Development cooperation accord with Germany inked
December 20, 2011
Iqbql Mahmood, secretary, Economic Relations Division, Ministry of Finance and Holger Michael, ambassador of Germany signed an agreement on Sunday between the two governments on projects as well as programmes of financial and technical cooperation.
Bureaucratic tangles hinder regional co-op: Faruk Khan
October 24, 2011
Commerce minister Faruk Khan on Sunday said that though political will was there for boosting regional cooperation in the South Asian region, it could not get the desired momentum due to bureaucratic tangles.
6pc ADP execution in July-August
September 20, 2011
The implementation of the annual development programme (ADP) in the first two months has marked a 6 percent progress, according to a report released by the Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED).
6-day Ctg tax fair opens
September 18, 2011
A six-day second Income Tax Fair-2011, Chittagong started at the Gymnasium Complex of MA Aziz Stadium on Saturday morning.
Greece slaps new tax on property to cut deficit
September 12, 2011
Greece on Sunday slapped a new tax on real estate to plug a 2011 budget hole, please international lenders and secure a key new loan tranche as concerns mounted in Europe over its euro zone membership.
Billion dollar exports to India soon
September 6, 2011
The president of India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IBCCI), Abdul Matlub Ahmad hoped that the export to India from Bangladesh would reach one billion dollar very soon following the outcome of ensuing Dhaka visit by Ahmed, also a major Indian vehicle importer in Bangladesh, expressed the hope while presenting a keynote paper at a seminar on “Bangladesh India Trade Expansion: Problems and Prospects,” at the Dhaka Reporters Unity on Monday.
Tea cultivation helps Panchagarh economy grow
August 29, 2011
Expanding tea cultivation enhances economic condition and changes fates of hundreds, including small and marginal farmers prompting a faster growth of the prospective tea sector in Panchagarh.
Dhaka-Jakarta trade set to cross $1b mark
August 18, 2011
The bilateral trade between Bangladesh and Indonesia has crossed the one billion US dollar mark.
Oil subsidy to soar to $3.5b
August 11, 2011
Impoverished Bangladesh’s fuel subsidy bill is set to more than treble to $3.5 billion this year as domestic oil consumption soars on the back of record economic growth, an official said Wednesday.
Dollar drops on debt gridlock
July 31, 2011
The dollar fell against other major currencies Friday under pressure from a political stalemate over raising the US debt ceiling and weak data on US economic growth.