Economy

Foreign labour market shrinking

Shawdesh Desk: The foreign labour market for Bangladeshi workers is shrinking alarmingly and remittance has dropped significantly over the last few months due to the closure of several large labour

Tipu Munshi woos Canadian entrepreneurs to invest in Bangladesh

Shawdesh Desk: Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi, now in Canada, has said ample opportunities are there for Canadian entrepreneurs to invest in Bangladesh. The commerce minister came up with the remakes

Country’s per capita income now stands at $ 2554

Shawdesh Desk: The average per capita income of people of the country has stood at $ 2554 at the end of the outgoing fiscal year (2020-2021), said Bangladesh Bureau of

Facebook to shut down face-recognition system, delete data

Shawdesh Desk: Facebook said it will shut down its face-recognition system and delete the faceprints of more than 1 billion people amid growing concerns about the technology and its misuse

Hasina urges expatriates to invest more in Bangladesh

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the expatriate Bangladeshis all over the world to invest more in Bangladesh as investment opportunities for them have increased in all sectors.

Japan ruling coalition holds power as PM Kishida touts ‘trust’

Shawdesh Desk: Japan’s ruling coalition celebrated holding on to a strong majority in weekend elections, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hailing the results as a “big deal” for trust while

IMF head urges COP26 leaders to ramp up climate ambition

Shawdesh Desk : IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva on Sunday urged world leaders gathered at the COP26 summit in Glasgow to show greater policy ambition, calling climate change a “grave threat to

US, EU agree to lift punitive tariffs

Shawdesh DEsk: The United States and the EU agreed Saturday to lift punitive tariffs on imported European steel and aluminum, ending a dispute that strained their trade ties since then-president Donald Trump imposed