Meghna Bank Ltd has been awarded the “Fastest Growing Corporate Bank in Bangladesh” title for the year 2021 by The Global Economics Ltd, a UK-based financial publication and a quarterly business magazine.

The sustainable trading system and buyers-suppliers relationship are crucial to perform better in the “new normal” situation induced by the Covid-19 pandemic, said Faruque Hassan, president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).

Urban gardening has an important role to play in improving the economy, environment and health of cities in Bangladesh, experts said at a seminar today.

Picard Bangladesh Ltd, a leather goods and footwear manufacturer, today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Apon Wellbeing Ltd to ensure the better health and wellbeing of its workforce.

The government will sign a preferential trade agreement (PTA) with Nepal soon to boost trade between the two South Asian nations, Commerce Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh said today.

The Bangladesh stock market fell for the third consecutive day today due to the lower participation of investors.

The stock market index was in a swinging mood in the first two hours of trading today.

UCB Investment has managed to raise funds for three banks by issuing perpetual bonds.

The turnover at the Dhaka Stock Exchange hit an eight-month low yesterday as investors went on a selling spree amid rising fear of the emergence of Omicron, a new coronavirus variant.

Many tomato farmers in Sylhet have secured bumper yields this year by using the grafting method to grow their crops amid favourable weather conditions.

Standard Chartered Bank has arranged the first green zero-coupon bond in Bangladesh for Sajida Foundation, a non-governmental organisation.

For the first time in history, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) will officially invite big and renowned local companies to get listed on the share market.

Essential commodity prices should be controlled to keep it at a tolerable level while rising inflation contained as people are still struggling to overcome the economic shock brought on by the pandemic, said economists yesterday.

Only one out of five people who lost jobs for the pandemic-induced lockdowns, received some form of government support, while more than half of households were compelled to borrow to withstand the crisis, a new study found.

A persistent higher rate of inflation, the upward trend of the foreign exchange rate and deepening liquidity crunch could pose major challenges to the economy as the government looks to keep up the current economic recovery and accelerate it further.

Experts yesterday emphasised equitable distribution of resources to improve the lives of poor people in Bangladesh as it would help the country achieve its social goals.

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), for the first time in its history, is going to arrange a conference to invite big and renowned companies of Bangladesh to be listed with the premier bourse.

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has shed light on the potential of investing in the production and export of medical personal protective equipment (MPPE), analysts said at a webinar today.

Standard Chartered Bangladesh has arranged the country’s first green zero-coupon bond for Sajida Foundation.

Trading at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) dropped to an eight-month low today.