A two-day international leadership summit will begin today in Dhaka to help strengthen economic cooperation within Indian Ocean Rim Association. 

Two more garment factories in Bangladesh have achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the US Green Building Council (USGBC), taking the total number of green garment units in the country to 178.

The personal income tax collection to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio can be raised to 3.1 per cent from the current 1 per cent or so if the government can get all eligible individuals to pay taxes, according to a study unveiled yesterday. 

Bangladesh’s export and remittance receipts and import payments may increase slightly in the second quarter of the current fiscal year, according to a projection of the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI). 

Meghna Bank won the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certificate from British Standards Institution (BSI) on fulfilling standards requirements for Information Security Management Systems.

Mercantile Bank recently signed an agreement with Chattogram Water Supply and Sewerage Authority enabling the bank to collect the water and sewerage bill of Chattogram Wasa through online banking.

Md Alauddin Zoardar of Hasanpur village under Khulna’s Dumuria upazila has become a pioneer in fish farming by cultivating Pabdah catfish, locally known as Pabda, in a saline prone area of the region.

When the local currency began sliding against the US dollar amid the depletion of foreign currency reserves, textile and readymade garment exporters were supposed to gain from the development as usually happens.  

Chinese investments are going to increase in Bangladesh’s north-western region, Li Jiming, Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh, told reporters in Rajshahi yesterday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged Singaporean entrepreneurs to make larger investments in Bangladesh’s economic zones as Singapore expressed eagerness to work together on sustainable and renewable energy and explore new areas of cooperation. 

The government has plans for massive reforms in the revenue sector as it aims to increase collection and gradually reduce subsidies so that Bangladesh can smoothly graduate to a developing nation, according to speakers at a seminar.

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) on Wednesday froze 230 accounts of several mobile financial service providers as the account holders were allegedly involved in hundi. 

A four-day exposition focusing on the real estate sector opened at GEC Convention Center in Chattogram city yesterday offering cars, iPhones and cashbacks of up to 40 per cent on flat, furniture and lifestyle product purchases. 

The ICT division of the ministry of posts, telecommunications and information technology cancelled a total of 17 programmes as part of its cost-cutting measures amid the global economic downturn.

It is common that when a boss cracks a poor joke, we all laugh our hearts out.  

A total of 18 garment factories were awarded for their extraordinary performance in attaining social and environmental sustainability as well as adoption of innovative practices in the textile sector of Bangladesh. 

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called for expediting the implementation of Kuwait’s proposal to set up a petroleum refinery in Bangladesh.

There is no chance of famine occurring in Bangladesh, said Selim Raihan, executive director of Sanem, a research organisation, yesterday.

LankaBangla Finance recently signed an agreement with Delivery Tiger, a courier service platform, to launch platform-based e-loans for cottage, micro and small medium enterprise (CMSME) businesses in Bangladesh.

Midland Bank and Tredx signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on online supply chain finance transactions.