US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen went to Beijing with no expectations that meetings with China's new top economic officials would immediately ease tensions between the world's two largest economies.

Momentum in China's post-pandemic recovery has slowed from a brisk pickup seen in the first quarter with demand for industrial and consumer products weakening

Customers are increasingly opting for mobile financial services to top up balances, helping mobile carriers earn more than Tk 1,000 crore a month for the first time from the sales processed through MFS providers. 

The availability of a simple electricity-run milling machine is helping farmers in Patuakhali double their earnings from a legume crop.  

Bangladesh’s exports of ceramic products rose to a four-year high in the just-concluded fiscal year although the growth slowed as manufacturers failed to deliver products on time owing to the shortage of gas, official figures showed. 

Farmers in Bangladesh are struggling to make the most of a government project that aims to expand farm mechanisation as they face difficulties in availing after-sales services, among other issues, according to a report by the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED).

For the 11th consecutive year, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has missed its tax target in the face of slowing growth of collections amidst economic slowdowns and ambitious goals set by the government. 

Online travel agency ShareTrip recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with The Bangladesh Monitor, a travel trade publication of the country, on title sponsorship of the “Monitor Airline of the Year 2023” awards.

Pubali Bank recently organised a training programme for its junior officers and junior officers (cash) at Pubali Bank Training Institute in Dhaka.

Eastern Bank Ltd has opened a priority banking centre on Sonargaon Road at Bangla Motor in Dhaka.

Shareholders of AB Bank in its 41st annual general meeting (AGM) approved a 2 per cent stock dividend for the year that ended on December 31, 2022.

Southeast Bank Ltd virtually organised the bank’s half-yearly “Business Conference-2023” yesterday.

Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd yesterday launched a monthlong campaign titled “Smart Bangladesh Smart Banking’” with the slogan “Future is Now”.

Businesses in Chattogram yesterday demanded the withdrawal of a 10 per cent hike in the import duty on lifts and escalators in order to keep their prices stable and thereby prevent local suppliers from incurring loss.

India’s trade minister will hold talks in the UK on a free trade deal with Britain and meet ministers from the European Free Trade Association from July 10 to 11, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Sunday.

Exporters will struggle many months before they overcome from the losses they had suffered for buying the US dollar at a much higher rate to clear import bills for the raw materials to make goods for western markets, said manufacturers yesterday.

BTMA President Mohammad Ali Khokon says

The leaders of BGMEA, BKMEA, BTMA say at a roundtable

They made the call from a human chain in Chattogram

Farmers in India have fallen behind in planting key summer-sown crops such as rice, cotton, corn and soybeans due to the uneven distribution of monsoon rainfall, although they could catch up in the coming weeks if sufficient rain occurs.