Bangladesh Bank (BB) yesterday asked all banks and non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) operating in the country to introduce the online tendering system by December next year.
Bangladesh is going to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank spearheaded by China to give loans to its member countries for meeting construction costs of the much needed infrastructures.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today assured completing the construction of the Padma Bridge by 2018 saying the bridge would be a reality during the tenure of her present government.
Police on Thursday arrested seven operatives of the banned Islamist outfit Jamaa'tul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) including the acting chief of a faction of the group from Turag, on the outskirts of the capital.
US President Barak Obama has expressed willingness to continue to work together with Bangladesh for further strengthening bilateral relations existing between the two countries.