Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) today formed a four-member committee to investigate the recent rumours on prediction of share prices and undisclosed information about its listed companies through social media platforms.

As the cyclonic storm "Yaas" approaching Bangladesh’s coast, the agricultural office has advised farmers to harvest all the paddy that has matured up to at least 80 per cent.

An education advocacy and campaign network today demanded increased allocation for the education sector in the upcoming budget so that it can make up for the losses due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Walton Hi-Tech Industries Ltd has decided to open branches or liaison offices in six countries, including India, Nepal, the UAE and South Korea as part of its move to expand its footprint and source technology globally.

Bangladesh Bank has decided to roll out a refinance scheme of Tk 100 crore to help bus owners affected by the restrictions on movements.

Women entrepreneurs may receive a relief in tax payment on their incomes from businesses in the coming fiscal year, said an official of the finance ministry.

The Bangladesh-US economic relations have largely remained unutilised 50 years past independence, exemplified by bilateral trade which is too poor when compared with that gained by some competitors, businesses said yesterday.

Farmers in Bangladesh have already harvested 90 per cent of the Boro paddy in the current season, dispelling worries that the impending cyclonic storm could have a major effect on the production of the biggest crop and hurt food security, the agriculture ministry said.

Banks are aggressively installing cash recycling machines (CRMs) to provide faster deposit and cash withdrawal services to clients, a move that is helping customers cut reliance on branches and giving them more freedom to carry out banking.

Bitcoin fell by 8.9 per cent to $34,156 at 1000 GMT on Sunday, losing $3,344.54 from its previous close.

Creative book publishers have been fighting an uphill battle to survive for over a year as their sales have nosedived for the pandemic that depressed demand for fiction and non-fiction among consumers.

The US energy regulator on Thursday ordered GreenHat Energy LLC to pay $229 million in civil penalties and $13.1 million in unjust profits on allegations of electric market manipulation.

India’s largest steel producer, JSW Steel, is considering a bid to buy Liberty Steel in Britain as well as mills elsewhere, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters, as would-be buyers circle Sanjeev Gupta’s global commodities empire.

Special allocation is needed for the cottage, micro, small, and medium enterprises (CMSMEs) in the upcoming budget to recover the losses induced by the Covid-19 pandemic, speakers said at a webinar yesterday.

Germany wants the European Union to create a “climate club” with other countries like the United States, Japan and possibly even China to avoid trade friction linked to green tariffs such as a planned carbon border levy.

The killing of George Floyd prompted a wave of promises from corporate America to advance racial equity. Nearly a year later, large US companies are under pressure to show progress on fulfilling those promises.

After dealing with two coronavirus funerals in two weeks, Raj Sharma was too grief-stricken to negotiate a third with profiteering hearse drivers and crematoriums, so he turned to one of the many new businesses that have sprung up around India helping struggling people while also turning a tidy profit.

The special tax treatment was given in different regimes since independence. An undisclosed income of about Tk 30,824 crore was disclosed so far, and an amount of about Tk 3,900 crore was collected as tax.

Business leaders and trade bodies in Barishal have urged the government to ensure adequate support for them in the upcoming national budget such that they can survive the Covid-19 fallouts.

The central bank yesterday extended banking hours in line with the easing of coronavirus-linked lockdown rules, giving more time to customers to carry out financial transactions.