Dhaka Bank Limited has recently signed an agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to engage in the latter’s Trade and Supply Chain Finance Programme (TSCFP) as a confirming bank to expand its trade facilities.

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) can slash the time needed for cross border payments to seconds from days and cut costs, the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) said, citing a pilot scheme to test the digital forms of fiat currencies.

The joy and gratification for making dreams into reality are enticing. In the golden jubilee year of independence, one can speak of a creative and visionary industrial entrepreneurship for the socio-economic development of Bangladesh that will build the future of the country.

Surat Ali, a middle-aged farmer based in Khulna’s Jhenaidah district, is enjoying massive success from dragon fruit cultivation.

The field office of the value-added tax (VAT) and audit team of the tax administrator is going to examine the authenticity of audited financial statements submitted by companies along with their returns.

Overall inflation rose 18 basis points to 5.54 per cent in August owing to the rise in demand and the abnormal hike in transport cost following the reopening of the economy from the coronavirus-induced lockdowns, official figures showed.

Experts yesterday underscored the need for greater allocation in the national budget for gender specific projects.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) from China to Bangladesh has jumped by about 200 per cent year-on-year to $418 million in the past seven months, according to Chinese ambassador Li Jiming.

The government should set up a knowledge hub that could be used by the relevant authorities to ensure efficient policymaking amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).

NRB Bank has incurred a loss of Tk 103 crore as it intentionally became involved in unethical trading practices in the stock market to favour gamblers, which weakened the financial health of the lender and put depositors’ money at risk.

The field office of value added tax (VAT) and audit team is going to examine the authenticity of audited financial statements submitted by companies along with their returns.

Japanese companies consider Bangladesh as a new destination for investment in Asia, said Ito Naoki, ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh.

The Dhaka stocks bounced back and hit its highest ever points level today thanks to the increased optimism among investors.

China will not invest in coal-based power plants in Bangladesh anymore, Chinese Ambassador Li Jiming said today.

The government today formed a 16-member committee to recommend measures to discipline the e-commerce sector, according to an order by the commerce ministry.

It calls its hefty discount offers tornado, typhoon, kalbaishakhi (Nor’wester), conflagration and Tufan (hurricane) and sells mobile phones, flats, cars and whatnot.

The world has changed. Radically new technologies, new forms of working, new customs, new standards, and the gamut of changes spurred on by the “new normal” have drastically changed the modern day workplace.

Funds transacted through agent banking accounts rose 14.3 per cent year-on-year to Tk 32,523 crore in July as more and more people are joining the financial system using the new window, Bangladesh Bank data showed.

Bangladesh will showcase its 50 years of achievements to the world at an international expo in Dubai, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said yesterday.

Although the stock market bounced back yesterday after taking a tumble the day before, turnover fell as a result of how investors are behaving, according to analysts.