Investment

NRB Businessmen at Qatar urged to invest in Bangladesh

April 30, 2013
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NRB Businessmen at Qatar urged to invest in Bangladesh

14-members DCCI trade and investment promotion delegation attends the Business to Business (B2B) match-making session organized by Business Association of Bangladesh (BAB), Doha, Qatar at Rotana Hotel on April 25, 2013. Business Association of Bangladesh (BAB) is a trade body of Bangladeshi members, accredited by Qatar government and putting up professional attitude to handle business…

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Review of ADB-aided projects stresses time-bound actions

March 14, 2013
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Review of ADB-aided projects stresses time-bound actions

A joint review on the ADB-assisted projects of Bangladesh held Wednesday emphasised the need for time-bound actions for further improvement of development results, said a press release. “The review agreed on time-bound actions with monitoring targets to improve the performance of the portfolio,” country director for Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Bangladesh M. Teresa Kho…

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Bangladesh gets $50mln from India … grants would be used for the Padma bridge project

February 19, 2013
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A cheque of $50 million was handed over to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by Indian External Affairs minister Salman Khurshid on Sunday as the first instalment of the $200 million grant by India. Prime Minister’s press secretary Abul Kalam Azad said the cheque was handed over by Mr Khurshid when he met the Prime Minister…

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China pledges to up import, investment in Bangladesh

January 9, 2013
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export those basic items to other countries with duty-free privilege. Bangladesh representatives also asked them to reduce the present trade gaps between the two countries by increasing China’s effort to raise import from this country. The government representatives on the other hand pledged to increase investment and import volume from Bangladesh. They were speaking at…

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corporate watch : women entrepreneurs

December 21, 2012
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Refinancing women entrepreneurs stressed Bangladesh Bank (BB) has directed all scheduled banks to streamline their refinancing scheme for women entrepreneurs up to the branch level in line with the central bank’s earlier directive. The central bank earlier directed all banks to offer women entrepreneurs at least 10 per cent of their refinancing fund, formed with…

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Investment destination Bangladesh: Possibilities and constraints

November 6, 2012
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Investment destination Bangladesh: Possibilities and constraints

The prime minister recently called upon Vietnamese entrepreneurs to invest in the country promising conducive facilities. We laud her for her efforts to woo much-needed foreign investment. Yes, Bangladesh has the potential to become the investors’ choice destination. We have a number of things going for us at the moment. At the same time there…

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Good news!! Discovery of new gas field at Comilla !!

July 15, 2012
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Good news!! Discovery of new gas field at Comilla !!

The state-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company (Bapex) has announced the discovery of a new gas field at Srikail in Comilla district, an area rich in hydrocarbon deposits. The gas field having a probable reserve of 300 billion cubic feet is of a medium-size one. Bapex plans to start extraction of gas from the…

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BD set to be a rawhide importing country soon

June 27, 2012
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BD set to be a rawhide importing country soon

Bangladesh is expected to be a rawhide importing country soon because of the increasing demand of its leather goods in the international market, industry insiders said. …………………………………………………………………………. FOR BANGLADESHI LEATHER GOODS : www.quizzi.biz …………………………………………………………………………. The leather goods sector, in the July-May period of the current fiscal year (FY 2011-12), achieved over 60 per cent export…

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Political instability worries FBCCI

June 24, 2012
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Political instability worries FBCCI

FBCCI President AK Azad on Saturday voiced concern over the ‘political instability and volatile economic condition’, and said the country is unlikely to be able to achieve the export target fixed for the outgoing fiscal year. Identifying political instability and current volatile economic conditions as two major barriers to progress, he said they could not…

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Bangladesh trade show in July at Malysia

June 23, 2012
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70 exhibitors comprising main players in various sectors are expected to take part in the showcase THE second Showcase Bangladesh will be held at Exchange Trade Centre International at Dataran Merdeka for three days beginning July 13. The showcase, featuring 70 exhibitors, is expected to be the largest, if not the most important exhibition, to…

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Saudi Prince keen to invest in Bangladesh

June 11, 2012
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Saudi Prince keen to invest in Bangladesh

Bangladesh yesterday urged the visiting Saudi Prince Al Waleed bin Talal to invest in a number of sectors including power, tourism and infrastructure. According to the government officials, Prince Talal, who is also a business tycoon, has shown keen interest in investing in power and tourism sectors in Bangladesh. Officials made four power point presentations…

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Qatar keen to fund Padma bridge

May 28, 2012
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Qatar keen to fund Padma bridge

Qatar is keen to invest in Bangladesh’s major projects, including Padma bridge construction, a power project, airport upgrade, river dredging and a manpower training institute. A 10-member delegation led by Assistant Minister for International Cooperation Affairs of Qatar Sheikh Ahmed Bin Mohammed Bin Jabr Al Thani opened talks with Bangladesh yesterday. Bangladesh is negotiating with…

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“Develop network with peers in Bangladesh”-Ambassador Akramul Qader urges expatriate doctors.

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and State Minister Mr. Akramul Qader attended the annual conference of Bangladesh Medical Association of North America, Louisiana chapter in Orleans, Louisiana and addressed a…

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Bangladesh opposes proposed dams in Meghalaya: Minister

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Meghalaya has made it clear that the dams which are to be built across the Myntdu and Umiew rivers would not have any negative impact…

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