Bangladeshis in the North American country sent home $966.89 million in the October-December period of 2022

The BGMEA president met a delegation of Proparco in Paris on February 18

The Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) is organising the four-day mega show

Habitual defaulters' reluctance to repay the funds fuelled the amount to reach Tk 120,656 crore

The CCMS platform will act as a bridge between the consumers, regulators and the e-commerce stakeholders

Confidence Cement Ltd reported a Tk 22.51 crore profit in the October-December quarter of the current financial year.

Reckitt Benckiser (Bangladesh) PLC made a profit of Tk 65.91 crore in the year that ended on December 31, down 18.44 per cent year-on-year.     

Earlier this month, I attended a graduation ceremony at Middlebury College at Vermont, USA. In her speech, the president of the college repeatedly mentioned the phrase “collective genius”, which has stuck with me since.

Russia and Ukraine have become major sources of wheat for Bangladesh after India’s ban of its shipment, thanks to a United Nations and Turkey brokered grain deal that allowed moving the cereal from Ukraine over the Black Sea. 

The export of chemical and combustible products from Bangladesh has been halted once again as the only depot designated by the Chattogram customs authority to handle dangerous goods has failed to maintain the minimum safety standards.

If you follow the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), you will find that most of the shares on the premier bourse of the country ended the day either unchanged or they witnessed a drop. As a result, the indexes were supposed to fall. 

Local software and IT-enabled service companies will display their technological advancement and look to attract local and global clients at the BASIS SoftExpo 2023 as Bangladesh plans to raise IT exports to $5 billion by 2025 and become a smart nation in two decades.

Bangladesh’s banking sector has long been going through a difficult time as a majority of banks are plagued by challenges stemming from a lack of corporate governance. But Bank Asia Ltd stands out thanks to its unwavering focus on following rules strictly under the leadership of a strong board of directors led by A Rouf Chowdhury. 

Inflation or prices of many products, including essential commodities, will come down if the same happens in international markets or if import duties are adjusted, not if interest rates are hiked, said FBCCI President Md Jashim Uddin yesterday. 

While companies must be innovative in order to thrive amid the fourth industrial revolution, they should initially start with small investments to build a sustainable business model, speakers said at a daylong summit held yesterday.

The business organisations have to renew many certificates every year, which is particularly problematic for small-scale industrial units, said MCCI President Md Saiful Islam

Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation (BHBFC) has reappointed the chairman of its board of directors. 

Sanath Manatunge, group managing director of the Commercial Bank of Ceylon, arrived in Dhaka on a visit on Friday. 

Metlife Bangladesh has been honoured by Superbrands Bangladesh in a life insurance category for 2023-24 for its “outstanding contribution to the life insurance sector in the country”. 

FBCCI will host Bangladesh Business Summit 2023 from March 11-13