Eid festival and the two percent incentive have also played a big role behind the sharp rise in the inward remittance

The figures have been subsiding since peaking at 6.9 million in late March

Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) has added three more services to its One Stop Service

This year’s loan package comprises assistance of seven projects amounting to approximately USD 3.2 billion, the largest ever loan package since its inception in 1974

Bangladesh Bank has asked scheduled banks to open deposit accounts for non-resident Bangladeshis 

The report addresses need to better understand current levels of infrastructure quantity and quality

Canada and the US reached a deal last year to lift tariffs on steel and aluminium imports that had been imposed on grounds of "national security"

Uber’s current operation is limited to 40 towns and cities in the UK

Investors have moved cash into the precious metal as Covid-19 cases rise in the US and more money is pumped into the global economy

Also TikTok key money, green structured notes and alternative data

The country’s export earnings witnessed a 0.59 percent growth in July this year compared to July 2019 despite the impacts of the novel coronavirus 

The foreign currency reserve and inflow of remittances hit the new record in the country in July despite the economic fallout triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic

There will also be a focus on evaluating the impact of Covid-19 on the ship recycling industry in Bangladesh

The project is helping Bangladesh address food insecurity in challenging times

According to a World Gold Council estimate from last year, total gold reserves across Indian homes were about 25,000 tonnes - the largest in any country

Exxon Mobil reports a loss of $1.1 billion in the second quarter, the biggest since the Exxon-Mobil merger in 1999

Economists have said they expected to see the sharpest drop in the second quarter with recovery thereafter

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged all to pledge to work for inclusive societies and economies that leave no one behind

The world’s largest maker of smartphones says second quarter operating profits rises 23pc compared to last year

Many states in India, as well as other regions in the world, were caught off guard when coronavirus started spreading fast

BB Governor Fazle Kabir says the central bank takes a series of instant and proactive policy initiatives to minimise any possible economic losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic

The worse-than-expected forecast comes as the company predicted its sales will be the lowest in a decade

The country’s reserve increased due mainly to the collapse in imports amid the coronavirus pandemic

This is "more than three times the loss during the Global Financial Crisis of 2009" 

The jam-packed week of economic news comes as lawmakers in Washington are debating provisions of another stimulus package to follow up on the $2.2 trillion CARES Act passed in March as COVID-19 hit

Government officials insist the virus is under control and want certain areas to be exempt from the UK self-isolation order, including the Balearic Islands

Asia’s burgeoning middle class is one of the reasons for the continental shift in GDP

A combine harvester near the small Bavarian village of Germering, southern Germany, in 2018

A combine harvester near the small Bavarian village of Germering, southern Germany, in 2018

The two-day meeting beginning Tuesday comes as cases of coronavirus surge again, particularly in the southern and western United States

However, the deposit growth was 12 per cent in December last year

The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate among 16 to 64-year-olds reached 9.4% in June, up from 8.6% the previous month

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said that the economy of the country would rebound at the beginning of the next calendar year

Turkey has expressed interest to work for the development of Small and Medium Enterprises in Bangladesh

The authorities of Bangladesh and Japan inked an agreement over the construction and renovation of 21 small and large bridges

However, authorities in the trade-reliant nation have very little control over exports, ranging from computer memory chips to cars

The disbursement target for the immediate past 2019-20 financial year (FY20) was Taka 24,124 crore

 State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid  said on Tuesday efforts would continue to develop human resource

Airlines across the world have been hit hard by coronavirus-related travel restrictions

Some member states believe the proposed €750bn ($857bn; £680bn) package is too large and should come as loans, rather than grants