Bangladesh

Since the dawn of the fourth industrial revolution, there has been a growing concern over job loss. Creating jobs in the industrial economy has been the primary means for increasing per capita income, and addressing poverty. Globalisation of manufacturing and service value chain has been a blessing...

The current coronavirus pandemic has created giant seismic shifts in our day-to-day living and has presented us with a new set of challenges. As the pandemic rages on putting us in a quagmire, we have gradually seen technology playing an essential role during the crisis enabling greater...

Bangladesh has been able to cope with the pandemic as there were no disruptions in paddy production, even during the novel coronavirus, Cyclone Amphan and floods, experts said at a webinar on Saturday. Agriculture will be the main source of hope during the second wave of the...

Experts at a webinar on Saturday said policymakers should put extra emphasis on education, youth employment, poverty, and gender issues in the 8th five-year plan considering changes in the sectors caused by the pandemic. They also called for improved and latest statistics before implementing the policy to...

Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), is going to launch "FBCCI Technology Center" (Tech C) to boost cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs) and startups. The country's apex trade body wants to do this by leveraging tech innovations that drive...

For investment transactions particularly in private limited companies, in Bangladesh, we are historically more comfortable in dealing with ordinary shares. With a significant rise in foreign direct investment (FDI) in recent pre-Covid years, the government’s commitment to policy reforms to attract more FDI, rise in pre-seed and...

শুল্কমুক্ত পণ্য আমদানি-রপ্তানির লক্ষ্যে বহুল আলোচিত মুক্ত বাণিজ্য চুক্তির পথে বাংলাদেশের ঐতিহাসিক পদক্ষেপ শুরু হচ্ছে আজ রবিবার। দক্ষিণ এশিয়ার দেশ ভুটানের সঙ্গে অগ্রাধিকারমূলক বাণিজ্য চুক্তি (পিটিএ) করতে যাচ্ছে বাংলাদেশ। আজকের চুক্তির মধ্য দিয়ে প্রথম দ্বিপাক্ষিক এফটিএ বা পিটিএ জগতে প্রবেশ করতে যাচ্ছে বাংলাদেশ। এর আগে কোনো দেশের...

Bangladesh has overtaken India in the Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index 2020 (GSCI) by showing a significant improvement in utilising its resources more efficiently. Besides, the country leaped 17 notches ahead in the index, while India moved only three. With a global ranking of 115th...

The government has projected a marginal improvement in the tax to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio in fiscal 2022-23 despite the pandemic taking a toll on the country's revenue collections this financial year. The tax-to-GDP ratio is a ratio of a nation's tax...

The country's merchandise shipments again showed positive trend with a meagre growth in November this year after witnessing a fall in the previous month of October. The single-month income in November'20 grew by 0.76 per cent to US$3.07 billion which was $3.05 billion in...