Telecom operator Banglalink today signed an agreement with 17 banks in the country to secure a five-year syndicated term loan of Tk 1,200 crore.

The index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) rose slightly although its blue-chip index dropped today.

Digital transactions in the country are set to get a boost as Bangladesh Bank has allowed customers to make an unlimited number of transactions through mobile financial services (MFSs).

Another direct container shipping service between Chattogram and two European ports is going to be introduced next month while initiatives are underway for launching direct services connecting a few more destinations in the European Union (EU).

Ha-Meem Group, one of the top textile and garment manufacturers in Bangladesh, is eyeing massive expansion to export $1 billion worth of apparel items by 2024, said its owner.

The stock index in Bangladesh yesterday broke out of a gaining streak of four sessions while turnover of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) tumbled to reach less than Tk 600 crore.

After enduring two years of coronavirus-induced losses, shopkeepers in Pabna were eying good sales in the ongoing month of Ramadan as people buy all types of goods as part of the Eid-ul-Fitr festival.

The government has granted permission to manufacturers to produce bikes up to 500cc engine capacity, a move that is expected to give a huge boost to the motorcycle industry in Bangladesh and provide the scope to bike lovers to ride higher engine two-wheelers.

The commerce ministry is going to recommend that the National Board of Revenue (NBR) reduce the import duty on canola, sunflower and olive oil to 10 per cent from the existing 32 per cent.

Rescheduling of default loans fell to a seven-year low in 2021, riding on a moratorium extended by the Bangladesh Bank to protect borrowers from the economic shocks arising from the coronavirus pandemic.

Xiaomi Bangladesh has recently launched two new laptop series’ for the first time in the country. Xiaomi has brought the Mi NoteBook series and the RedmiBook series laptops to the local market.

Grameen Bank has signed a deal with Sandhani Life Insurance Ltd to launch Grameen Bank-Aims First Unit Fund.

Another direct container shipping service between Chattogram and two European ports is going to be introduced next month.

Customers can now do unlimited transactions through mobile financial services (MFSs).

The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) broke the four days' gaining streak today while the turnover plummeted below the Tk 600 crore-level.

Chinese company Venus Beauty Ltd is going to set up a hair fashion accessories manufacturing industry in Bepza Economic Zone with an investment of $50 million.

Global edible oil consumers have no option but to pay top dollar for supplies after Indonesia's surprise palm oil export ban forced buyers to seek alternatives, already in short supply due to adverse weather and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The Ministry of Land’s digital land development tax system has been selected as one of the champion projects of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) 2022 contest.

Bengal Cement recently signed an agreement with the company building the first elevated expressway in Dhaka to supply cement for the project.

Khulna Power Company Limited (KPCL) is set to sell its 110 megawatt barge mounted power plant at a value of $15 million, according to a company statement posted on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) website yesterday.