Finance Minister
Raw gold can be imported from now on
From now on, jewellery manufacturers will be allowed to import raw gold to refine it locally.
Work going on to set criteria for receivers of Covid-19 vaccine: Finance Minister
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday said work is going on to set the criteria to determine who will get the Covid-19 vaccine in the first phase and the next phases.
Bangladesh OKs Import of 30m Oxford-AstraZeneca doses from Serum
The Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase approved a proposal of the Health Service Division to import 30 million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine from the Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd.
Bangladesh meets all criteria to graduate from LDC: Finance Minister
Bangladesh has met all the three criteria for graduating out of least developed country (LDC) status, and is waiting for the meeting of the United Nations Commission on Population and Development (UNCPD) to confirm that, according to Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal.
Bangladesh to import 60,000MT diesel from India
Bangladesh will import 60,000 metric tonnes of diesel from India in the current year 2021 under a government-to-government contract.
Cabinet body OKs import of 250,000MT rice
The Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase on Wednesday approved the import of 250,000 metric tonnes of rice from India and international suppliers.
World Bank prediction on Bangladesh economy inconsistent: Finance Minister
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said that the World Bank is not consistent in its prediction about the economy of Bangladesh.
Cabinet body okays procurement of 50,000 mts urea from Kafco for export to Nepal
Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase on Wednesday in a meeting approved a proposal of Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) to procure 50,000 metric tons (mts) of urea fertiliser from local Karnaphuli Fertiliser Company (Kafco) to export it to neighboring Nepal.
PM’s decision on forex reserves utilisation before next budget: Finance Minister
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will make her decision on utilising foreign exchange reserves even the next national budget.
Cabinet purchase body nods import of rice, fertiliser, petroleum
The Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase has approved 12 procurement proposals including the import of rice, fertiliser and petroleum.