embezzle Tk 8.5 million

Bangladesh Krishi Bank’s officials have been sentenced…

Krishi Bank officials embezzle Tk 8.5 million

Chinese entrepreneurs to invest in economic zones

Chinese entrepreneurs to invest in economic zones

A Chinese delegation from the Quanzhou Maritime Silk Road Industry and Commerce Association expressed their interest in investing in EPZs and the BEPZA Economic Zone (BEPZA EZ). The…

Bangladesh fetches $24 billion remittance in last fiscal

Bangladesh fetches $24 billion remittance in last fiscal

Bangladesh has received $23.915 billion in remittances for the fiscal year 2023-24, ending on June 30, marking the second highest remittance inflow in a fiscal year to date.  Md…

Protest against quota system in Dhaka, Jahangirnagar

Protest against quota system in Dhaka, Jahangirnagar

Students from Dhaka University (DU) and Jahangirnagar University (JU) held protests on Monday against the reinstatement of the quota system in government jobs. At DU, a procession…


Businesses worried about export incentive cut

Businesses worried about export incentive cut

The government's decision to cut export incentives in the current fiscal year in almost all sectors has garnered mixed reaction from business leaders. The government defends the move…

AIIB to provide $400m to Bangladesh as budget support

AIIB to provide $400m to Bangladesh as budget support

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will provide $400 million to Bangladesh as budget support for implementing the 'Climate Resilient Inclusive Development Program- Subprogram1'. In…

Diesel, kerosene prices fall by Tk1 per litre

Diesel, kerosene prices fall by Tk1 per litre

The government has cut the prices of diesel and kerosene by Tk1 per litre for the month of July in line with the automated price formula. Each litre of diesel and kerosene will be…

Biman to add 32 aircraft to its fleet in 10yrs: new CEO

Biman to add 32 aircraft to its fleet in 10yrs: new CEO

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has a plan to expand its fleet to 47 aircraft by 2034, adding 32 new planes to enhance itscompetitiveness in the regional aviation market, the carrier's…

Parliament passes Tk 7.97 trillion budget for FY25

Parliament passes Tk 7.97 trillion budget for FY25

The Jatiya Sangsad (JS) on Sunday passed the Tk 7,97,000 crore national budget for FY25 with a prime focus on maintaining economic stability and augmenting steps to materialise the…

Boat-shaped wooden houses made in Bagerhat to be exported to Belgium

Boat-shaped wooden houses made in Bagerhat to be exported to Belgium

In a boost to local exports, wooden houses crafted in a remote village of Bagerhat will be shipped to Belgium, creating new avenues for foreign currency earnings and generating employment…

India-Bangladesh customs meeting held in Shillong

India-Bangladesh customs meeting held in Shillong

India and Bangladesh held the 7th Commissioner level Joint Group of Customs meeting in Shillong on June 27-28. The meeting was held to foster cooperation, enhance efficiency and advance…

EquityBD projects another Padma Bridge with 2% of black money

EquityBD projects another Padma Bridge with 2% of black money

EquityBD, a think tank, on Saturday said that another Padma Bridge can be financed if black money and capital flight is reduced by 2 percent in the country. But instead of taking effective…

WB approves $650m for Bangladesh to develop Bay Terminal

WB approves $650m for Bangladesh to develop Bay Terminal

The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors have approved $650 million to help Bangladesh invest in infrastructure critical for developing the Bay Terminal deep seaport. The Bay…

Sri Lanka inflation climbs as food prices rise

Sri Lanka inflation climbs as food prices rise

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka's annual inflation almost doubled to 1.7 percent in June, up from 0.9 percent the previous month, as food prices began rising again, official data showed Saturday.…

IMF lauds crawling peg system

IMF lauds crawling peg system

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lauded Bangladesh for recent introduction of the Crawling Peg Mid-Rate (CPMR) system which is helping foreign exchange reserves going forward.…