United Commercial Bank and Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) jointly organised a training workshop on “Prevention of Money Laundering & Combating the Financiering of Terrorism” at Hotel The Cox Today in Cox’s Bazar recently.

Prime Bank has recently signed a “Prime Payroll” agreement with Adventure Dhaka Ltd, a subsidiary of Adventure Incorporation, an online travel agency in Japan.

Ardashir Kabir has been re-elected as the president of Bangladesh Employers’ Federation (BEF) for a two-year term (2023-2025) at its 25th annual general meeting held recently.

German inflation slowed in July after rising in June, official data showed Friday, but remained at levels that could trouble policymakers at the European Central Bank as they battle stubbornly high prices.

Berger Paints, the lone listed multinational paint producer in Bangladesh, saw 5 percent higher profits in the first quarter (April-June) of 2023.

The government is consistently failing to meet its tax collection targets. In 2022-23, its target fell short by Tk 44,728 crore. This phenomenon has been going on for the last 11 consecutive fiscal years. Clearly, our existing taxation system is not efficient enough, so something needs to change and change fast.

Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) organised the “Internal Research Review & Planning Workshop-2023” for evaluating all the research programmes undertaken in 2022-2023 and formulating the research programme for 2023-2024 at the institute’s Kazi Badruddoza Auditorium in Gazipur yesterday.

Bank Asia saw its profits almost double in the April-June period of the current calendar year, according to a disclosure posted on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) website.

Leading mobile financial service provider bKash has won “Fintech Pioneer Award” at the Bangladesh Startup Summit-2023 for playing a pioneering role in the fintech sector.

About half the imports through Chattogram port during fiscal year (FY) 2022-23 were made up of just 25 products that have industrial or household applications, according to data of the Chattogram Custom House.

ExxonMobil and Chevron reported profits Friday that were much lower than last year’s due a drop in commodity prices, but still lofty enough to enable increased shareholder distributions.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has relaxed the initial public offering (IPO) rules for Best Holdings on three conditions to help the owning entity of Le Méridien Dhaka raise fund from the public.

Making payments using solar credits, enjoying a football match in a virtual reality stadium, scanning a product to understand the ethics of its supply chain -- these are just some of the next-generation technology propositions on display at the revamped Mastercard Experience Centre (MEC) in Singapore.

Global investors can pour funds into Bangladesh’s burgeoning startups as the country has a large pool of internet users, a growing middle class and an entrepreneurial spirit among its youth.

The Bangladesh Dairy Farmers Association (BDFA) yesterday announced that its members would sell beef at a price that will be Tk 50 per kilogramme lower than the current rate.

The application deadline for digital bank licences has been extended to August 17 this year, according to an official of Bangladesh Bank.

Pathao, the largest digital services company of Bangladesh, was awarded with the “Employment Catalyst Award” by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday for its outstanding contributions to job creation, particularly in the youth segment.

The biennial election of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) is going to be held today to elect the new board of directors for the 2023-25 tenure.

The Capital Market Stabilisation Fund (CMSF) has invested Tk 270 crore since its inception in 2021 with a view to supporting the ailing stock market. 

The number of unemployed people in Bangladesh decreased by 3.47 percent or 90,000 in the April-June quarter compared to the previous quarter this year, according to data of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).