Shares of NRB Bank surged 10 percent on their market debut in the two stock exchanges of Bangladesh yesterday.

The government has decided to increase electricity prices by Tk 0.34 and Tk 0.70 a unit from March, which according to experts will have a domino effect on the prices of essentials ahead of Ramadan.

Attacks by Yemeni rebels on commercial ships in the Red Sea have had only a "moderate" impact on global trade, Ralph Ossa, the World Trade Organization's chief economist told AFP.

NRB Bank Ltd, a fourth generation commercial bank, has made its trading debut on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) under the ‘N’ category today.

Around 86% votes were cast

It will be on course to invest $5 billion within 2030

All the indices of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) bounced back today as most shares gained.

Daraz Group, Alibaba' s South Asian e-commerce arm that operates in five markets including Bangladesh, has announced that it is letting go of “many” employees but stopped short of disclosing the number.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) today extended the deadline for tax return filing by companies by two months to April 30, according to an order.

Gas price hikes only for electricity production, says Nasrul Hamid

NRB Bank’s shares surged 10 percent in the first one and half-hour after its debut with two stock exchanges in the country today

Thirty-five members from the Forum panel will participate in the biennial election

The World Bank has recommended Bangladesh put in place a unified exchange rate and tighten monetary policy further in order to tame persistently high inflationary pressure and end the foreign exchange crisis.

Bangladesh has become a major source of inspiration for many countries as the nation has the most green garment factories worldwide, said a top official of the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), the authority that provides the Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) certification.

Bangladesh’s wheat imports recovered and hit a two-year high in the first seven months of the fiscal year as prices of the grain cooled and demand from local industries soared.

The government is set to downsize the Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the current fiscal year of 2023-24 by nearly 7 percent while prioritising projects having the highest impact, according to planning commission sources.

Sammilito Parishad, a panel contesting in the upcoming biennial polls to the BGMEA’s board of directors on March 9, yesterday announced its manifesto, which includes developing a “smart” garment sector.

Bangladesh performed poorly in Ookla’ Speedtest Global Index in January, descending 7 spots from the 101st position to 108th in the mobile internet segment.

Inconsistent policies and regulations create uncertainty for exporters and make it difficult for them to plan and invest for the long term, standing in the way of export diversification for Bangladesh, according to experts.

When Bangladesh is facing a reserve squeeze, it has received fresh commitments for $7.2 billion in loans from global lenders in the first seven months of fiscal 2023-24, a fourfold increase from a year earlier.