Bangladesh This Week

Timeframe: 8th October – 14th October 2021 Contributors: Sayed Mohammed Tawsif Zaman, Zaima Nuzhat, Sad Ebne Walid, Sayere Nazabi Sayem, and Tahmid Rahman. 1. Economy PPPA inks Financing Partnership with 15 institutions The Public Private Partnership Authority (PPPA), Prime Minister’s Office, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding on PPP Financing Partnership with 15 banks and […]

Timeframe: 2nd October – 7th October 2021 Contributors: Sayed Mohammed Tawsif Zaman, Zaima Nuzhat, Sad Ebne Walid, Sayere Nazabi Sayem, and Tahmid Rahman. 1. Economy BB extends HTM limit to help bank cut losses in bonds Due to the increased interest rate of government treasury bonds, both private and state-owned banks have been suffering losses.

Timeframe: 25th September – 1st October 2021 Contributors: Sayed Mohammed Tawsif Zaman, Zaima Nuzhat, Sad Ebne Walid, and Tahmid Rahman. 1. Economy Inflation rises to 5.54% in August The point-to-point inflation rate jumped by 0.18 percentage point in August to 5.54%, according to a report released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) on Tuesday.

Timeframe: 18th September – 24th September 2021 Contributors: Sad Ebne Walid, Zaima Nuzhat, Sayere Nazabi Sayem, aand Tawsif Zaman 1. Economy Govt mulls tougher penalty for e-commerce frauds The government is going to amend the Money Laundering Act and the Digital Security Act to ensure tough punishment to Evaly, Eorange, Dhamaka Shopping, and others who

Timeframe: 11th September – 17th September 2021 Contributors: Shudipto Ahmed, Zaima Nuzhat, Sayere Nazabi Sayem, aand Tawsif Zaman 1. Economy SME Foundation to disburse Tk200 crore in loans by December Women entrepreneurs will get 30% of the fund and 40% will go to those in the manufacturing sector. The rest of the money will be

Timeframe: 4th September – 10th September 2021 Contributors: Afrina Asad, Tawsif Zaman, Zaima Nuzhat, Sayere Nazabi Sayem, Sad Ebne Walid, and Tahmid Rahman. 1. Economy The government decides to provide online payment services to taxpayers Taxpayers can now pay their returns from home as the government provides automated services. Necessary measures have been taken so

Timeframe: 21st August – 27th August 2021 Contributors: Afrina Asad, Tawsif Zaman, Zaima Nuzhat, Sayere Nazabi Sayem, Sad Ebne Walid, and Tahmid Rahman. 1. Economy $51.6 billion aid stuck in the pipeline due to projects not being implemented on time In the fiscal year 2020-2021, the amount of aid for development projects is $51.6 billion,

Timeframe: 14th August – 20th August 2021 Contributors: Zaima Nuzhat, Sayed Mohammed Tawsif Zaman, and Sayere Nazabi Sayem. 1. Economy  Govt to borrow additional Tk 73 billion in August To meet the recurrent spending, the government wants to borrow some Tk 73 billion through treasury bills and bonds during the rest of the ongoing August.

Timeframe: 7th August – 13th August 2021 Contributors: Zaima Nuzhat, Sayed Mohammed Tawsif Zaman, and Sayere Nazabi Sayem. 1. Education Educational institutions may reopen in September: Government to decide after all students vaccinated From $2.6 billion in the last fiscal year, this year the amount was 1.87 billion. Even in the last month, June 2021,

Timeframe: 31st July – 6th August 2021 Contributors: Zaima Nuzhat, Sayed Mohammed Tawsif Zaman, and Sayere Nazabi Sayem. 1. Economy Inward remittance flow drops significantly in July From $2.6 billion in the last fiscal year, this year the amount was 1.87 billion. Even in the last month, June 2021, the amount was $1.94 billion. In