Bangladesh’s garment export to India crossed the $1 billion mark for the first time last fiscal year riding on duty free entry and rising demand from a growing middle class. 

CAG audit finds

A government project aiming to enhance food security in Bangladesh has made less than 50 per cent progress even though nearly 10 years have passed since the Tk 3,569 crore initiative began in January 2014.

Standard Bank Ltd organised a half-yearly “Business Review Meeting-2023” for head of branches in Dhaka at the Learning Centre of the bank’s head office in Dhaka on Tuesday.

Al-Arafah Islami Bank Ltd (AIBL) organised a “business performance meeting” for managers of the corporate branches at the bank’s head office in Dhaka on Tuesday. 

The indices of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) rose slightly yesterday.

There is a certain limit for investments in particular areas to avail tax rebate benefits by individual taxpayers as per the Income Tax Act 2023. Tax rebate is important for taxpayers to reduce tax liabilities significantly and save money for financial security in the future.

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has decided to impose a yearly service charge of Tk 1,500 for using its mobile application, DSE-Mobile, for trading of shares.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP) made the proposal

Of the targeted amount, $62 billion has been fixed for merchandise shipments

Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam, chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), allegedly received payments from a bank account linked to a multi-million-dollar fraud, according to a report of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP).

Guardian Life Insurance Ltd and Community Bank Bangladesh Ltd have signed an agreement on group insurance.

Tasty Treat, a fastfood retail brand of Pran-RFL Group, has achieved A+ grading from the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA).

Gold prices were firmer near three-week highs on Wednesday as investors held their breath ahead of the much anticipated US inflation data that could drive the Federal Reserve’s upcoming interest rate decisions.

Dhaka Bank Ltd has recently reelected its vice-chairman. 

They are either tax or loan defaulters

No charge on existing registered users up to Dec 2023

Around 6.56 lakh beneficiary owner (BO) accounts, which are needed to trade stocks, were closed over the last two years mainly due to a lacklustre condition of the primary and secondary markets of securities in the country. 

Farmers in Bangladesh are pleased to be getting good yields and prices for kathkachu, a variety of taro root native to South Asia, as demand for the crop has risen this year.

Information technology exports from Bangladesh grew in the July-April period of the just-concluded fiscal year on the bank of higher demand for IT-enabled services from global clients, official figures showed.