Universities in Bangladesh, especially the private ones, have been quite proactive in their efforts to enrol students in online classes after the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (UGC) cleared the way for virtual admissions and education platforms. Enrolment in digital courses was also accelerated after Education Minister...
Bangladesh has embraced a wide range of financial inclusion since 2010 by allowing a vast population to open an account with an initial deposit of Tk 10 to Tk 100 as the government looked to bring the unbanked under the umbrella of the banking sector. As of...
edotco Bangladesh, an integrated telecommunications infrastructure services company, deployed the country's first ever street furniture in collaboration with the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC). The new Smart City solution is the result of a recently signed Public Private Partnership (PPP) to develop Smart City Features on a pilot...
French Ambassador to Dhaka Jean-Marin Schuh has said Bangladesh and France have a bright future together despite the difficult times they are going through right now. "More than common interests, we also share a common vision, especially regarding climate change, and we will work every day to...
Although the business establishments make VAT payments every month alongside submitting their returns, the business entities would now be able to make VAT payments to the government exchequer directly from their bank accounts through online. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is going to launch VAT e-payment...
The listing of five state-run energy companies is likely to be delayed due to ensuring compliance with rules formulated recently by the Financial Reporting Council asking the SoEs to issue shares against the government’s share money deposits within six months. The current coronavirus pandemic situation in the...
A trial run of trans-shipment between Bangladesh and India is finally going to start from Tuesday after overcoming various procedural and bureaucratic hurdles. Earlier, the trial run was supposed to begin in January but then the Covid-19 pandemic stalled the process for months. Another tentative schedule was...
The economic review, a popular budget publication, will now be published sometime in September next. The publication usually covers data relating to the country's economic activities. The finance division which compiles data has failed to publish timely this year following a long holiday from March 26 last...
The Covid-19 pandemic created a crisis but also brought opportunities for e-commerce entrepreneurs, leading to a massive spike in demand for contactless payments in the country, said Zunaid Ahmed Palak, state minister for ICT division, yesterday. There is no doubt that people in the past four months...