The stock market turnover went well over Tk 2,500 crore yesterday, which was encouraging for investors.

Stocks of Nialco Alloys made their trading debut yesterday, marking the first such exchange for the Chittagong Stock Exchange’s (CSE) board for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

Bangladesh is now playing a part in Qatar’s initiative of turning deserts into greenery, thanks to local firm which is exporting saplings.

When Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal unveiled his plans for the next fiscal year, many had expectations that the minister would offer some relief to individual taxpayers and enable them to have higher disposable incomes to tide over the pandemic days.

Ceramics makers yesterday demanded an increase in the tariff on imported tiles and withdrawal of the local supplementary duty on tiles and sanitary products to protect the domestic industry.

Bangladesh needs to bring in further progress to the business regulatory environment in order to retain and attract foreign investors, said the top leader of the trade body of global firms operating in the country.

Butterfly Group has made its name in Bangladesh with its consumer electronics available on hire purchase, transforming in 34 years from just three outlets to employing around 2,000 employees and having an annual turnover of Tk 850 crore.

Thanks to the potential of the country’s listed companies, HSBC has termed Bangladesh’s stock market as a “hidden gem” for fund managers.

Bangladesh Chamber of Industries (BCI) today demanded tax holiday facility for the cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs) for 10 years as those units have been facing a crisis during the pandemic.

The central bank today lowered charges on the deposits and loans, bringing an end to the excessive fees and commissions levied by many banks on customers.

State-run listed company Jamuna Oil has teamed up with Bashundhara LP Gas Ltd to increase the sales of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) around the country.

Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh (Toab) today demanded reopening of tourist spots at half capacity and in compliance with health safety measures to save several lakh people involved in the sector, saying it incurred losses equalling Tk 20,000 crore in the last year due to the pandemic.

Top Glove Corp Bhd, the subject of a US import ban over concerns about forced labour, is waiting for customs authorities there to verify remedial action it has taken on workers’ recruitment fees, the Malaysian firm said on Wednesday.

Private equity investments in India rose 38 per cent to hit a record high of $62.2 billion in 2020 despite uncertainty caused by the coronavirus crisis, a private equity report showed on Wednesday.

Logistics and warehouse companies are accelerating expansion plans in southeastern Europe where business is expected to boom as the pandemic spurs manufacturers to relocate operations close to main markets.

Mangoes have been available at various markets across Chapainawabganj for some time now but sales have only just started to pick up in the face of nationwide restrictions on public movement aimed at curbing the recent resurgence of Covid-19.

Bangladesh’s exports to China, the world’s second biggest economy, will grow to $25 billion if local suppliers can grab an additional 1 per cent share of the Chinese market by 2030, according to a study released yesterday.

Dhaka Bank has mobilised foreign funds amounting to $40 million at a cheap interest rate for Chandpur Power Generations.

Building a digital database of the poor is crucial for bringing the new and urban poor under social safety net programmes as the pandemic pushed many people, especially those in urban areas, into poverty, an economics professor told a webinar yesterday.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday refused to accept data on the new poor released earlier through surveys conducted by private research organisations to measure the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic-induced income losses.