The economic headwinds that faced Asia and the Pacific last year have started to fade. Global financial conditions have eased, food and oil prices are down, and China’s economy is rebounding.

The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) last week finally made public its estimate of the amount of Boro season paddy produced in the country last year, which sadly will come to little effect as farmers will be harvesting this year’s crops within a month or so. 

Deposit flow to Islamic banks in Bangladesh registered a fall in the fourth quarter of 2022, the first such decline in eight years, in a sign of erosion of confidence among savers owing to loan irregularities.

The top 10 gainers’ list on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) could not be completed yesterday since only nine companies rose as the market fell for the fourth consecutive session.

Local seed company Lal Teer Seed Ltd and Sweden-based firm OlsAro Crop Biotech along with Gothenburg University of Sweden have developed chemical mutations of a wheat variety that can be grown on salt affected soils, a press release said.

Real estate businesses have urged the government to reduce registration fees on apartment sales and cut taxes on registration of second hand or used flats to give a boost to the sector.

Bangladeshi insurers have been asked to take prior permission from the insurance regulator in case of relocation or closure of any branch or office.

The second passenger terminal building is being constructed while another cargo terminal gate is going to be erected at the Petrapole-Benapole Integrated Check Post (ICP) in order to facilitate smoother movement of goods and people between the two countries.

A two-day fair for South Korean companies in Bangladesh to showcase their latest products and technologies will begin tomorrow at the International Convention City Bashundhara in Dhaka.

A common sight during winter months in recent years has been the distribution of blankets by our politicians, corporate leaders and businessmen to communities with little or no real need for them.

The presence of a huge amount of non-performing loans (NPLs) in the banking sector raises funding costs for entrepreneurs so Bangladesh Bank’s decision to cap the lending interest rate was a wrong one, says economists and entrepreneurs. 

The ICT industry, academia and government should collaborate on research and development while also promoting the sector and building skilled human resources to fuel IT service exports, according to experts.

Islami Bank Bangladesh has received a PCI DSS version 3.2.1 certification for “ensuring a strong and advanced network, regular monitoring and maintenance for customers’ data protection”. 

Non-resident Polish Ambassador to Bangladesh Adam Burakowski visited Dhaka Bank’s head office in the capital on Monday at the invitation of Reshadur Rahman Shaheen, honorary consul general of Poland and former chairman and sponsor director of the bank. 

The insurance regulator issued a circular in this regard today

The realtors want cut in apartment registration fees and tax cut on registration of used flats

The event titled ‘Showcase Korea 2023’ will be organised by the South Korean embassy, the Korea-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Korean community in Bangladesh

Senior Commerce Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh says at DCCI seminar

Shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell for the fourth consecutive session today.

One year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the surge in global food prices that the war triggered has subsided. But there are still reasons for worry: Prices remain elevated, and new shocks could send them soaring again.