Rejaul Karim Byron

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

China has at last agreed to allow limited bidding for the selection of contractors for projects under its soft loan after

Public sector companies will now have to take approval from the cabinet committee on purchase when procuring

Development spending improved slightly in the first quarter of the fiscal year but it is still lagging far behind the historical trend.

Foreign investment increased 9.27 percent year-on-year in fiscal 2015-16 due to an improvement in reinvestment in existing

Bangladesh is set to take loans under a new scheme of the World Bank that carries high interest rate, to meet the huge public and

The government is acting fast to implement the projects China agreed to fund during President Xi Jinping's Dhaka visit last week. Only four days into the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the two sides, the Cabinet Committee on

China may commit more than $23 billion for the next five years under an agreement to boost investment in Bangladesh and strengthen production capacity cooperation.

The longstanding issue of building a deep-sea port at Sonadia in Chittagong may not be discussed during Chinese President Xi Jinping's two-day state visit starting Friday.

Dhaka and Beijing may agree to carry out a feasibility study for a free trade zone in Bangladesh to facilitate Chinese