Russia’s war in Ukraine might be taking place 5,800 kilometres away from Bangladesh and the country is not involved militarily in the dragging conflict in any way, but its economy and people have been paying heavy prices.

Premier Bank has recently promoted two deputy managing directors to the post of additional managing directors. 

Increasing industrial energy efficiency is an effective way for Bangladesh to achieve significant cost savings and long-term energy security, said Michael Sumser, director of KfW Development Bank, at an event.

A delegation of UL Solutions, a global independent safety science company, met with Faruque Hassan, president of the Bangladesh

The USA has 5 lakh Bangladeshi migrant workers and Saudi Arabia 20 lakh

Operators of foreign container feeder vessels are allegedly facing unusual delays in obtaining the waiver certificate or failing to secure the document they need before loading cargoes to and from Bangladesh.

Commitments and disbursements of foreign assistance for development projects in Bangladesh fell in the July-January period of the current fiscal year, which may deepen the pressure on foreign exchange reserves. 

The smartphone market in Bangladesh witnessed a double-digit decline for the first time in seven years in 2022 while the feature phone market grew slightly at the same time, according to the latest Market Monitor report by Counterpoint Research.

Rising per capita income, stricter anti-smuggling measures and the production of value-added apparel items have catapulted Bangladesh’s annual yarn and fabrics sales to $9 billion

Eight banks in Bangladesh faced a collective provisioning shortfall of Tk 19,048 crore in 2022, creating a risk for their depositors. 

Mobile finance service provider bKash has won four awards for innovative and creative services in four categories conferred by Bangladesh Innovation Conclave at Bangladesh Innovation Award 2023. 

Singer Bangladesh has inaugurated a service centre in Bhairab and announced that it would add two new service vans in its fleet to ensure prompt and hassle-free services for customers. 

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Bangladesh has suggested that the government bring about appropriate policy changes through Bangladesh Bank to digitalise Bangladesh’s trade with countries abroad in context of the state of local and global economies. 

Prime Bank has signed a three-year master murabaha agreement with International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) under which the latter will provide a trade facility against letters of credit issued by the former.

Daily turnover, which indicates how much trade took place in the session, rose 14.6 per cent to Tk 326 crore

Pumpkin has become the most favoured crop among farmers based along the Arial Kha river in Barishal as the popular variety of winter squash brings better returns compared to other crops.

A two-day meeting of Asia Pacific Regional Committee (APRC) of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) is going to be held in Dhaka from tomorrow. 

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) will go for full automation of all its process so that manipulation of stocks can be curbed in the market. 

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has approved the inclusion of four independent directors in the new board of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).

One of Vietnam’s largest shoe manufacturers for major brands such as Nike and Adidas will cut thousands of workers at the end of the month due to a slump in orders, according to local authorities.