Economy

Investment, both domestic and foreign, nosedived in 2020 with little hope of recovery before the second half of 2021 amid the COVID-19-induced global economic slowdown and the fear of a second wave of the pandemic. A persisting stagnation in domestic and foreign direct investment...

Expressing his firm resolve that Bangladesh would soon step into a developing country status from the list of LDCs, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today said that the country’s economy is now rebounding from the Covid-19 shocks due to the time-befitting steps of the government alongside the...

করোনাভাইরাস মোকাবিলায় দেশের কুটির, ক্ষুদ্র ও মাঝারি শিল্প খাতে গতি সঞ্চার, গ্রামীণ প্রান্তিক জনগোষ্ঠীর জীবনমান উন্নয়ন এবং অতিদরিদ্র বয়স্ক ও বিধবাদের জন্য সামাজিক নিরাপত্তা কর্মসূচি সম্প্রসারণের লক্ষ্যে নতুন দুটি প্রণোদনা কর্মসূচি অনুমোদন করেছেন প্রধানমন্ত্রী শেখ হাসিনা। কর্মসূচি দুটির মোট বরাদ্দ ২ হাজার ৭০০ কোটি টাকা, যার বাস্তবায়ন...

Though the year of 2020 started with a lot of optimism, all those changed with the onset of Coronavirus pandemic. Things turned grim due to the spread of the deadly virus into every aspect of lives. It has also had a massive negative impact on the global...

Bangladesh has been lauded as one of the frontline nations to implement the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by achieving several targets ahead of time. Inspired by this success, the country set a vision to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within 2030. Prior to the pandemic, Bangladesh...

The trains for Bangladesh's first metro rail are ready in Japan and may arrive here shortly. The authorities are, in fact, hopeful of bringing the trains next month – if the Covid-19 situation improves by then. Meanwhile, the Uttara-Agargaon part of...

The market capitalisation of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) crossed Tk 5.0 trillion on Thursday, hitting an all-time high following the price appreciation witnessed by the majority number of listed securities. On the day, the market capitalisation of the premier bourse stood at Tk...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) today formed a new Clean and Sustainable Ocean Partnership to support initiatives in Asia and the Pacific to help meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the climate goals of the Paris Agreement.

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has laid out three key priorities for the year: Pursue a durable exit from the crisis, ensure a sustainable and inclusive recovery, and halt and reverse a growing divergence between rich and poor countries. "We are still faced with...

The government has framed a format on feasibility studies to put an end to a decades-long practice of including projects in the development programme without proper assessment and economic viability in order to get rid of delays and cost-overrun. As there is no specific...