Stakeholder involvement is the key to the success of an interoperable instant payment system, yet this was missing when Bangladesh introduced its first digital platform “Binimoy” a few years ago, according to Snigdha Ali, country lead of Inclusive Financial Systems (IFS), an initiative of the Gates Foundation.

The US wants to export aircraft, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and agricultural products to Bangladesh to expand trade between the two countries, said Paul Frost, the new commercial counsellor at the US embassy in Bangladesh.

Commerce ministry to pursue bilateral deals for LDC trade benefits

When President Obama revoked Bangladesh’s Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) status in 2013, the direct economic shock was mild.

The Bepza Economic Zone is set to receive investment from an airplane amenity bag and kit manufacturing company.

BB to appoint administrative teams

From tomorrow, each bhori of 22-carat gold will cost Tk 189,621

Objections were raised against him after the ouster of the Awami League government

The DSEX rose 34.89 points to close at 5,509.61

They will send 1,200 tonnes of the fish for the upcoming Durga Puja

Finance ministry, UNDP and AFD partner on climate budget programme

An independent taskforce on strengthening the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) has recommended a new name, leadership, and oversight model for the state agency to safeguard the independence of its statistical activities.

Trading on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ended slightly higher yesterday, reversing the losses of the previous session, buoyed by gains in banking sector shares.

So far, the banking watchdog has purchased $1.74 billion in the current fiscal year

China’s economy showed further signs of weakness last month, with key data Monday revealing factory output and consumption rising at their weakest pace for around a year.

Investors look beyond Barishal due to poor business climate, infrastructure

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is set to hold discussions today with Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on how the multilateral lender can provide additional support to Bangladesh and the potential structure of such assistance.

The Dhaka-visiting US trade delegation has called on the government to accelerate labour law reforms and narrow the trade deficit to help further reduce retaliatory tariffs on Bangladeshi exports to the American market.

Only 2.36% of the total outlay has been used in the two months

The DSEX increased 26.89 points to 5,495.24 by 11:48 am