The Bangladesh government has closed the development of a deep-sea port at Sonadia Island off the country’s southeastern coast.
Bangladesh, Bhutan may beat India on economic front; worst GDP contraction threat looms
The coronavirus pandemic has marked a black swan event for the Indian economy, which is projected to perform worse than weaker countries like Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and Maldives in the year …
Despite COVID-19 Bangladesh’s economy kept growing
While the invisible enemy — coronavirus — has slowed down the global economy Bangladesh kept its growth rolling and accelerating owing to the timely plans sp …
IMF: Bangladesh to overtake India in per capita GDP
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said Bangladesh is all set overtaken its neighbour India in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita in 2020, despite slow growth …
‘Despite COVID-19 Bangladesh’s economy kept growing under leadership of Sheikh Hasina’
While the invisible enemy — coronavirus — has slowed down the global economy, Bangladesh kept its growth rolling and accelerating owing to the timely plans spelt out by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, …
Bangladesh set to overtake India in per capita GDP, says IMF
India is set to slide below Bangladesh in terms of per capita GDP in 2020 owing to a steep contraction in the economy as a result of coronavirus lockdown. According to International Monetary Fund (IMF …
Bangladesh is about to beat India is regional per capita GDP sweepstakes
In per capita GDP terms, India was significantly above Bangladesh till a few years ago, but the gap has been substantially closed owing to the country’s rapidly-rising exports. Besides, during the …
The Vietnam conundrum
About 1,700 Bangladeshi migrants are now working in Vietnam, even though Bangladesh has no manpower export deal with the country. How did that happen?
Reasons behind weak demand for mutual funds in Bangladesh
A total of 30 closed-end mutual funds out of 37 have long been traded below their face value and Net Asset Value (NAV) on the country’s premier bourse Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), frustrating both loc …
Citibank NA Bangladesh in Global Finance’s 2020 World’s Best Digital Bank awards
The bank was also secured places in Best Online Cash Management Services in Asia Pacific, Best Online Treasury Services, Best Mobile Adaptive Site, Best Mobile Banking App and Best Open Banking APIs r …