The election for the executive committee of the Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) will be held tomorrow, with voters anticipating stiff competition among the participants.

World Bank Alternate Executive Director Ahmad Kaykaus says at a seminar in Texas

In six years to 2023, MetLife Bangladesh cumulatively settled claims of over Tk 10,500 crore

Eleven organisations, including 10 trade bodies, will be awarded for their role in developing the textile sector, expanding textile education and increasing exports

The Sammilito Parishad, a panel which is participating in the biennial polls of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), today said it would work to develop a smart garment sector if it wins the election scheduled March 9. 

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.

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs), as well as the rest of the economy, will benefit from banks’ increased capacity to support imports thanks to the newly launched currency swap, said Ashraf Ahmed, president of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI).

In an unprecedented move, the Ministry of Industries in Bangladesh has issued preliminary approvals for 10 products to be awarded geographical indication (GI) status in a span of just eight days recently.

Bangladesh needs more social protection for workers as a large number of them receive meagre wages, according to an economist.

Sanem carried out a survey among 9,000 households countrywide in Oct-Nov of 2023

Bangladesh's annual average inflation crept up to 9.59% last month, way above the central bank's revised target of 7.5% for the financial year ending in June

The company will issue a zero-coupon bond

The number of suspicious transactions rose 65% year-on-year to 14,106 in FY23

Garment shipment to non-traditional markets grew 11.69 percent year-on-year to $5.46 billion in July-January of the current fiscal year

Rancon Motorbikes, the supplier of Suzuki-branded motorcycles in Bangladesh, is set to raise Tk 150 crore by issuing zero-coupon bonds

Comfit Composite Knit Ltd and Fakir Eco Knitwears are the two latest garment factories to receive the Leadership in Energy and Environmentally Design (LEED) certification from the US Green Building Council (USGBC) for their eco-friendly initiatives

Anna Bjerde, managing director for operations at the World Bank, is set to arrive in Bangladesh today where she will meet with the prime minister and the finance minister alongside other senior government officials

Retail giants and realtors are increasingly flocking to Mirpur and its surrounding areas to tap the opportunities being offered by the growing swathe of the capital.

Mirpur was best known as a garment manufacturing hub, a crime zone with rough roads, dirty alleyways, rundown buses, a capital of slums called home by apparel workers and a poor township marked by nondescript houses.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said there will be no shortage of any commodities in the market during the upcoming month of Ramadan