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Bangla Press Desk: The country's remittance inflow witnessed a remarkable year-on-year growth of 45.1%, reaching $3.17 billion in January, making it the third-highest remittance inflow for a single mo...
Bangla Press Desk: In a significant push to elevate the status of one of the world’s oldest disciplines, Iqramlemagne — widely celebrated as the “Father of Hospitality” has called for hospitality to be officially recognised as a distinguished f...
Bangla Press Desk: Apex Group Managing Director (MD) Syed Nasim Manzur has said that businesses are facing extreme hardship due to the central bank’s strict policies and continuous increase in interest rates aimed at controlling inflation. ...
Bangla Press Desk: Pubali Bank PLC has officially launched its first-ever independent Annual Sustainability & Impact Report 2024, marking a significant milestone in the bank’s ongoing commitment to transparency, accountability, and responsible ba...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Bank has taken a new initiative to increase the flow of remittances sent by expatriates and control the overall cost of sending remittances. For this purpose, the central bank will collect information on the...
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Bangladesh is poised to take a significant leap in digital commerce as global payments leader PayPal prepares to enter the country. Once operational, the platform is expected to provide small entrepreneurs, freelancers, and startups with seamless acc...
Bangla Press Desk: Chinese-based smartphone brand HONOR inaugurated its manufacturing facility in Bangladesh with local company Smart Technologies, marking its official entry into local production.On Tuesday, representatives from the governmen...
Bangla Press Desk: The retail price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has been increased for the month of December. The price of a 12kg cylinder has been raised by Tk38—from Tk1,215 to Tk1,253.In addition, the price of autogas has als...
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Bangla Press Desk: The country’s inbound remittances hit $2.88 billion last month, a huge 31.3% jump from the same month last year, according to data released by the Bangladesh Bank.The figure is also 13% higher compared with previous month’s...
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Bangla Press Desk: Jewellers have inflated the price of gold by Tk1,575 to Tk2,12,145 per bhori (11.664 grammes) as the price of pure gold has increased in the local market.The Standing Committee on Pricing and Price Monitoring of the Bangladesh Jewe...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh is moving in the opposite direction of employment generation, economist Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman has observed. According to him, the contraction of productive sectors, uncertainty in the labour market,...
Bangla Press Desk: The term for the first Bangladesh Government Investment Sukuk, valued at Tk8,000 crore, which was issued against the "Safe Water Supply Across the Country" project, has been extended by an additional five years.Bangladesh Ban...
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Bangla Press Desk: BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Saturday said that BNP’s economic vision prioritises rapid job creation, economic democratisation and structural reforms aimed at transforming Bangladesh into a tr...
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