Economy

‘Bangladesh-India CEO Forum’ meeting soon: Indian commerce minister

Shawdesh Desk: Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday said that the meeting of ‘Bangladesh-India CEO Forum’ will be held soon aimed at promoting mutual investment of the countries. “India-Bangladesh

India announces bill to ban cryptocurrencies

Shawdesh Desk: India’s government will introduce a bill to ban private cryptocurrencies and create a framework for a central bank-backed digital money, parliament said in a shock announcement late Tuesday.

New homes in UK to be required to install electric vehicle charging points

Shawdesh Desk: New homes and buildings in England will be required by law to install electric vehicle charging points from next year, the prime minister has announced. The government said

Int’l buyers urged to be more sensitive over RMG price

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Faruque Hassan called upon the international buyers to be more sensitive over the issue of fixing RMG price and thus fixing

PM Hasina a great businesswomen, planner and far-sighted: Bashundhara Chairman

Terming Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina a businesswoman, planner and visionary greater than others, Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan said her (premier) timely steps, including one for real estate sector,

Agriculture credit gains pace on back of BB policy changes

Shawdesh Desk: The scheduled banks have disbursed Tk 7905 crore as agriculture and rural credit in July-October period of the current fiscal (2021-22), almost 28 percent of the target for

Bangladesh stands out in economic progress despite COVID-19 and Rohingya crisis, says speakers

Shawdesh Desk: Speakers at a webinar in Washington DC, highly praised the impressive economic growth that Bangladesh has registered in recent years despite various challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic and

US, Japan create forum to resolve trade frictions

Shawdesh desk: The United States and Japan on Wednesday unveiled a new forum to strengthen ties and resolve trade friction between the economic powers, while countering the distortions caused by