Focus on digitization of business, e-commerce to propel economy Speakers at a programme on Tuesday said businesses will have to be fully digitised and e-commerce-based for further development of the country’s economy. To achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs), the country’s heavy industry needs to adopt green technology to address climate
Read MoreRice yield hits record high The country’s rice production hit a new record of 36.2 million tonnes in the last fiscal year (FY), 2017-18. According to the official data, the output was 7.1 per cent higher than that of FY ’17. It was 34.7 million tonnes (the then record) in
Read MoreFY19 investment likely to exceed gross nat’l savings The country’s gross investment is projected to exceed its gross national savings in this fiscal year (FY), 2018-19, apparently due to rise in the public sector investment, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The gross investment is projected to stand at
Read MoreFresh hike in gas tariff in September likely Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) is now at the final stage of its scrutiny after holding public hearings over the tariff hike proposals of state-run gas transmission, marketing and distribution companies in June. The LNG import terminal project was brought to a
Read MoreEid pushes up call money rate The call money rate edged up to around 4.5 percent yesterday after hovering between 2 percent and 3 percent for several months on the back of a cash withdrawal pressure in the lead up to Eid-ul-Azha. Still, the rate is far less than the
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