The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) would give highest priority to the protection of the cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs), as they are the worst hit by the ongoing pandemic.

Ring Shine Textiles has sold shares in the pre-IPO (initial public offering) period free of cost through a private offer, a clear act of forgery, according to a special audit of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC).

The country’s trade deficit widened moderately in the first nine months of the ongoing fiscal due to higher import growth, which is a sign that the economy is gradually recovering from its depressed state of affairs.

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has led to great uncertainty over life and livelihoods. As the virus is not going to leave us anytime soon, it will continue to hurt economies and threaten jobs.

The stock market regulator has stepped forward in strengthening the bond market so that it can be a long-term source of finance.

Businesspeople have urged the government not to allow any blanket black money whitening opportunity, saying the preferential tax treatment should be extended to the sectors that create jobs and have a positive impact on the economy.

Stock markets struggled for traction on Thursday after a jittery session on Wall Street where cryptocurrencies crashed and a hint of tapering talk from the US Federal Reserve drove selling in the bond market and lifted the safe-haven dollar.

Economists yesterday lambasted Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal for his plan to allow the black money whitening opportunity as long as undeclared liquidity exists in the country.

Indian refiners and at least one European refiner are re-evaluating their crude purchases to make room for Iranian oil in the second half of this year, anticipating that US sanctions will be lifted, company officials and trading sources said.

Profits from Covid-19 jabs have helped at least nine people become billionaires, a campaign group said Thursday, calling for an end to pharmaceutical corporations' "monopoly control" on vaccine technology.

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) experienced a fall today because of the profit booking tendency of the general investors.

US homebuilding fell more than expected in April, likely pulled down by soaring prices for lumber and other materials, but construction remains supported by an acute shortage of previously owned homes on the market.

British inflation more than doubled in April, the start of a likely climb in prices this year as rich economies recover from pandemic lockdowns, but one that the Bank of England hopes will prove temporary.

Trade ministers from the United States, Canada and Mexico said on Tuesday they held “robust” talks on the new North American trade deal and pledged to fully enforce its higher standards, while downplaying differences over a range of other irritants.

The earnings of Dhaka Electric Supply Company (Desco) plunged about 48 per cent in the third quarter of the current fiscal year because of an increase in energy cost and expenses.

Stocks rose again yesterday riding on higher demand for banking shares following a plunge the preceding day amid profit booking.

The rubber industry in Sylhet is facing tough times due to a continuous fall in prices.

The government yesterday accepted a proposal for dredging a channel for the Payra seaport in Kalapara, Patuakhali at a cost of Tk 5,629.18 crore.

The government is likely to keep the tax-free income limit for individual taxpayers unchanged for the next fiscal year of 2021-22, said officials of the finance ministry yesterday.

Listed drug makers booked an 18 per cent growth in profit in the first nine months of the current fiscal year thanks to a decrease in marketing costs amidst the coronavirus pandemic.