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Effective implementation of SMP guidelines urged to bolster telecom sector growth

A roundtable discussion, organized by the Telecom Reporters Network Bangladesh (TRNB), on Tuesday (Dec.31,2024) underscored the urgent need for effective implementation of the Significant Market Power (SMP) guidelines to establish stability and fair competition in Bangladesh’s telecommunication sector. Experts highlighted that the SMP framework, if properly enforced, could save smaller operators, encourage infrastructure sharing, and […]

Bangladesh Receives $1.16 Billion World Bank Financing for Inclusive and Climate-Resilient Development

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved three operations totaling $1.16 billion to help Bangladesh improve health services, boost water and sanitation services and achieve greener and climate-resilient development, said a World Bank press release from Washington received here Friday. “Bangladesh is among the most vulnerable countries to climate change and faces the […]

IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement on the Third Review of Bangladesh’s Extended Credit Facility

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team led by Mr. Chris Papageorgiou visited Dhaka during December 3–18, 2024 to discuss economic and nancial policies in the context of the third review of the IMF supported Extended Credit Facility (ECF), Extended Fund Facility (EFF), and Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) At the end of the visit, […]

ADB PROVIDES $600 MILLION TO STRENGTHEN ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE IN BANGLADESH

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Bangladesh today signed a $600 million policy-based loan (PBL) agreement to promote structural reforms supporting domestic resources mobilization, efficiency of public investment projects, developing private sector, reforming state-owned enterprises, and boosting transparency and good governance. Md. Shahriar Kader Siddiky, Secretary, Economic Relations Division (ERD), and Jiangbo […]

Abul Hossain honoured with CIP award

Abul Hossain, a distinguished entrepreneur and global leader, has been recognized as a Commercially Important Person (CIP-NRB) in acknowledgment of his exceptional contributions to Bangladesh’s economy, said a press release on Dec. 18. As the President and CEO of Fazila Group, Abul Hossain has led the organization to international prominence while simultaneously fostering diplomatic and […]

Mostafa Al Mahmud elected President, Ataur Rahman Sarkar GS of BSREA

Chairman and Managing Director of G-Tech Solution Limited Mostafa Al Mahmud and chairman of the Filament Engineering Ltd Engr. Mohammad Ataur Rahman Sarker have been elected president and General Secretary (GS) of the Bangladesh Sustainable and Renewable Energy Association (BSREA) respectively for next two years (2025-26). The BSREA formed the 21- members new executive committee […]

Chinese ambassador visits origin place of Bangladeshi CA’s Grameen Bank

Yao Wen, the Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh, and Madam Li Yu, the spouse of the Ambassador have visited Grameen Bank Jobra Branch, Jobra Museum and local villagers. According to a Chinese embassy statement received here on Friday, Ambassador Yao and Madam Li had gained a detailed understanding of the development history of Grameen Bank and […]

টিআরএনবি’র আলোচনায় সাইবার নিরাপত্তা আইন ২০২৩-এ জরুরি সংশোধনের আহ্বান

দেশের প্রতিটি নাগরিকের সত্যিকারের বাক্‌স্বাধীনতা সুরক্ষা এবং জাতীয় নিরাপত্তা নিশ্চিতের স্বার্থে সাইবার নিরাপত্তা আইন ২০২৩-এ জরুরি সংশোধনের আহ্বান জানানো হয়েছে. আজ মঙ্গলবার (৮ অক্টোবর) এক গোলটেবিল আলোচনায় দেশের আইসিটি খাতের শীর্ষ বিশেষজ্ঞদের কয়েজন এই আহ্বান জানিয়ে বলেন, বিগত সরকারের আমলে করা এই আইনটি কে জনবান্ধব করা এখন সময়ের দাবি. টেলিকম অ্যান্ড টেকনোলজি রিপোর্টার্স নেটওয়ার্ক বাংলাদেশ […]

Bangladesh eyes more AIIB support

“Bangladesh looks forward to the continued support of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) through its long term engagements for the development of Bangladesh” said by Md. Shahriar Kader Siddiky, Secretary, Economic Relations Division (ERD) during his meeting with Jin Liqun, President of AIIB on 25 September 2024 at the margin of the AIIB annual […]