Five jetties and necessary infrastructure will be set up in the economic zones in the country's south-eastern part to ensure comfortable and safe movement of people as well as tourism and landing facilities. The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) will implement the project involving about Tk...
An Indian start-up company is planning to set up a ‘mobile refurbishment plant’ in Bangladesh. Rebest Technology Private Limited, the Indian firm, has sent a proposal to the Bangladesh High Commission in India requesting to take steps to set up a ‘Mobile/communication devices refurbishment’ plant, government sources...
Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Pegasus Tech Ventures plans to invest $40 million in Bangladeshi startups within a few years as the fast expanding economy holds huge growth potential for budding entrepreneurs, said its top executive. "We are committed to investing in Bangladesh's startup ecosystem," Anis Uzzaman,...
Some 25 companies are set to raise an aggregate amount of capital worth Tk 13.34 billion from the capital market. The companies will raise capitals floating IPOs (initial public offerings) under the book building and fixed price method. Under the book building method, seven companies will raise...
Robi plans to submit its application for listing in the country's twin bourses to the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission in the middle of next month, as the long-awaited debut of the second largest mobile phone operator is finally taking shape. The operator, which got the approval...
The government has started a process to formulate a master plan, aiming to attract more and more tourists -- both local and foreign ones -- through transforming the country’s tourism sector in a planned way. A consultancy firm has been hired to formulate the master plan and...
Bangladeshi President Abdul Hamid called Thursday for greater trade and investment with Turkey to explore the potentials of the two countries in various sectors, reports Daily Sabah. "There is enormous scope for exploring the commerce and investment potentials between the two countries, but this is yet to...
Bangladesh needs to invest an estimated extra $7.8 billion over the next decade to halve its road crash fatalities, says a new World Bank report, according to indiaeducationdiary.in. The report, Delivering Road Safety in Bangladesh, released Friday in conjunction with the Third Global Ministerial Conference on Road...
The government will take measures to recognise the unaccounted work of women in the upcoming budget session for fiscal 2020-21, said Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday. "We will explore how unpaid work can be attached to the GDP for greater interest of the country's development and...
Bangladesh and Japan on Wednesday decided to form a Joint Working Group (JWG) on facilitating trade and business between the two countries. The decision came at a meeting between commerce minister Tipu Munshi and Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki at Bangladesh Secretariat, according to a statement....