Customers of different mobile network operators at a public hearing yesterday reported that their daily communication was being hampered due to poor coverage in busy areas in the port city of Chattogram, including GEC and Foy’s Lake. 

IT firms are struggling to find skilled tech talents and professionals despite higher demand for information technology services from local and global clients, a situation that threatens their expansion and could shatter Bangladesh’s export ambition for the sector.

Despite having a strong emerging regulatory framework and a relatively mature market, public-private partnership (PPP) projects in Bangladesh have attracted far lower investments than requirements owing to implementation challenges, lack of long-term financing, and dated laws.

The revenue authority is going to take initiative to expedite the full transition to an automated VAT system, which is yet to be done even though one-and-a-half-years have passed since it finished the much talked-about VAT Online Project.

Online parcel delivery platform eCourier has launched an InstaPay payment service, enabling e-commerce and F-commerce sellers to get payments right after their products reach customers. 

The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) yesterday signed three separate contracts worth Tk 1,742.74 crore with eight foreign and local companies over a Dhaka-Sylhet highway expansion project. 

Sonali Bank has appointed a deputy managing director (DMD) recently. 

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has sought partnership with the UK for technology transfer and supply chain development to ensure smooth graduation of Bangladesh from the least developed country (LDC) category.

Yeakin Polymer Limited suffered a loss of Tk 5.23 crore in the financial year that ended on June 30.    

Turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) slipped below Tk 300 crore for the second time in three days yesterday as investors’ confidence level received a blow because of the rising political tension in the country.

Banks would able to replace cars and other vehicles used by their chairmen and chief executive officers and the lenders with new ones if they are at least eight years old, said the central bank on Wednesday.

Stocks of Sonali Aansh Industries plunged 45 per cent to Tk 434 in a day yesterday, a rare incident for the market. 

I had the privilege of working with a good number of high-tech wizards in a recent event where I found most of the chief technology officers (CTOs) are upset that the IT budget has been slashed due to the looming economic uncertainties and the ensuing challenges in the banking sector.

The measures the government has taken will allow Bangladesh to remain on right track towards building a sustainable and steady economy amid deteriorating global conditions, said Naser Ezaz Bijoy, president of the Foreign Investors’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Ficci).

Germany has made commitments of extending another 191 million Euro in grant to Bangladesh at the latest round of Bangladesh-German Development Cooperation Negotiations 2022.

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has sought partnership with the UK for technology transfer and supply chain development to ensure smooth graduation of Bangladesh from the least developed country (LDC) category.

Turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) slipped below Tk 300 crore for the second time in three days today as investors’ confidence level received a blow because of the rising political tension in the country.

Taravanu Begum, a middle-aged woman in Paikartoli village in Sirajganj’s Kazipur upazila, lost her homestead to river erosion and was compelled to take shelter at the flood protection embankment area a few years ago.

When one talks about Summit Group, it should come as no surprise that the conglomerate has solidified its position in Bangladesh’s power industry while its chairman, Muhammed Aziz Khan, has been listed by Forbes as one of the richest men in Singapore.

Leather and leather goods export from Bangladesh will rise by 10 times to $10 billion by 2030 from the existing $1 billion, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said yesterday.