The percentages of households and people getting support from the government’s Social Security Programmes (SSP) in Barishal are the highest among the country’s eight divisions, according to the Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) 2022. 

As of 8:00pm yesterday, about 76.92 per cent, or 2,449 of the 3,164 industrial units in Bangladesh, have paid their workers’ salaries for the first 15 days of June, according to data from the Industrial Police.

Mutual funds have emerged as a popular and beneficial option for individuals seeking to grow their personal wealth.

Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL) has decided to purchase an exchange house in Dubai to attract more remittances sent by Bangladeshi migrants working in the emirate.

The commerce minister’s recent admission that stern measures against market manipulators could create a sudden crisis has exposed the helplessness and lack of political will of the government, said three top economists and a consumers’ body. 

Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) will provide an Official Development Assistance loan of Tk 2,273 crore (equivalent to JPY 3,000 crore) as budgetary support for strengthening public financial management. 

Although the national poverty rate dropped in 2022, it rose in Dhaka, Barishal and Sylhet divisions. 

Shahidul Islam, 50, was beaten to death outside Prince Jacquard Sweater Ltd in Tongi Satish area.

The commerce minister’s recent admission that stern measures against market manipulators could create a sudden crisis has exposed the helplessness and lack of political will of the government, said three top economists and a consumers' body. 

Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) will provide an Official Development Assistance loan of Tk 2,273 crore (equivalent to JPY 3,000 crore; USD 225 million) as budgetary support for strengthening public financial management

Hospitality service providers in Cox’s Bazar are not expecting an onrush of tourists amid the upcoming holiday centring Eid-ul-Azha as ongoing inflationary pressure and unfavourable weather are keeping travellers at bay.

Mobile subscriber numbers witnessed growth in May thanks to a strong performance by the top operator, Grameenphone.

Remittance rebounded in Bangladesh in the outgoing financial year, extending some breathing space to an economy struggling to keep its head above water amid the lingering crisis at home and abroad. 

Electronics sales and service provider Walton Plaza recently opened two branches – one in Kuliarchar of Kishoreganj and another at Dohargaon of Rupganj in Narayanganj.  

Bangladesh Bank yesterday extended the timeframe to repay import payments for industrial raw materials, including back-to-back imports, agricultural implements and chemical fertilizers.

Local garment makers have once again urged the European Union (EU) to extend the transition period of the generalised system of preferences (GSP) to Bangladesh from three years to six years for a sustainable graduation from the least developed country (LDC) category in 2026.

Mobile financial service provider Nagad has installed booths at the Gabtoli and Basila cattle markets in Dhaka offering safe and convenient cashless transactions for the purchase and sale of sacrificial animals. 

A three-day training was recently organised to enhance the skills of 34 Chattogram-based women entrepreneurs at using online tools for business operations and making key financial decisions. 

Bangladesh Marine Fisheries Association has reelected the president and secretary general of its 15-member Executive Committee for 2023-2025 at its Dhaka office on Sunday. 

S&P Global said it has cut its 2023 GDP growth forecast for China after May data showed a post-Covid recovery was faltering in the world’s second-largest economy.