Bangladesh Bank today asked banks to disburse among women at least 25 per cent of the Tk 3,000 crore stimulus fund, which is dedicated to farmers, underprivileged women, professionals and micro enterprises.

Turnover at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) hit a decade-high today thanks mainly to the higher participation of buoyant investors.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today said the GDP growth of the country would be higher than the government's estimate, not only the World Bank's projection.

Several of the richest Americans have paid zero income tax in some years, according to an investigative report published on Tuesday (June 8) that comes as Washington weighs new proposals to address tax avoidance by the wealthiest individuals and companies.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today rejected to accept the data on new poor that came out earlier through surveys done by private research organisations to measure the effect of Covid-induced income loss.

Bangladesh and Oman have discussed formation of a Joint Business Council as the two countries see "huge potential" for expanding economic partnership.

The World Trade Organization should penalize “bad behavior when it occurs,” Australia’s prime minister said Wednesday ahead of a Group of Seven leaders’ meeting in Britain where he hopes to garner support in a trade dispute with China.

Maddhapara Granite Mining Company earned Tk 256 crore by selling at least 11.12 lakh tonnes of rock in the ongoing fiscal year, the highest sale in three years.

The stock market managed to stay in the positive yesterday thanks to stocks of insurers and banks.

The Bank of England on Tuesday set out its first comprehensive stress test of the ability of the British financial system to cope with climate change, saying the results will not be used to determine capital requirements.

Farmers worldwide receive barely a quarter of what consumers spend at the grocery store, and even less for food consumed outside the home, researchers reported yesterday.

The United States must work with allies to secure the minerals needed for electric vehicle batteries and process them domestically in light of environmental and other competing interests, the White House said on Tuesday.

For around two decades, Swapan Debnath has operated a convenience store called Narayan Varieties in the Keprampara area of Agartala, the capital of the northeastern Indian state of Tripura.

Consumers had to spend more to buy products and services other than food in May compared to April owing to the increasing prices of non-food items.

Local suppliers are at risk of losing $18.7 billion worth of exports a year if they can’t reduce carbon emissions in line with the plans of their major clients, according to a study by Standard Chartered.

Telecom operators yesterday placed a slew of demands before the government, including slashing corporate tax from 40 per cent and 45 per cent to 25 per cent and 32.5 per cent for listed and non-listed entities respectively.

Business leaders in Chattogram have stressed the need for reforms in the tax system, such as policies that do not require frequent changes, as well as waiving advance tax in order to boost both domestic and foreign investment in Bangladesh.

The central bank purchased $7.68 billion from the banking system in the first 11 months of the current fiscal year, the highest on record, to contain any abnormal appreciation of the local currency.

A total of 549 plots in various industrial estates of the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) are lying unused as the owners did not set up plants within the deadline.

Japan’s economy shrank less than initially reported in the first quarter on smaller cuts to plant and equipment spending, but the coronavirus pandemic still dealt a huge blow to overall demand.