Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal
Budget to give greater weight to ‘rehabilitation of low-income people’
The national budget for 2020-21 fiscal year, which is likely to be around Tk 565,000 crore, is going to give priority to reviving the economy with the rehabilitation of low-income people, the worst sufferers of COVID-19 havoc, according to official sources.
Revival of post-coronavirus economy hinges on banking sector
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has advised the banking sector leaders to keep non-performing loans (NPLs) under control, saying the road ahead to recover the economy will be a challenging one.
Public banks may be utilised for disbursing stimulus funds to MSMEs: DCCI
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has proposed utilising state-owned commercial banks (SOBs) to disburse stimulus funds particularly for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
Coronavirus: Finance Ministry ready to support of Health Ministry
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday said his ministry is ready to provide required support to the Health Ministry to deal with the coronavirus situation.
Bangabandhu Sports Championship begins here on Saturday
The Bangabandhu Inter-University Sports Championship, a multi- sports event, ceremonially began through a marathon race at Hatirjheel area in the capital on Saturday.
Walton begins exporting ACs to India
Bangladeshi electronics brand ‘Walton’ has recently started exporting air conditioners to the neighboring country India.
Walton begins exporting smartphone, AC to USA, India
Walton, a local electronics and ICT product manufacturer, has begun exporting ‘Made-in-Bangladesh’ smartphones to the United States (US) and air-conditioner to India.
Got my name off the roll thrice for financial constraints, says FnM
Mentioning that he got his name off the roll at the secondary level thrice due to financial constraints, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday said he has reached the present level by dint of his honesty and sincerity.
Interest rate of postal savings tools to go up again from Mar 17: FnM
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday said the interest rate of postal savings instruments will go up again from March 17 next once the automation process of the Directorate of Posts completes.
Bangladesh to overtake Malaysia, Singapore by 2024: FnM
Citing the report of an international survey, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Sunday said the economy of Bangladesh will surpass that of Malaysia and Singapore by 2024.