Danish maritime transport giant Maersk said Friday it was buying two e-commerce companies as surging demand for shipping led to another bumper profit in the second quarter.

Usmania Glass Sheet Factory Ltd (UGSFL), a state-owned glass manufacturer, resumed production yesterday after a one-year gap.

Sumon Biswas cultivated roses and Gerbera daisies on four bighas of his land in Gadkhali village of Jhikorgacha upazila in Jashore district.

Digitalisation is enabling businesses to reach new markets and help the economy move towards sustainability, according to speakers at a webinar held yesterday.

During the pandemic around 22 lakh people lost their jobs as the country’s economy, trade and investment went through a very challenging time, said Rizwan Rahman, president of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), yesterday.

Brac, the largest microcredit provider in Bangladesh, has stepped forward to issue zero-coupon bonds worth Tk 1,350 crore through private placement.

A bumper yield of potato has now become a matter of concern for growers and traders as demand for the tuber declined for the ongoing countrywide lockdown.

Soaring market capitalisation last week pushed Bangladesh’s stock exchange indices to their highest point since inception in 2013 thanks to increased investor participation.

State-owned Usmania Glass Sheet Factory Limited (UGSFL) resumed production today after a year with the experimental production of one lakh square feet of glass.

Digitalisation is enabling businesses reach diversified markets and helping the economy to move towards sustainability, analysts said at a webinar today.

Bangladesh Bank yesterday decided to keep banks closed on August 8 to contain the latest wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Bangladesh Bank yesterday decided to mop up excess liquidity as it is hurting banks, savers and small borrowers and threatening to create instability in the economy through asset bubbles.

Global tech giant Google has paid Tk 2.30 crore as value added tax (VAT) directly to the National Board of Revenue.

The Bangladesh Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (Baapa) has urged the government to allow opening amusement parks all over the country in tune with other businesses once the ongoing lockdown ends on August 10.

The economy grew 3.51 per cent in the fiscal year 2019-20, the slowest pace of expansion in three decades, as the pandemic wreaked havoc across the country, according to the final figure of state-run Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

Brac Bank has recently been named for a Best Cash Management Bank Award 2021. 

All three Bangladesh stock indexes closed at record highs yesterday after a rocky week when investors were fretting over the Delta coronavirus variant while Bangladesh Bank launched an expansionary monetary policy for the current fiscal year.

Pineapple farmers based in the Madhupur Garh region of Tangail district are ecstatic about the increasing demand for the fruit that has allowed them to secure better prices compared to previous years.

Iqbal Hossain Shaon works at a multinational company in Dhaka. He has to go out of the capital frequently for official purposes.

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) yesterday urged global apparel buyers to nominate more shipping lines and private off-docks to help ensure timely shipment of export containers.