Labaid is going to invest Tk 1,000 crore to build its second cancer hospital in order to meet the growing demand from patients suffering from the deadly disease and support healthcare research, according to a top official. 

Ramadan is increasingly becoming a month of feasting and festivities instead of charity, where profiteering in business, fun, and frolic are the mantra

Non-banking financial institution Bangladesh Finance yesterday appointed a new director in its board of directors. 

Stocks listed with the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) rose slightly over the past week following three weeks of constant decline.

There is still ample scope to increase revenue collection by improving the tax administration’s efficiency by digitalising the entire business process, said Sheikh Mohammad Salim Ullah, secretary to Financial Institutions Division of the Ministry of Finance. 

Japan’s IT industry should invest in Bangladesh as the South Asian country is poised to become the next IT destination, said Russell T Ahmed, president of Bangladesh Association of Software Information Services (BASIS).

In a gap of a month, Bangladeshi garment makers have sent their second letter to the US senators and governors seeking duty-free benefit on export of locally made apparels made from imported American cotton.

A 27-member BASIS team is now taking part in Japan IT Week 2023

It sends two letters in a month to US senators, governors

From April 8, loose sugar will be Tk 104 per kg, packaged Tk 109

The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) rose slightly today.

Stocks on Dhaka and Chattogram bourses rose in the morning trade today.

Although wage growth in Bangladesh has been slowly climbing since July last year, it has still remained below inflation for the 14th month consecutively, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

The number of tourists flocking to Kuakata Beach has fallen drastically since the middle of March, forcing hotel and motel owners to offer up to 50 per cent discounts on rents in a desperate bid to attract holidaymakers and cut losses.

The deficit in Bangladesh’s financial account widened substantially in the first eight months of the ongoing fiscal year, in an indication that the current stress in the foreign exchange regime will continue in the coming months.

The fire at Bangabazar on Tuesday morning not only affected shop owners at the apparel shopping complex in Dhaka’s Gulistan, but also other players in the supply chain.

It is said that a successful South Asian entrepreneur is able to run business anywhere in the world as they have the skills to overcome multifaceted barriers in almost every step of the entrepreneurial journey. 

CEOs are increasingly pressed for time, both for managing everyday business as well steering their companies towards a better future. This poses challenges in terms of how well they can manage their time with the right priorities and focus.

Dhaka Bank Limited yesterday launched co-branded credit cards with Grameenphone for GP Star customers at a programme at Sheraton Dhaka in Banani.

Bank Asia Limited and Merchantrade Asia Sdn Bhd yesterday jointly launched a campaign under which the latter’s customers will get an exclusive gift while withdrawing cash remittance from Bank Asia branches.