The Bangladesh Security Exchange Commission will help boost the start-up, venture capital and private equity ecosystem in Bangladesh, said its Chairman Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam on Wednesday. "We will certainly accommodate relevant changes that are necessary for the venture capital and private equity enterprises," said Islam during a meeting...
বেসামরিক বিমান পরিবহন ও পর্যটন মন্ত্রণালয়ের প্রতিমন্ত্রী মো. মাহবুব আলী এমপি বলেন, কোভিড-১৯ পরবর্তী সময়ে পর্যটনশিল্প পুনরুদ্ধারে আমাদের অভ্যন্তরীণ পর্যটক একটি বড় শক্তি হিসেবে পরিগণিত হবে। অভ্যন্তরীণ পর্যটকদের মধ্যে মহান মুক্তিযুদ্ধের মাধ্যমে অর্জিত আমাদের প্রিয় মাতৃভূমির দেশীয় পর্যটন আকর্ষণ ও গন্তব্য সম্পর্কে সচেতনতা তৈরি ও তাদের আস্থার...
The budget for fiscal 2020-21 is said to be one of the most challenging financial bills in Bangladesh's recent history. The severe fiscal constraints confronted by the government due to the pandemic would make it difficult to implement the budget as per target. It is expected that...
It was right around March of this year that most online meeting vendors saw a dramatic uptick in customer usage from around the globe. The coronavirus had spread across much of the world, so most workers were sent home until further notice to carry out their responsibilities. It was in this short span of just...
The National Board of Revenue yesterday rolled out the electronic payment of value-added tax, taking a much-delayed big step forward to fully automating a system that would enable businesses to comply at reduced time and cost. Initially, firms and companies that have accounts with HSBC, Prime Bank...
By the end of 2021, an estimated 33 million people will loss their jobs owing to the fallout of Covid-19, while five emerging sectors will generate 40 lakh new jobs. Access to Information (a2i) – the flagship programme of the Digital Bangladesh agenda – revealed this while sharing...
Bangladesh and Japan have signed the exchange of notes and grant agreements on the project for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) worth up to JPY 446 million or around $5 million. Ito Naoki, Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh, Fatima Yasmin, Secretary, Economic Relations Division, Ministry of Finance and...
Country’s both bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) today closed week posting slump as investors were nervous amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. At DSE, the broad index, DSEX settled at 4,069.11 points on Thursday, the last working day of week, with a marginal loss...
So far this year, the jute and textiles ministry has not taken any move to set the price to ensure fair price of the golden fibre although the jute cultivation season of this year has already begun. According to the Jute Act-2017, the government through official gazette...
The Venture Capital and Private Equity Association of Bangladesh (VCPEAB) on Wednesday sought policy support from regulators to create a sustainable venture capital industry. They also put emphasis on the possibility of contribution by venture capital and private equity investments to boost trade, innovation, export, and help...