Agriculture is one of the major contributors to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, accounting for approximately 25 per cent of global emissions.

Tangail sari weavers and traders are so far disappointed with the low turnout of wholesale buyers at Karatia market in Tangail sadar upazila as they had hoped to make good sales on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr this year.

The number of internet subscribers in Bangladesh saw its first rebound after six months in February this year thanks to a jump in mobile internet users.

Non-bank financial institutions in Bangladesh lost 48,637 deposit accounts in the three months to December as savers moved away from NBFIs owing to the imposition of the cap on the deposit rate and the erosion of confidence in the wake of allegations of irregularities at some banks. 

Motorcycle sales declined by 30 per cent in Bangladesh in the past two months due to higher inflationary pressures and a draft policy that makes securing a driving licence mandatory before buying two-wheelers.

Although Bangladesh has almost achieved self-sufficiency in rice production, its dependence on the international market remains high for food items with import cost rising two and a half times to Tk 80,800 crore from a decade ago.

Mobile network operators have launched a service that would allow subscribers to make payments to secure some government certificates using their mobile balances, a move that may generate a debate about its legality.

The Bank of Canada published a detailed summary of its Governing Council deliberations for the first-time last month, joining nearly two dozen other central banks in regularly releasing detailed information on monetary policy decisions.

Establishing a gas transmission line in the country’s northern districts has almost been completed, but people and industries in the region will not benefit from the progress immediately because of a lack of a distribution network.

All major strategic and operational decisions of highly successful financial institutions across the world are executed by their management upon proper vetting, review, and due diligence by the board of directors.

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) recently relaunched an initiative seeking duty-free access to the US market for apparels made from American cotton.

The finance ministry has drafted rules empowering the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) to dissolve the board of listed companies without any hearing if they fail to submit financial reports or follow corporate governance. 

The lack of basic communication skills -- speaking clearly, understanding the needs of their customers and writing properly -- among fresh graduates is a major drawback for local industries, especially for the information technology (IT) sector in Bangladesh.

The retail price of broiler chicken has fallen further in Bangladesh as four major poultry companies are now selling the meat at a maximum of Tk 195 per kilogramme (kg) directly from their farms.

However, households are shifting to palm oil from soybean for high prices

Though Eid is still a month away, shopping centring the festival has already begun as consumers are flocking to fashion outlets to buy lifestyle items.

Shwapno, the largest retail chain in Bangladesh, plans to raise the number of its stores by 10 times to 3,000 in the next three to five years to meet the growing demand for comfortable shopping among urbanites and become a profitable entity by increasing sales volume. 

The government is going to appoint an international operator to run New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) of the Chattogram port. 

The Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries yesterday started selling milk, eggs and meat at “affordable prices” across 20 locations inside Dhaka in a bid to stabilise the market during Ramadan.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has decided to file a case against some top officials of an asset management company for laundering Tk 170.69 crore from four open-ended mutual funds.