Higher inflation, macroeconomic volatility and geopolitical conflict are the top three threats for the business sector in Bangladesh for the next one year, according to the PwC’s global CEO survey.

Bangladesh’s annual exports to the United Kingdom would reach $12.3 billion by 2030 as apparel shipments will continue to enjoy duty-free market access in the country even after becoming a developing nation, according to a new projection.

In Bangladesh there is an urgent need to upgrade from obsolete and unsafe food packaging practices to advanced and safe techniques, said speakers at a discussion yesterday. 

Both the European Union and the United States yesterday reiterated their calls to protect labour rights and the environment for the sustainability of the apparel business in Bangladesh.

The planned comprehensive economic partnership agreement (Cepa) could be a game-changer for both India and Bangladesh in terms of trade, said Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma yesterday.

India’s multinational automotive manufacturing company Mahindra & Mahindra’s (M&M) said its existing business in Bangladesh will continue although it is shutting down its subsidiary Mahindra Bangladesh Pvt Ltd (MBPL) here.

In recent times, people seem to be smitten with the term, blockchain, popping it into conversations without much knowledge of the concept.

Poultry farmers and feed makers should refrain from over-profiteering by hiking prices indiscriminately, according to Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque.

Bangladesh Bank yesterday asked banks and non-bank financial institutions to raise their loan disbursement ratio for cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises to 25 per cent of their outstanding loans by next year. 

Re/DRESS, a fashion brand using nearly 100 per cent recycled cotton or polyester textiles in Bangladesh, has launched its products in Dhaka.

The prime indices of Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges fell slightly in the morning trade today.

Farmers in Nagarpur upazila of Tangail have achieved success in growing potato and maize together on the same land.

The cost of living is increasing significantly. As a result, managing family expenses relying only on the monthly income is becoming more difficult nowadays.

The government’s expenses on interest payments rose more than 22 per cent to Tk 40,792 crore in the first six months of the current fiscal year owing largely to higher expenditures on treasury bills, official figures showed.  

The export growth of agricultural products, including vegetables, fruits and dry food, decreased 26.96 per cent in the first eight months of the current financial year, the sharpest decline in seven years, official figures showed.  

Swiss regulators said Credit Suisse can access liquidity from the central bank if needed, racing to assuage fears around the lender after it led a rout in European bank shares on Wednesday

Bangladesh has seen tremendous growth in its gig economy over the past decade as nearly a million people in the country now provide online freelancing, outsourcing, ridesharing and delivery services, according to a paper presented at a seminar yesterday.

The agriculture ministry yesterday launched a digital platform to provide 45 agri-related services of 17 agencies to farmers, businesses, importers and exporters.

Banks in Bangladesh will remain open from 9:30am to 4:00pm on every working day during Ramadan, which may begin next week based on the sighting of the moon. 

Out of 14 types of statistics gathered by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), eight are thought to be outdated by at least 50 per cent of people who use the data and participated in a new survey of the state-run agency.