Out-of-pocket healthcare expense pushes 5.0m into poverty a year
FE REPORT | Published: December 13, 2020 10:38:08 Catastrophic health expenditure due to rise in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has been
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Economy
Dhaka likely to receive $1.0b WB, ADB funds for purchasing corona vaccine
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | Published: December 12, 2020 10:34:00 Two major lenders are expected to provide US$1.0 billion in loans
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Bangladesh’s imports may be costlier due to freight charges
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | Published: December 12, 2020 08:53:15 | Updated: December 12, 2020 09:30:09 Picture used for representation. Courtesy:
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Bangladesh’s 90pc extreme poor families earn less than 1.0 dollar a day
FE REPORT | Published: December 10, 2020 08:45:53 | Updated: December 10, 2020 15:16:39 As much as 90 per cent
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Janata Bank in US makes no headway in recovering stolen money
FE Online Desk | Published: December 09, 2020 17:11:48 | Updated: December 09, 2020 21:44:52 A subsidiary of the state-owned
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Pandemic slows safety reforms in Bangladesh’s ship-breaking industry
Published: December 09, 2020 17:18:21 | Updated: December 09, 2020 18:55:08 The coronavirus pandemic has slowed efforts to make safer
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Banks fail to disburse over 50pc of stimulus funds to small businesses
Published: December 09, 2020 18:52:39 | Updated: December 09, 2020 21:44:51 A full recovery of the economy from the coronavirus
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ADB approves $50 million in loans for microenterprises in Bangladesh
Published: December 08, 2020 15:17:26 | Updated: December 08, 2020 21:47:03 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 50-million
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Four export sectors to get $40m government grant to overcome infrastructural limits
FE Online Report | Published: December 08, 2020 16:49:40 | Updated: December 08, 2020 21:48:24 The government will launch a
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Narayanganj-Munshiganj two-storey expressway gets ECNEC approval
Published: December 08, 2020 17:43:52 | Updated: December 08, 2020 21:48:24 The government will construct a two-storey expressway from Panchabati
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CPD stresses domestic resource mobilisation in eighth FYP
Published: December 08, 2020 21:00:15 The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has underscored the need for providing a special focus
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Banks to struggle with heavier burden of bad loans in 2021, beyond
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | Published: December 07, 2020 08:56:37 | Updated: December 07, 2020 22:59:54 Banks are going to face substantial
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Lending rate falls, interest on deposits may also decrease further: Bankers
Siddique Islam | Published: December 06, 2020 08:41:59 | Updated: December 06, 2020 14:50:04 The interest rate spread dropped slightly
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Job creation the top priority: Experts
FE REPORT | Published: December 06, 2020 09:51:01 Experts at a webinar on Saturday said policymakers should put extra emphasis
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100 Bangladeshi products to get duty-free access to Bhutan
Maiden preferential trade agreement to be signed with Bhutan on Sunday Published: December 05, 2020 19:49:59 | Updated: December 05,
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Shariah-compliant bonds may fetch Tk 80b for Bangladesh govt in Dec
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | Published: December 05, 2020 10:38:22 | Updated: December 05, 2020 14:30:54 The government is set to
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Exports back to positive trend in November
The country’s merchandise shipments again showed positive trend with a meagre growth in November this year after witnessing a fall
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Minister for probing banks’ reluctance to disburse stimulus money
FE REPORT | Published: December 04, 2020 11:05:51 | Updated: December 04, 2020 17:05:50 Planning Minister MA Mannan speaking at
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Foreign-aided development budget unlikely to be cut
FHM Humayan Kabir | Published: December 04, 2020 11:08:40 | Updated: December 04, 2020 11:50:50 The government would not have
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Ceilings for investing in savings instruments lowered
DOULOT AKTER MALA | Published: December 04, 2020 11:11:07 | Updated: December 04, 2020 13:45:02 The government lowered the maximum
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