The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) returned to the black today snapping a five-day falling streak.

Crypto assets have been more of a disappointment than a revolution for many users, and global bodies like the IMF and the Financial Stability Board urge tighter regulation.

The indices of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) rose today snapping a five-day falling streak.

Bangladesh should make proper investment and adopt an open sky policy to build a sophisticated airport in Dhaka and turn it into a regional aviation hub, said Ahmed Hashim Khoori, senior vice president of Emirates for West Asia and Indian Ocean.

More than a decade has passed since the rollout of mobile financial service (MFS) in Bangladesh, but its use has largely been limited to fund transfers though it can become a major vehicle to turn the country into a cashless economy eliminating its over-dependence on fiat currencies.

Bookings and sales worth Tk 108 crore were recorded at a four-day housing fair ending in Chattogram city yesterday, much less than the Tk 238 crore secured in its last edition, apparently indicating an effect of the ongoing economic crisis.

The IT industry needs more policy support to boost its exports and create a “smart nation”, experts said yesterday. 

Thousands of IT graduates and professionals yesterday visited a technology fair in the capital where firms offered on-the-spot hiring opportunities. 

There will be no power crisis in the country after two coal-fired power plants in Chattogram’s Banshkhali and Cox’s Bazar’s Matarbari go into operation, said Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, energy adviser to the prime minister, yesterday.   

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has withdrawn the import duty both on raw and refined sugar in order to enable consumers to buy the sweetener at reduced rates. 

Leading industrial conglomerate Meghna Group of Industries (MGI) has added four brand new ultramax bulk carriers to its fleet of oceangoing vessels.

Novoair will resume its flights on the Dhaka-Barishal route from March 1.

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has urged members to remain more careful about rights ownership when making products to avoid counterfeiting goods and violating intellectual property rights (IPRs). 

Birds worth over Tk 1 crore have been sold at a two-day livestock exhibition ending in Dhaka yesterday, said Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim yesterday. 

Islami Bank Bangladesh will hold a raffle draw every banking day (Sunday to Thursday) from March 1 to May 14 to offer motorcycles to people sending remittance through Ria Money Transfer. 

Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) reported a 12.42 per cent year-on-year profit growth to Tk 67.57 crore in the second quarter of the current financial year.

Shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell for the fifth straight day yesterday, forcing the broader index of the premier bourse of Bangladesh to slip below the 6,200-point mark for the first time in nearly two months.    

The fair posts sales and bookings worth Tk 108 crore, down from last year’s Tk 238 crore

22-carat gold will now cost Tk 91,095, down from Tk 92,263 made effective on February 5

The Directorate of National Consumers Right Protection sits with businesses and other stakeholders to discuss ways to curb spiral of essential commodities