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First track mega projects have finally gained pace after joining many foreign workers who could not come earlier due to the Covid-19 pandemic, officials said.The government has given top priority to implementing mega projects, ushering optimism about begetting positive changes in people’s live...
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There are seven formidable challenges which needs to be addressed properly to turn the country’s villages into towns with all the urban facilities available there, says an evaluation report of the planning commission.The challenges are:- adequate, safe and affordable housing, affordable, readi...
The work of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge over the Jamuna River is going on. The bridge is expected to boost an economy by ensuring safe, secure, smooth, faster journey and transportation of goods.The Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will formally inaugurate the work on 29 November, P...
Burdened with a huge population, Bangladesh is well on its way to build a metro rail transport system as an integral part of community infrastructure development as the construction work of the three metro rails is going on in full swing to ease transportation for over 15 million people of the city....
Despite all-engulfing effect of the coronavirus pandemic, the government's revenue collection has rebounded and witnessed a positive growth after seven months as imports increased during July- September this year.Experts said import and revenue collection are going up by overcoming the stress of...
As the possible second wave of Covid-19 pandemic may wreck further havoc on different socio-economic fields, government, entrepreneurs and business people will have to work together for framing strategies in order to keep the country’s financial sector alive ahead of the resurfacing of the vir...
The country’s remittance inflow has continued to show a record growth while keeping the economy afloat amid the Covid-19 pandemic.Remittances have crossed the $1 billion-mark to stand at $1.23 billion within only the first fifteen days in October.The remittance inflow has increased by almost 5...
There are vast potentials in expanding exports of computer hardware and software from Bangladesh, experts said.They said the information technology (IT) industry is going to capture a major portion in international markets in a few years, becoming a major foreign exchange earner of the country. ...
The government is set to launch a special project involving Tk 200.39 crore for establishing a dried fish processing industry to improve quality and production of dried fish.The project is aims at optimum use of fish by making value-added products through innovative management to bring additional in...
Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) has received investment proposals worth about Tk 2077 crore for constructing Sabrang Tourism Park, the country's first tourism-based special economic zone (SEZ).The BEZA have selected 12 local and foreign companies’ proposals for constructing mode...
The government has taken various strong steps to make the country’s job market stable and ensure employment for people rendered unemployed by the coronavirus pandemic.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has already announced a stimulus package of Tk 2,000 crore to create employment for youths and ret...
A World Bank-funded mega project titled ‘Enhancing Digital Governance and Economy’ involving Tk 2,592 crores is now under process to develop the required capacity of the country’s ongoing ‘Digital Government’ and ‘Digital Economy’ programmes.Information and ...
The country's foreign exchange reserves witnessed a rapid growth to touch a milestone of $40.1 billion for the first time despite a global economic recession.Rapid growth of remittance inflows, and low import expenditure mainly helped to increase the reserves, market analysts said.Besides, the g...
The government targets deposits of Tk 20,000 crore to the state treasury from its different organisations and institutions to meet its own expenses in the current fiscal 2020-21.For this, the finance ministry has asked six government agencies to deposit about Tk 4,800 crore last week from their surp...
Remittance, or the money sent home by migrants, has kept the country’s economy afloat amid the coronavirus crisis, experts said.Despite a massive blow to the economic indicators for the virus, remittance is an exception as it continues showing a record growth to become a backbone for the econo...
Bangladesh has become the role model across the world in building environment-friendly factories that give a welcome fillip to others.Experts articulated the opinion that the garment and textile sector of Bangladesh has reached a unique height by setting up eco-friendly factories.It is unfortunate t...
Country-made high tech software will have to be installed at all government and private organisations and financial institutions, and especially at the Bangladesh Bank, to thwart cyber risks that pose a serious threat.The risk of cyber attacks is increasing in the country's banking sector as mos...
Government is going to take a project involving Tk 566.76 crore to modernise Jashore, Saidpur and Rajshahi airports in order to make them world-class one by ensuring safe flight and improving quality service.The project titled "Asphalt development on runway surfaces at Jashore, Saidpur and Shah...
The country’s entrepreneurs have sought Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s intervention to save the jute sector.A separate letter in this regard was also issued to several ministries last week, sources said. In a letter to the Prime Minister, it was stated that there is a fear about the surv...
The country’s remittance inflow witnessed a rapid growth to stand at $6.71 billion of the first quarter (Q1) in the current fiscal, up 49 percent compared to that in the same period last fiscal.This figure was $4.45 billion in Q1 in fiscal year 2019-2020.Market analysts said expatriates have b...
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