Jagaran Chakma

Some 64 projects, many of which are important infrastructure ones, got just Tk 1 lakh each this fiscal year in a bizarre move by the government that has presented its most expansive development budget yet of Tk 1.80 lakh crore.

The government is sticking to its word and ousting China Harbour Engineering from another infrastructure project -- the Marine Drive

The country's light engineering sector is gradually emerging as an important source of machinery for many of the $30 billion export earning apparel-markers on the back of better quality and lower price.

Sales of air-conditioners are growing steadily in Bangladesh riding on the demand from the expanding middle class and modern offices and factories as consumers are seeking to escape hotter summers, market players said.

Paint manufacturers have gained sound growth over the last couple of years with consumption in both urban and rural areas increasing for a boost in consumers' purchasing power and move towards diverse and premium products.

Chinese companies are likely to invest Tk 200 crore ($25 million) at the Bay's planned leather and footwear industrial park in the

Berger Paints Bangladesh is on way to manufacture construction chemicals and provide associated solutions from next year.

Just as Bangladesh's main export earner, the apparel sector, was slowly recovering from the twin industrial disasters of Rana Plaza

Rahul Pharma, an Indian medicine maker, is keen on investing in Bangladesh to produce active pharmaceutical ingredients (API).

The government's initiatives to expedite the implementation of the annual development programme (ADP) have failed to pay off as the execution rate remains unchanged and gets a boost at the last moment, thus paving the way for pilferage of taxpayers' money.

Bangladesh witnessed a 27 percent year-on-year jump in the number of solar home systems installed last year, thanks to a drop in

Sales of television have more than doubled in the last couple of weeks thanks to the FIFA World Cup in Russia as millions of Bangladesh's sports enthusiasts glue to screens to watch the Greatest Show on Earth.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector investment arm of the World Bank, is set to provide $50 million (about

Fast-track projects, as the title suggests, are supposed to be implemented at breakneck speed because they boost economic activities once they are complete.

India has approved 14 of the 16 projects forwarded by Bangladesh for implementation under the second line of credit worth $2 billion,

Led television makers and sellers are expecting a good month of sales ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, which is scheduled

Asian Development Bank (ADB) has decided to provide Bangladesh with a grant worth around $200 million, to help tackle the ongoing Rohingya crisis.

The World Bank has finally agreed to provide Bangladesh a grant to meet the basic needs of around one million Rohingyas who fled their homeland Myanmar, a high government official said.

The planning ministry is likely to propose a Tk 1.81 lakh crore development budget for next fiscal year, giving emphasis on

A weeklong vacation has brought life to the country's tourism industry in a period which is generally considered a dull season for hotel businesses and domestic airlines.