Chinese hotels and restaurants are seeking employees amid demand recovery in the services sector after the end of Beijing’s zero-Covid protocols, with a survey by a leading recruiter showing a surge in job openings in the hospitality industry.

The BSCIC Entrepreneurial Fair and Buyer-Vendor Conference, jointly organised by the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Cooperation (BSCIC) and Patuakhali district administration, kicked off at the DC Office field in Patuakhali sadar upazila yesterday.

Stocks in Bangladesh ended a three-day rise yesterday while a third of the turnover of the Dhaka bourse was of that of five companies. 

MetLife Bangladesh’s policyholders received Tk 2,548 crore from their insurance policies in 2022. 

Bangladesh will start exporting potatoes to Russia again this year as the latter has lifted a ban imposed on the entry of tubers from this south Asian nation last year, said Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque yesterday. 

Bangladesh’s VAT-GDP ratio is not improving to a satisfactory level as the country’s major sectors involved with goods and services are largely enjoying VAT exemptions, according to the National Board of Revenue (NBR). 

Bangladesh Bank will introduce another tool to provide liquidity support to cash-strapped Shariah-based banks in order to safeguard their ailing financial health.

Bangladesh logged higher growth in gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021-22 fiscal year compared to the previous year, but it was 15 basis points below the provisional estimate.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to launch campaigns at the grassroots level and motivate people to pay tax as the country’s socioeconomic condition has improved radically in the last 14 years.

The government will soon recognise Tangail sari with the geographical indication (GI) status, said Industries Secretary Jakia Sultana today.

Bangladesh's per capita income stood at $2,793 in fiscal 2021-22 -- $31 lower than the initial estimate as the steep depreciation of the taka messed up the government’s numbers.

The Bangladesh Bank will introduce another tool to provide liquidity support to the cash-strapped shariah-based banks in order to cushion their ailing financial health.

Bangladesh logged higher growth in gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021-22 fiscal year compared to the previous year, but it was 15 basis points below the provisional estimate.

Stocks in Bangladesh broke a three-day rising trend today, but the turnover of the Dhaka bourse rose.

Robi’s flagship digital entrepreneurship competition r-ventures 3.0 has selected top 25 ideas for the semi-final round of the programme.

Md Shamsul Arefin today joined the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division as its secretary.

The Infrastructure Development Company Limited (Idcol) is all set to get €140.5 million from German Development Bank Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (KfW) -- €41 million for energy efficiency and €99.5 million for renewable energy projects.

Bangladesh will start exporting potatoes to Russia again this year as the world’s largest country lifted ban on the entry of tubers from the south Asian nation last year, Agriculture Minster Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said today.

The central bank has instructed banks to provide exporters' retention quota (ERQ) account services to service exporters to help them carry out international transactions.

Bangladesh’s stock market had a lackluster year in 2022 after posting double-digit returns for the previous two years. Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSEX), the broad market index of the country, fell 8.1 per cent in 2022, while daily average turnover fell by 35 per cent.