Bangladesh’s stocks fell yesterday amidst thin participation of both retail and institutional investors with the turnover at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) touching the lowest in 11 months.

Mohammad Dulal, a tea seller at Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) of the University of Dhaka, used to sell tea made of condensed milk for Tk 6 per cup a month ago. At present, he has increased the price to Tk 10.

Potato farmers in Bangladesh lose at least Tk 2,500 crore every year due to unsold surplus production and post-harvest losses.

Lenders and clients in Bangladesh are set to get the opportunity to settle transactions instantly as the central bank has moved to expand the facility of real-time gross settlement (RTGS) to non-bank financial institutions and the foreign exchange operations of banks.

The government should not raise fuel prices in the current fiscal year despite their record spike in global markets to give some respite to the people buckling under pressures for rising costs for essentials, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) and economists yesterday.

Bangladesh has ratified the much-talked about International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention 138 to fix the minimum working age for any person at 14 years.

The value added tax (VAT) on beauty parlour services will not be reduced in the upcoming national budget, announced National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem yesterday.

Regular fund allocations for small and medium enterprises (SME) are required to provide capital for business development of the SME sector.

The climate change issue will have to be incorporated in the detailed project plan (DPP) of all development projects to properly implement the national adaptation plan (NAP), according to the planning minister.

Bangladesh has ratified the much-talked about International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention 138 to fix the minimum working age for any person at 14 years.

The government today reduced the retail price of bottled soybean edible oil to Tk 160 a litre, a cut by Tk 8 from the current rate of Tk 168 a litre.

The value-added tax (VAT) on beauty parlour services would not be reduced in the upcoming national budget, Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Munim, chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR), said today.

The prices of rice, edible oil, beef, sugar, egg and onion have risen more in Bangladesh than that of the international markets, affecting the poor people who are already suffering from erosion of purchasing capacity for pandemic caused income losses, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) today.

Bangladesh was among the top 10 importing countries of Indian wheat in the 2020-21 fiscal year, according to the Indian commerce ministry.

Wall Street stormed back this week after absorbing a long-awaited rate hike from the Federal Reserve, leaving investors to determine whether stocks are set for a sustained rebound or more turbulence.

Kuakata, a town in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali, has become a hotbed for tourism once again as visitors are flocking to the popular seaside destination for much-needed rest and relaxation amid the receding coronavirus crisis.

Happiness is a fundamental human goal. The General Assembly of the United Nations had recognised the relevance of happiness and well-being as universal goals back in 2012 and called for a more inclusive, equitable and balanced approach to economic growth that promotes the happiness and well-being of all human beings.

Kazi Abu Saad Chowdhury, a resident of Ghoraghat upazila in Dinajpur, has found an answer to his financial woes in the form of Vietnamese dwarf coconut trees.

Just as the economy was sailing smoothly to make a turnaround from the coronavirus pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war has suddenly emerged as a major obstacle standing in the way of faster and full revival. And this, among other things, is likely to increase poverty and eat into growth, warned the International Monetary Fund (IMF), policymakers and experts.

A good number of old and new garment factories are now seeking membership of RMG Sustainability Council (RSC) as the audit standard of this tripartite platform is very high.