During the global financial crisis in 2009, which resulted in a 2.7% decline in overall remittance inflows to Asia and the Pacific, Bangladesh’s remittances received by households declined on average …
Travellers from Bangladesh to face stricter re-entry rules in Japan
The Foreign Ministry of Japan has said that all foreign residents re-entering the nation from Bangladesh and 3 other countries will need to undergo stricter procedures from next Friday, because of …
World Bank to finance $202mn for Bangladesh’s food storage capacity
Eight public modern grain storage steel silo complexes for rice and wheat will be constructed in eight different districts …
‘Fingerprint’ of the climate crisis in flooding that has left a third of Bangladesh under water
Around a third of Bangladesh is underwater due to recent catastrophic flooding and the climate crisis has played a role in the devastation, according to experts. The widespread flooding, which has …
‘Bangladesh has always been a high priority market, and we look to strengthen our ties further through local collaborations’
Archana Anand, Chief Business Officer of Indian streaming service Zee5 Global talks about the company’s plans for Bangladesh Belonging to the media empire of the Indian mass media conglomerate Essel …
ADB to finance $200 million into private gas power plant in Bangladesh
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a $200 million financing package to the (RBLPL) to build and operate a 718MW combined-cycle gas-fired power plant in Bangladesh. An agreement to this end …
A Quarter of Bangladesh Is Flooded. Millions Have Lost Everything.
By Somini Sengupta and Julfikar Ali Manik Torrential rains have submerged at least a quarter of Bangladesh, washing away the few things that count as assets for some of the world’s poorest people — …
Bangladesh Bank decline reappointment of NCC Bank MD
Asked for the reason behind the denial to accord approval, Serajul said that the investigation findings by the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) was the reason for denying reappointment of …
Pandemic job losses and flooding spark fears of hard times in Bangladesh
But severe floods that struck Bangladesh the last week of June, driven by heavy monsoon rains, are now keeping the 22-year-old from that work as well. Instead, he finds himself stuck at home …
Bangladesh Bank announces ‘expansionary, accommodative’ monetary policy
The Central Bank of Bangladesh has projected domestic credit growth ceiling at 19.3 per cent in the fiscal year 2020-21 (FY21) accommodati …