Turnover at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) plunged 20 per cent today from the last trading day amid confidence crisis among investors.

A five-day winter fair organised by the Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) is set to begin in Dhaka on December 21 to showcase flats, plots and other real estate and housing products.

The Chittagong port may post a negative growth in container throughput in 2022 compared to a year earlier due to the decline in container handling for the slowdown in Bangladesh’s international trade.

The reopening of Mogalhat, a decommissioned land port on the Bangladesh-India border in Lalmonirhat, has been stalled for a long time now even though resuming trade and immigration activities would be of great benefit to local businesspeople, according to officials.

The export of tea has slightly increased in recent times apparently for quality enhancements, focus on retail packs and production being higher than domestic consumption. 

The Bangladeshi startup ecosystem has seen remarkable growth in the past few years with approximately 1,200 active startups across sectors, including fintech, logistics, healthcare, tourism, agriculture and education. In fact, startups like ShopUp, bKash, Pathao, Chaldal, Maya, Shajgoj, and iFarmer have innovated new products and processes to transform the market and have attracted millions of dollars in foreign investments for Bangladesh along with creating thousands of new jobs.

High inflation is directly threatening the food security of workers of at least 14 industrial sectors earning a minimum wage, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) yesterday.

The Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh (ICSB) has awarded 37 companies for their outstanding corporate governance practices as well as transparency and accountability in overall management.

Elon Musk’s team has reached out to investors to raise new funds for his struggling social media platform Twitter, one of the investors said.

Mobile financial service provider bKash and Premier Bank recently signed an agreement on integrated transaction service to facilitate two-way fund transfer for the customers without any cost.

A total of 124 digital media campaigns were yesterday recognised at the 6th Digital Marketing Award for being the best marketing and brand communication programmes in the past year.

Germany on Saturday inaugurated its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, built in record time, as the country scrambles to adapt to life without Russian energy.

The volume of non-performing loans (NPLs) has increased by more than three times in the last 10 years, according to a report of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) yesterday. 

A total of 124 digital media campaigns were recognised at the sixth Digital Marketing Award today for being the best marketing and brand communication programmes in the past year.

Bangladesh now has the ability to clear import payments of four months if the country’s net forex reserves are taken into consideration, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) said today.

The total volume of non-performing loans (NPLs) has increased by more than three times in the last 10 years since 2012, according to a report of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) revealed today.

Federal Reserve policymakers may need to lift US borrowing costs above the peak 5.1 per cent they penciled in just this week, and keep them there perhaps into 2024 to squeeze high inflation out of the economy, three of them signaled on Friday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged private entrepreneurs to come forward to develop the country’s tourism sector and help achieve inclusive economic growth.

The government has retreated from its decision to develop a portion of Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City in Gazipur’s Kaliakoir on a public-private partnership (PPP) model due to lukewarm response from developers. 

Transactions through mobile financial services (MFS) rebounded in October following a few months of decline thanks to a rise in government disbursements, cash-out and utility bill payments.