Starting from difficulties in securing visa and work permits to opening and settling of letters of credit (LCs) and an unavailability of tax-related materials and booklets in English language, there are numerous hindrances that Chinese investors face in Bangladesh.

The government should facilitate local motorcycle manufacturers in various ways to grab a share of the international export market, said Hafizur Rahman Khan, president of the Bangladesh Automobiles Assemblers and Manufacturers Association, yesterday. 

Tanvir Islam, a banker, has invested Tk 17 lakh in the stock market since he started trading on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) a decade ago.  

The government has initiated an agricultural project at a cost of Tk 209 crore with the aim to increase production of crops in char areas by expanding the use of modern technologies. 

Dairy farming in Bangladesh will get a boost once a dairy development board comes into being, hoped farmers yesterday regarding a bill being recently placed in parliament. 

IFIC Bank PLC signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Kumudini Nursing College recently to support 200 students enrolled in the Diploma in Nursing course for academic year 2023-24 as a part of its corporate social responsibility. 

Over 250 companies and 500 brands from home and abroad focusing the medical, hospital and laboratory fraternity have participated in a “2nd BANGLA MED & LAB EXPO” concluding at International Convention City Bashundhara in Dhaka yesterday. 

Neera, Prime Bank’s services tailored for women, and Wander Woman, a women-centric travel and networking platform in Bangladesh, entered into a deal recently enabling discounts for the bank’s customers availing the latter’s products and services.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov explained why Russia “had to” start military intervention in Ukraine during his interaction with the Soviet Alumni Association, Bangladesh (SAAB) in Dhaka on Friday.

Habibur Rahman, managing director and CEO of South Bangla Agriculture and Commerce (SBAC) Bank, has resigned from his post citing personal reasons.

He cited personal reasons for the resignation

The container vessel sank on July 6 in the bay near Noakhali’s Bhasanchar

Feature phone production has more than doubled month-on-month in July as consumers turn to more affordable alternatives to smartphones amid sustained high inflation.

Bangladesh’s apparel shipments to the US declined 19.82 percent year-on-year in the January-July period this year in spite of a gradual improvement in retail sales.

The private sector credit growth in Bangladesh nosedived to single digit in July as both banks and borrowers face multiple challenges amid lingering economic uncertainty at home and abroad and the growing political crisis centring next year’s national elections.

Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC yesterday provided Tk 1.25 crore as one of the sponsors of a special convocation of the University of Dhaka. 

Agrani Bank extended its operational network further with the inauguration of Komarpur branch, the 972nd branch of the bank, at Mujibnagar upazila in Meherpur yesterday.

NRBC Bank recently signed an agreement with ICB Asset Management Company Limited (IAMCL) to sell the latter’s 15 open-end mutual funds as a sales representative.

The Metal Pvt Ltd, in association with Appropriate Scale Mechanisation Innovation Hub (ASMIH)-Bangladesh project of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) and Single Shade Service Point (S3P), opened a technology park at Purbadhala in Netrokona on Wednesday. 

Fair Technology, a concern of Fair Group and local distributor of Hyundai in Bangladesh, will organise a car exchange programme styled “Hyundai Exchange Fair” at Banani Bidyaniketan School and College on September 15-16.