Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) and the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) in association with Visa have launched co-branded credit cards.

Stocks in Bangladesh remained in the red in the past week while turnover dropped over 30 per cent owing to a crisis of confidence among people. 

Bangladesh Bank yesterday took new measures to gear up for the “Cashless Bangladesh 2023-27” programme by offering charge-free transactions through Bangla QR to micro merchants.

The government is going to bring another shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the international spot market, the fifth since February, at a cheaper rate to boost electricity production ahead of the Boro and summer season. 

In one of my expat job locations, I discovered that the status symbol of that society would be having a western CEO in their company.

In less than a week, Bangladesh’s jewellers have revised gold prices four times on the ground of changes in prices of pure gold in the domestic market, reflecting high volatility.

Jewellers cut gold prices by Tk 1,166 a bhori today

The textile company has to replace its existing independent directors with new ones

The broiler chicken will be sold at Tk 190-195 per kg at farm level during the month of Ramadan

However, turnover of the DSE fell 18 per cent to Tk 286 crore

Livestock ministry’s sales begin in Dhaka’s 20 places

The companies are Kazi Farms, Aftab Bahumukhi Farms Limited, CP Bangladesh and Paragon Poultry and Hatchery Limited.

As the world does its best to move on from the pandemic, one of the lasting legacies for many advanced economies has been greater adoption of digital technologies. Working from home is now common, and many companies have expanded online operations.

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

Bangladesh plans to purchase new commercial aircraft from Airbus, a Netherlands-based multinational aerospace company, in order to bolster the fleet of Biman Bangladesh Airlines and thereby tap into the growing aviation industry.

Payra port, the third seaport in Bangladesh, expects to see the arrival of larger ships from the first week of April, according to a statement from the shipping ministry issued yesterday.

Many companies in Bangladesh now offer group health insurance benefits to their employees in a bid to attract young talents, survive in the competition and comply with regulations, according to industry people. 

Bank Asia Limited and Western Union launched a joint promotional campaign for remittance clients. 

Gazi Golam Murtoza, deputy managing director of Gazi Group, has been re-elected as the president of Bangladesh China Chamber of Commerce and Industry for another two-year term.

All indices of the Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges fell yesterday as uncertainty at home and abroad shows no sign of abating.