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Abdur Rouf Talukder appointed new BB governor

Shawdesh desk; Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Finance Abdur Rouf Talukder has been appointed as the next governor of Bangladesh Bank (BB). Financial Institutions Department of the Ministry of

Sheikh Hasina’s release day from prison being observed

Shawdesh desk: The 14th anniversary of release of Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from prison is being observed today. On this day in 2008, Sheikh Hasina was

Nation avid for the Padma bridge inauguration ceremony: Chief Whip

Shawdesh Desk; Chief Whip of the Jatiya Sangsad Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury said that the whole nation is eagerly waiting for the opening festival of the Padma Bridge, as the proud moment

Khaleda Zia hospitalised again

Shawdesh Desk: Main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia was admitted to Evercare Hospital in Dhaka early Saturday. She arrived at the hospital from her Gulshan residence minutes after

Budget FY23: Power and energy receive reduced allocation of Tk. 26,066 crore

Shawdesh desk: The power and energy sector received Tk. 26,066 crore for new fiscal year 2022-23, down by 1,418 crore, from the outgoing fiscal year 2021-22. Announcing the new allocation

Govt eyes 7.5% GDP growth in FY23

Shawdesh Desk: The GDP growth rate has been targeted to be 7.5 percent for the next fiscal year (2022-2023) considering the lagged effects of the COVID-19 and the protracted crisis

Kamal highlights some remarkable achievements of AL govt since 2009

Shawdesh Desk: Finance Minister Musfata Kamal in his budget speech for fiscal year 2022-23 (FY23) in the Jatiya Sangsad today highlighted the some remarkable achievements that have been achieved under

Govt to continue 2.5pc incentives on inward remittance: Kamal

Shawdesh Desk: Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said the government will continue the 2.5 per cent incentive on inward remittance in fiscal 2022-23. “In FY2020-2021, the growth of remittance stood at