She was determined to help women entrepreneurs break barriers and succeed in a male-dominated business world. Rokia was the vice president of International Chamber of Commerce – ICC, Bangladesh. She …
STRONG STRUCTURAL REFORMS CAN HELP BANGLADESH SUSTAIN GROWTH: WORLD BANK
An Urgent Agenda” released on Tuesday said that accelerating the implementation of structural reforms, including trade reforms and export diversification, will help Bangladesh navigate the current challenges and sustain the growth momentum,
Bangladesh to scrap EVMs and conduct general polls with paper ballots
The Bangladesh Election Commission (BEC) said that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will not be used in the upcoming 12th parliamentary elections scheduled for January 2024. As per a report by India News Stream, this decision comes after major opposition …
Bangladesh cuts 1st-innings deficit to 44 on Day 2 vs Irish
MIRPUR, Bangladesh (AP) — Skipper Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim hit half-centuries as Bangladesh recovered from early trouble to reach 170-3 at lunch Wednesday on Day 2 of the one-off cricket test against Ireland. Shakib was batting on 74 and …
Fire guts thousands of shops, police barrack in Bangladesh
DHAKA, April 5 (Xinhua) — A fire gutted thousands of shops in a market in a residential neighborhood of the old part of Bangladesh’s capital on Tuesday morning, destroying goods and property. No …
Fire guts thousands of shops in Dhaka
Firefighters battle a fire at a market in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on April 4, 2023. A fire gutted thousands of shops in a market in a residential neighborhood of the old part of Dhaka on Tuesday morning, …
No immediate crisis in Bangladesh, but tensions in financial sector: World Bank
There is no crisis and also not an imminent crisis in Bangladesh, especially not after an agreement was reached with the IMF to support the country, Hans said. “At the same time, there are challenges …
Fire detroys thousands of stores at shopping complex in the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka
A fire has ripped through a crowded shopping complex in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka injuring several firefighters and burning down some 5,000 stores. The fire broke out before the complex, which hosts about 3,000 stores, opened Stores fully stocked for …
Bangladesh yet to utilise Japan’s China Plus One policy
Some 15 years on, Bangladesh is yet to take advantage of the Japanese policy. Though investment of Japanese firms in Bangladesh now stands at $380 million, it is 0.1 per cent of what they invested in Asia, according to Jetro “No Japanese company shifted …
Roundup: Fire guts thousands of shops, police barrack in Bangladesh
DHAKA, April 4 (Xinhua) — A fire gutted thousands of shops in a market in a residential neighborhood of the old part of Bangladesh’s capital on Tuesday morning, destroying goods and property. No …