Rejaul Karim Byron

Current account deficit widened further in the first five months of the fiscal year on the back of the sliding remittance inflow.

Bangladesh Bank has once again urged commercial banks to reward their first-rate buyers with rebates on interest payment and

Remittance inflow slumped by about $2 billion in 2016 from a year earlier despite a 35 percent increase in migrant

The government plans to slash fuel prices next month by taking into account the base price of $60 per barrel,

Many public and private banks have been considering issuing bonds next year to maintain the new international standards for capital

The government has prepared a roadmap for the tea sector involving Tk 976 crore aiming to boost production, create 30,000 additional permanent jobs and improve the standards of living of workers.

The government will modernise 24 public sector jute mills with Chinese funding -- a move expected to generate

India has named eight border points to move its goods to and from Bangladesh if they make entry and exit through Chittagong and Mongla ports, and demanded dedicated space for its goods at the ports.

Two Chinese companies yesterday signed preliminary agreements with Bangladesh to develop three components of Payra seaport with $510 million in funds.

Dhaka and New Delhi are expected to sign 30 to 35 primary and final agreements, including that for the use of Chittagong and Mongla ports by India and its fresh commitment for project loans, during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's four-day official visit to India later this month.

The Rooppur nuclear power plant project involving Tk 113,093 crore is set to get the green light today, making it the most expensive project in the history of Bangladesh.

The current account balance has slipped to the negative territory for the first time in four years due to remittance contraction and high import growth.

Finance Minister AMA Muhith will fly to Tokyo today to highlight the security measures the government has taken for the foreign nationals working in Japan-financed projects in Bangladesh.

Remittance inflow fell by $1.3 billion in the last 11 months this year compared to the same period last year due to low oil

The government will bring two lakh small institutions under digital connectivity to boost trade and economic activity in remote areas.

The government is set to introduce 'limited bidding' for projects that would be implemented with Chinese soft loans after Beijing officially gave the nod to Dhaka's proposal.

Private commercial banks' default loans swelled by about 24 percent in the third quarter of the year from the

A high-level team led by Law Minister Anisul Huq will go to the Philippines on Saturday with the objective to repatriate about $66

The cabinet committee on purchase yesterday approved the draft commercial contract with a Chinese firm to set up the Single Point Mooring with Double Pipeline in Chittagong at a cost of $550 million.

The government is once again considering cutting fuel prices in line with the international market so that the economy can