Accurate data is a crucial input for taking effective policies and putting the economy on the right track. If the data is not correct or time-befitting, policies might be proved wrong. Then, development successes will be only on paper and will not reflect reality..In Bangladesh, economists

Major economic data provided by the government is detached from reality, leading to flawed policies, experts said yesterday..They made the comments after the Bangladesh Bank (BB) corrected anomalies in export figures, bringing down the shipment by nearly $14 billion in the July-April period of the just-concluded fiscal year.

The amount hit $2.9 billion in the January-May period

Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd’s share price rose from INR 2,099 on June 28 to INR 2,473.95 as of today

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s four-day China visit begins on July 8

The port handled 31.69 lakh TEUs of containers in FY24, up from 30.07 lakh TEUs the previous fiscal

Enhanced monitoring to prevent false declaration paid off, customs officials say

From FY25 beginning today, the maximum rate of export incentive has been set at 10% and the minimum at 0.3%

Seven years after an application by the deputy commissioner of Bagerhat district, the Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (DPDT) has finally taken the initiative to register Sundarbans' honey as a GI (geographical identification) product.

The previously fixed 360-day usance period ended today

The economy of Bangladesh has rebounded from the Covid-19 pandemic, but high inflation, a balance of payments deficit, financial sector vulnerabilities, and global economic uncertainty continue to hamper recovery, said Mahbubur Rahman, president of the International Chamber of Commerce Bangladesh (ICCB).

The World Bank approved $650 million on Friday to help Bangladesh construct the breakwater of Bay Terminal, a mega expansion project of Chattogram port.

Bangladesh's gross domestic product (GDP) growth will decrease to 5.7 percent in 2024-25 from 5.8 percent in the current fiscal year while inflation will ease to 8 percent, according to the Mastercard Economic Institute (MEI).

The two will work jointly in Chattogram, Mongla, Dhaka

$21.64 billion worth of apparels were shipped to the European Union in the Jul-May period this fiscal year

The late successful businessman had been one of the highest taxpayers in Bangladesh since 2010-11

The company will invest $108.99 million for a woven and knit garments factory

It hit $99.30 billion in March, down from $100.64 billion in December last year

Bangladesh Jeweller's Association will organise the three-day International Jewellery Machinery Exhibition Bangladesh 2024

According to Bangladesh Business Climate Index 2024