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Alternatives to cash incentives planned for exports

The government plans a new export promotion fund as an alternative to direct cash incentives for export-oriented sectors to help the country face challenges resulting from its graduation to a developing nation in 2026.

5m ago

New Development Bank open to financing projects in Bangladesh

NDB has various development projects in consideration depending on the execution capacity of Bangladesh, says vice president Vladimir Kazbekov

9m ago

Restaurants spring up in past decade

The number of restaurants and the people involved in the sector has significantly increased over the decade to 2019-20 thanks to changing lifestyle, increasing mobility of people, and demand for dining-out, according to a new survey.

3y ago

Govt to ship 50,000 tonnes of urea to Nepal

Bangladesh is set to send 50,000 tonnes of its imported urea fertiliser to Nepal at the import price to help the landlocked country, which failed to purchase the organic compound on time due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

3y ago

Govt to set up 6 rice mills with drying, storage units

The government has taken up an initiative to set up six composite rice mills along with drying and storage facilities under public-private partnership (PPP) in the country’s southern region.

3y ago

ADP Implementation in 6 Yrs: Health ministry fares badly

Calls pour in to increase budget for the health sector but the health ministry, despite being a top recipient of the government’s development expenditure, could not even reach the national average of ADP implementation rate in the last six years.

4y ago

Padma bridge, rail link work affected

The outbreak of coronavirus in China has begun affecting two mega projects in Bangladesh -- the Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project and the Padma Bridge Rail Link Project – “to some extent”, project officials said.

4y ago

Dhaka gasping for fresh air

The hazy skies of Dhaka city in the beginning of winter may seem like harbingers of the cold season. But what appears to be only mist or fog, is actually smog and dust.

4y ago
May 16, 2024
May 16, 2024

Alternatives to cash incentives planned for exports

The government plans a new export promotion fund as an alternative to direct cash incentives for export-oriented sectors to help the country face challenges resulting from its graduation to a developing nation in 2026.

January 23, 2024
January 23, 2024

New Development Bank open to financing projects in Bangladesh

NDB has various development projects in consideration depending on the execution capacity of Bangladesh, says vice president Vladimir Kazbekov

June 22, 2021
June 22, 2021

Restaurants spring up in past decade

The number of restaurants and the people involved in the sector has significantly increased over the decade to 2019-20 thanks to changing lifestyle, increasing mobility of people, and demand for dining-out, according to a new survey.

December 24, 2020
December 24, 2020

Govt to ship 50,000 tonnes of urea to Nepal

Bangladesh is set to send 50,000 tonnes of its imported urea fertiliser to Nepal at the import price to help the landlocked country, which failed to purchase the organic compound on time due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

November 13, 2020
November 13, 2020

Govt to set up 6 rice mills with drying, storage units

The government has taken up an initiative to set up six composite rice mills along with drying and storage facilities under public-private partnership (PPP) in the country’s southern region.

August 9, 2020
August 9, 2020

ADP Implementation in 6 Yrs: Health ministry fares badly

Calls pour in to increase budget for the health sector but the health ministry, despite being a top recipient of the government’s development expenditure, could not even reach the national average of ADP implementation rate in the last six years.

March 5, 2020
March 5, 2020

Padma bridge, rail link work affected

The outbreak of coronavirus in China has begun affecting two mega projects in Bangladesh -- the Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project and the Padma Bridge Rail Link Project – “to some extent”, project officials said.

November 26, 2019
November 26, 2019

Dhaka gasping for fresh air

The hazy skies of Dhaka city in the beginning of winter may seem like harbingers of the cold season. But what appears to be only mist or fog, is actually smog and dust.

May 29, 2019
May 29, 2019

Govt to inject another Tk 1,500cr

State banks can keep on expecting to be coddled despite their continued financial irregularities and irresponsible lending practices, with the government looking to inject Tk 1,500 crore in the upcoming fiscal year to help the lenders meet their capital shortfall.

September 6, 2018
September 6, 2018

No scope for large-scale use of EVMs now

Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said there is no scope for a large-scale use of electronic voting machines in the upcoming parliamentary elections as the voters are yet to be familarised with them.