Women key to agriculture but cut off from markets: FAO specialist
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Invest Bangladesh begins operations, merging three investment bodies
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Ex-NBR chief made Bangladesh's alternate executive director at World Bank
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Prime Bank hosts financial literacy seminar at Khulna University
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Medicine pricing needs a rethink
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Bangladesh has congenial environment for investment: Turkish delegation
Bangladesh’s policy, regulatory regime and overall business environment are congenial for foreign investment, said a visiting delegation from Turkey.
29 November 2021
Stocks show signs of recovery
The Dhaka bourse bounced back in the first two hours of trading today after falling for consecutive six days.
29 November 2021
CNN to promote local garment industry
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) yesterday partnered with CNN International Commercial (CNNIC) to promote the local garment industry on a global scale.
28 November 2021
Profits up for Bangas, Peninsula
Bangas Ltd and The Peninsula Chittagong reported higher profits in the first quarter of the current financial year while Hakkani Pulp & Paper Mills Ltd has been in the red since FY2020-21.
28 November 2021
Stock market opens week with old wounds
Stocks continued to bleed yesterday as investors are concerned about the potential outcome of an ongoing tussle between the Bangladesh Bank and the market regulator.
28 November 2021
Give priority to local firms for govt infrastructure projects: FBCCI
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has urged the government to discourage foreign companies from taking part in national infrastructure projects.
28 November 2021
Grab investment opportunities in Bangladesh
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the investors from across the world to invest in Bangladesh, making the best use of the opportunities the government is offering for foreign investment.
28 November 2021
Refiners seek yet another hike of edible oil price
Not even a month has gone by yet edible oil refiners are again proposing hiking prices for the fourth time this year, reasoning it to be a ripple effect of international rates.
28 November 2021
HSBC helping firms to transition to sustainable future
HSBC is a global leader in sustainability space. The bank is also actively working in Bangladesh to support its customers to transition and help achieve their sustainability goals. It has arranged the country’s first sustainability linked loan and is working to raise awareness about sustainability financing. Kevin Green shares more in an email interview with The Daily Star.
28 November 2021
11 banks weighed down by Tk 27,918cr capital shortfall
Eleven banks faced a capital shortfall of Tk 27,918 crore in September, which exposed their fragile health.
28 November 2021
Bangladesh brimming with investment opportunities
Investment opportunities have opened up in Bangladesh for its competitive wages, strategic location, stable policies, exchange rate and political situation, developing infrastructure and huge youth population, said Ahmad Kaikaus, principal secretary to the prime minister.
28 November 2021
Higher prices hit pockets
The prices of daily essentials have kept going up in Dhaka and other parts of the country, hitting the pockets of consumers hard.
28 November 2021
Bangladesh’s socio-economic development a miracle: Japanese vice-minister
A Japanese minister has said the socio-economic development of Bangladesh in the last decade has been a miracle but also raised a number of investment issues here.
28 November 2021
BGMEA teams up with CNN to promote ‘Made in Bangladesh’
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) today teamed up with US-based CNN International Commercial (CNNIC) to promote ‘Made in Bangladesh’ by showcasing the nation’s success and potential in the international arena.
28 November 2021
Give priority to local firms for govt infrastructure projects: FBCCI
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has urged the government to discourage foreign companies to take part in national infrastructure projects.
28 November 2021
‘Bangladesh, an attractive destination for investors now’
Bangladesh has created an investment opportunity for the investors thanks to the country’s comparative wage, strategic geographical location, stable policies and exchange rate, a huge young population and political stability, said Ahmad Kaikaus, principal secretary to the prime minister.
28 November 2021
Another massive fall for stocks
The Dhaka stocks witnessed another massive fall today due to confidence crisis among the investors because of a recent disagreement between the stock market and banking regulators.
28 November 2021
Stocks continue last week's falling trend
The Dhaka bourse continued previous week's falling trend and dropped today also.
28 November 2021
Stocks, oil tumble on virus variant fears, safe havens gain
Global stocks tumbled on Friday and oil fell below $80 a barrel after news of a possibly vaccine-resistant coronavirus variant sent investors scurrying to the safety of bonds, the yen and the Swiss franc.
27 November 2021
Investment summit begins today
The International Investment Summit, which begins today, will see a new Bangladesh, said Salman F Rahman, private industry and investment affairs adviser to the prime minister.
27 November 2021