The stock market yesterday bounced back from a single-day fall caused by Bangladesh Bank’s ongoing stand-off with the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC).

In a bid to bring about discipline in the rescheduling of loans by non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs), Bangladesh Bank has announced that these institutions cannot reschedule one loan more than three times.

Production in textile mills in some areas in Savar, Narayanganj, Dhamrai, Manikganj, Gazipur and Chattogram has been affected severely due to a shortage of gas supplies to the industrial units.

Local online grocery store Chaldal has raised $10 million in a latest round of funding as it looks to expand its inventories in top cities across the country.

Bangladesh and Australia yesterday signed the Trade and Investment Framework Arrangement (Tifa) to attract investment and eliminate trade barriers between the two countries.

Banks and non-banks are increasingly introducing contactless credit cards in Bangladesh as the tap-and-pay technology allows users to make payments digitally and avoid close contact with the staff of stores during in-person purchases.

Thirty-one Facebook pages have been deactivated for their alleged involvement in spreading rumours on the stock market, according to a disclosure made by Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC).

Thirty-one Facebook pages have been deactivated for their alleged involvement in spreading rumours about the stock market, said the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC).

The Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) has removed Hemayet Ullah from the post of CEO of Fareast Islami Life Insurance Company, said an official of IDRA.

Bangladesh and Australia today signed the Trade and Investment Framework Arrangement (TIFA) to attract investment and remove trade barriers between the two countries through discussion.

Production in the textile mills in some areas in Savar, Narayanganj, Dhamrai, Manikganj, Gazipur and Chattogram areas has been affecting severely due to shortage of gas supply in the industrial units.

The stockmarket bounced back today after experiencing a profit booking session yesterday.

The per capita foreign debt of the citizens of Bangladesh is Tk 24,890 now, Finance Minister AHM Mostafa Kamal said today.

Mastercard yesterday concluded its spend and win campaign “The Grand Escape” with a virtual award ceremony in Dhaka. 

Bali’s tourism industry is hoping for an uptick in business after Covid-19 social restrictions were eased for the resort island on Monday, with the government beginning to formulate plans to allow foreign travel to resume.

Barely a tenth of respondents in a monthly fund manager survey expect a stronger global economy in the coming months, marking the lowest proportion since last April’s initial Covid-19 panic, Bank of America’s (BofA’s) September edition of the survey showed.

Amazon.com Inc has increased its average starting wage in the United States to more than $18 an hour and plans to hire another 125,000 warehouse and transportation workers, an executive told Reuters. 

Although  the overall implementation of the annual development programme (ADP)  marked a rise in the first two months of the new fiscal year compared to  the corresponding period a year before, the ADP  implementation in the health service sector is still lagging.

Bangladesh’s stock market took a dive yesterday thanks to a profit booking tendency among investors alongside an ongoing stand-off between Bangladesh Bank and the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) regarding two issues.

With help from Bangladesh Tea Board, 82 farmers in Lalmonirhat district of Rangpur division are farming tea on 121 acres of plain land with great success.