A bank, a business tycoon, a woman entrepreneur and a celebrated industrialist were felicitated yesterday at the 21st Bangladesh Business Awards for their pioneering efforts and outstanding achievements.
With major indicators showing stress in the economy, there is no good news in the investment flow too as investors now prefer to stay away from taking new projects or expanding their existing capacity.
Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves stood at $21.15 billion on Tuesday in line with the IMF reserve calculation method, according to the Bangladesh Bank’s data.
Bangladesh's net foreign currency reserves would be less than $18 billion if the central bank's liabilities are considered, said Zahid Hussain, a former lead economist of the World Bank's Dhaka office, today.