The whole world is waiting to embrace the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Countries and industries that are already on the track of huge digital transformation will be able to cash in on the potentialities of the 4IR.

Not only the GDP growth rate, but also peoples’ wellbeing and the existing environmental situation should be considered as the indicators of development, said Wahiduddin Mahmud, a noted economist, yesterday.

In July 2020, just a few months after the Covid-19 pandemic started to spiral out of control, Shell CEO Ben van Beurden declared world oil demand may have passed its peak - all but condemning his company’s core business to eventual obscurity.

Getting up from bed early in the morning, Sabitri Halder goes to her backyard and takes a seat on the floor to weave floor mats from hogla leaves, a species of aquatic grass.

Bangladesh Bank yesterday asked banks to draw up a recovery plan so that they can take time-befitting moves to resolve any downside risk emanating from default loans, liquidity crisis and some other factors.

The delayed release and inaccuracy of fiscal data in Bangladesh ultimately hurts the public as it prevents the government from providing adequate support, according to the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).

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.

Not only the GDP growth rate, but also peoples’ wellbeing and the existing environmental situation should be considered as the indicators of development, Professor Wahiduddin Mahmud said today.

Bangladesh's stock market bled and the benchmark index saw a massive fall today after Russia attacked Ukraine sending oil prices higher in the world market.

Visitors’ hands are being sanitised at entrances while toilets kept clean at Amar Ekushey Book Fair-2022 by its official hygiene partners Dettol and Harpic, brands of Reckitt Benckiser Bangladesh.

Brac Bank will host a special training programme for the new and upcoming entrepreneurs in cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs) to help them hone business knowledge and managerial skills so that they can run businesses properly.

Praava Health is running the government’s expanded programme on immunisation (EPI) at its family healthcare centre in the capital’s Banani every Saturday from 9:00am to 3:00pm.

Steel makers in Bangladesh have urged the government to provide them an additional five years to help them repay their existing long-term loans through equated monthly installments.

Turnover at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) plunged to its lowest level this year as investors remain cautious over the central bank’s directive on the exposure limit of non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs).

The  Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC) can now use the  Document Verification System (DVS) to confirm the authenticity of  audited financial statements of registered businesses.

Textile millers yesterday demanded the withdrawal of tax on the import of man-made fibre and reduction of VAT on the sales of the item in the local markets as the consumption of the artificial raw material is rising globally.

Farmers in char areas of Brahmaputra river in Chilmari upazila are spending Tk 83 for a litre diesel to irrigate their boro land instead of the government-fixed rate of Tk 80 enjoyed by mainland farmers.

Amid higher inflation, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) yesterday called for cutting duties and taxes, both at import and domestic levels, for key essential commodities to provide respite to low and limited income families.