Consumers in Bangladesh are still paying higher prices for sugar although a week has passed since the National Board of Revenue (NBR) removed the import duty on both raw and refined sweetener.

The mobile subscriber base in Bangladesh saw a slight growth in January this year compared to that a month earlier, with Banglalink continuing to showcase a strong performance in expanding coverage. 

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has fined three individuals and one cooperative Tk 2.40 crore for manipulating stocks of an insurance company to gain Tk 10.22 crore.

Have you ever bought any pack of flour produced by Yusuf Flour Mills or heard the name of Yusuf Moyda, the brand under which the company is selling the item? 

Growth in leather footwear exports from Bangladesh was unsatisfactory in the first seven months of the current financial year as the economic fallout of the Russia-Ukraine war has been weighing down shipments since September, according to industry people. 

Bangladesh needs to play a key role at the Doha Conference to create political momentum and translate that momentum into a United Nations resolution with a view to ensuring international support measures for a smooth transition of the graduating least-developed countries, said Debapriya Bhattacharya, a distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue. 

There is a huge prospect for enhancing trade between Bangladesh and India, especially in garment and textile sectors, according to Faruque Hassan, president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA). 

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) wants its upcoming business summit to draw foreign investment to explore Bangladesh’s economy and industries which bear potential, said its president, Md Jashim Uddin yesterday. 

Bank Asia has appointed an additional managing director (AMD) effective from March 1. 

A heatwave in northern and central India at a time the crop is ripening is threatening to damage grains and dent the country’s wheat production for the second straight year.

NHT Fashions Ltd, a concern of Pacific Jeans Group, has got recognition for establishing green factory thanks to its efforts to continue improving.

With the exception of a few, gender inequality has plagued society for centuries, with women being consistently denied access to positions of true power and influence. There have always been the more obvious and visible barriers which we are well aware of, but much more powerful and troublesome are the invisible barriers that have systematically held back qualified women from reaching the highest levels of leadership. 

After missing the deadline for a second time about eight months ago, the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) will seek a two-year extension for constructing a river port in Bera upazila of Pabna.

Since 2011, eight countries visited Bangladesh to gain knowledge on electronic public procurement

NHT Fashions Ltd, a concern of Pacific Jeans Group, has been honoured with Platinum LEED certificate, an upgrade from the previous Gold certificate

It was once seen that only low-income and uneducated groups of people were involved with agro-farming in Bangladesh but now, the situation has changed radically.

The government is planning to procure 100 electric air-conditioned double-decker buses for Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) under an Indian line of credit. 

Bangladesh’s export earnings stood at $4.63 billion in February, the lowest in four months, although overall receipts rose 7.81 per cent year-on-year led by apparel, leather and leather goods shipments, official figures showed yesterday.  

Many of you have probably heard the “Bitcoin Pizza Story” where this man buys a pizza with 10,000 Bitcoins as the value of Bitcoin at the time was only a few cents.

Although the pharmaceutical industry in Bangladesh saw growth last year, there was a significant decline in profit margins due to rising raw material prices in the global market, according to industry people.