Although an increasing number of female students are coming out of universities every year, they continue to have the highest unemployment rate among graduates, according to the Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2022 released at the end of last week.

Most of the macroeconomic indicators of Bangladesh have been in bad shape for the last several months owing to external and internal factors, intensifying people’s suffering as consumer prices surged to record levels.

The opening of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel under the Karnaphuli river will lead to the development of numerous industrial units from Chattogram to Cox’s Bazar and encourage urbanisation, said Mahbubul Alam, president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI).

Profits of RAK Ceramics (Bangladesh) dropped in first nine months of 2023 mainly due to lower sales.

Primary textile millers want adequate gas supply in their factories as nearly 40 percent of their production capacity is currently unutilised due to low pressure of gas, the price of which increased by nearly 100 percent in February this year.

The City Bank’s profit rose 14 percent year-on-year to Tk 378 crore in the January-September period of 2023.

The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) yesterday honoured eight business enterprises of Bangladesh for their outstanding contribution to the sustainable growth of the economy even during challenging times.

Eastern Bank’s profit increased 10 percent year-on-year to Tk 426 crore in the January-September period of 2023.

United Power Generation & Distribution Company Ltd saw its profits fall sharply in the last financial year because of a huge amount of foreign exchange loss incurred by its subsidiaries for devaluation of the taka against the dollar.

Bangladesh is going to defend its position and question India’s logic in imposing countervailing duty (CVD) on jute and jute goods from Bangladesh to India, said Senior Commerce Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh yesterday.

Premier Bank PLC celebrated its 24 years of journey styled “24 Years of Service and Success” of the bank.

Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Ltd for the collection of gas bills.

Bangladesh and Canada have agreed to devise a mechanism to explore ways and means to diversify and expand bilateral trade, which now stands at only about $2.5 billion. 

The bank posts Tk 378 crore profit in Jan-Sep of 2023

The ceramic producer's profit falls 25% in Jan-Sep of 2023

The bank made a profit of Tk 426 crore in nine months of 2023

It raises minimum export price of onion by four times to $800 a tonne

BB shared the information hours after BNP's call for hartal

Its profit fell to Tk 801 crore in FY23, down from Tk 997 crore in FY22

The fifth Bangladesh-Canada Foreign Office Consultations took place in Canada's Ottawa On October 27