Formal negotiations for signing a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (Cepa) with India are expected to begin this week during a visit of Tipu Munshi, the commerce minister of Bangladesh, to the neighbouring country. 

Bangladesh does not have too many policy options other than reducing consumption of goods and services and making the exchange rate flexible in order to ensure macroeconomic stability, said a central bank report.

Stocks on both Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges fell for the sixth consecutive day yesterday as investors were largely inactive for a confidence crisis.

Bangladesh Bank has given a gold medal to its joint director Mohammad Salauddin Tapadar for his outstanding performance in 2021.

The tourism sector in Bangladesh is still suffering and has not flourished properly due to a lack of proper planning, which may be a barrier to achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, speakers told a seminar yesterday. 

A five-day Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) Fair 2022 has begun at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Agargaon, Dhaka yesterday. 

Yeakin Polymer Limited reported a doubling of losses in the first quarter of the current financial year.   

The Bangladesh Bank yesterday relaxed its term loan repayment policy for non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs), days after it extended more time to the borrowers of banks to pay back loans.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has lifted the floor price for 169 companies in order to make the stock market vibrant. 

Bank Asia has won gold awards in all three categories among all private sector banks in the region for its Best Presented Annual Reports 2021 at the South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) Awards 2021 in Nepal recently.

The Human Resources Division of Southeast Bank recently won the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) 9001:2015 certificate from Bureau Veritas for having successfully implemented human resource management as per international standards.

The tourism sector in Bangladesh is still suffering and has not flourished properly due to a lack of proper planning, which may be a barrier to achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, speakers told a seminar today.

The Bangladesh Bank today relaxed its term loan repayment policy for non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs), days after it extended more time to the borrowers of banks to pay back loans.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has lifted the floor price for 169 companies in order to make the stock market vibrant.

REHAB Fair, a five-day housing exhibition organised by the Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB), begins today.

Stocks on both Dhaka and Chattogram bourses fell for the sixth consecutive day today as investors were largely inactive for a confidence crisis.

Stocks in Bangladesh witnessed a major decline today, stretching the losses to the sixth straight trading session.

Although agent banking is spreading at a faster clip in Bangladesh, accelerating financial inclusion, a majority of activities are concentrated in Dhaka and Chattogram divisions, central bank data showed.

Farmers in Pabna, the biggest onion producing region in Bangladesh, have started harvesting a quick growing variety of the bulb called Kondo, but are being left disappointed by the poor prices currently on offer in local markets.

Some garment manufacturers are providing basic commodities to their workers at discounts opening shops on factory premises, bringing some relief amidst the skyrocketing of prices in the local markets.