Mobile users in Bangladesh are suffering from slower data speed despite the launch of fourth-generation (4G) technology four years ago, as operators have failed to ensure the minimum internet speed set by the regulator.

Russian exports of all commodities from oil and metals to grains will be severely disrupted by fresh Western sanctions, dealing a blow to Russia's economy and hurting the West with a spike in prices and inflation, traders and analysts said.

The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) should remain updated, deliver data on time and keep an eye on the foreign survey to ensure global branding of the country, State Minister for Planning Shamsul Alam said today.

Dhaka stocks bled massively and hit a two-month low today due to heavy sell pressure from the investors amid rising tension of global oil prices.

Although five years have passed since the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) made plans to establish an industrial park for automobile and light engineering industries in Jashore, the agency is yet to finalise the exact location for the project.

The size of the economy matters. The size of the domestic market, popularly known as the “scale effect” in growth theory, has a strong bearing on the paths of industrialisation of an economy.

The price of onion has been surging in Pabna for the last couple of weeks as the level of stock at the farmers’ end is fast-depleting owing to the lack of storage capacity for the perishable item.

Foreign assistance disbursement and commitment both increased in Bangladesh in the first seven months of the current fiscal year thanks to speedy release of funds and additional promises as support for tackling the pandemic.

Most listed companies in Bangladesh do not post their quarterly financial reports within 48 hours of securing approval from their boards as they take advantage of the lack of specific regulations in this regard, according to experts.

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) yesterday urged the country’s revenue authority to avoid imposing any supplementary duty on locally produced goods in the next fiscal year.

The government has allowed the export of soybean meals on a case-by-case basis, a move that has generated anger among dairy farmers.

Without big data, you are blind and deaf and in the middle of a freeway.

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) yesterday urged the country’s revenue authority to avoid imposing any supplementary duty on locally produced goods in the next fiscal year.

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) is going to establish UAE and Bangladesh Joint Business Council in Dubai to tap the business and investment potential in Middle East, Africa and Europe.

European stocks rose on Friday after Wall Street's late rally, as investors welcomed coordinated Western sanctions on Russia that targeted its banks but not did not block it from a global payments system and left its energy sector largely untouched.

Stocks in Bangladesh slumped to a more than four-month low yesterday as investors went for massive selloffs after the Russian invasion of Ukraine sent global oil prices higher and rattled global markets.

Only three out of eight fast-track projects in Bangladesh have dedicated websites for public information and those too contain no updated information on their progress.

With oil prices hitting above $100 in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, local businesses yesterday feared that the war would have a ripple effect on their domestic and international operations as both countries are major suppliers of agricultural commodities.

They can avail of savings schemes in monthly instalments of Tk 500, Tk 1,000, Tk 2,000 and Tk 3,000 starting from a minimum period of two years to a maximum of four years.

City Bank recently signed an agreement with Maldivian GSA Total Air Services Ltd.