Bangladesh and the United Kingdom (UK) will hold the next round of strategic dialogue in Dhaka in September’s second week. Officials from the both sides are now working on the agenda of the dialogue and an inter-ministerial meeting is likely to be held on August 27, reports UNB. The strategic dialogue is likely to be…
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Bangladesh is struggling to move beyond low-end readymade garment (RMG) products while exporting to the United States (US) and European markets. The situation has turned so acute that the country now ranks third on the list of low-cost RMG product exporting countries, following China and Pakistan. Now, Bangladesh is the world’s second-largest exporter of RMG…
15 candidates from Sammilito Baboshayee Parishad panel and eight candidates from Baboshayee Oikyo Parishad panel were elected directors of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI). The 23 candidates were elected directors from association group for 2023-25 tenure during the biennial election of the apex trade body held on Monday, according to…
The Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) has extended $20 million long-term loan to Dhaka RAD Elevated Expressway Company Limited (DREECL), an SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle) formed to implement a PPP project, says a press release. The project is designed to improve Hatirjheel (Rampura Bridge)-Shekherjaiga-Amulia-Demra Road (with link to Tarabo and Chittagong Road). A loan agreement…
An overpass can be built at the intersection of Botir Zakirov and Navoi streets. Urban planners pointed out that such a decision would be a wrong decision according to modern urban planning, economic and ecological aspects. Public activists are calling for the bridge project to be canceled. Navoi avenue, intersection of Abay and Botir Zakirov…