Weekly Recap / Top 5 economic developments of last week
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City Group plans to raise Tk 1,500cr from stock market
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Govt tightens watch on aromatic rice exports
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Govt’s debt outpacing revenue growth: Bangladesh Bank
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Import rules modernised with digital documents
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Bangladesh seeks Australia, NZ support to expand trade
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Yarn, fabric show kicks off in Dhaka
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14 August 2026 Economy

Beef up security, curb graft for more FDI

Security and transparency are the most important factors to attract foreign investment. At the same time, corruption is an obstacle the country should solve to encourage foreign investors to invest here, said Achim Tröster, the German ambassador to Bangladesh.
13 October 2022

Invest more to fight off cyber-attacks

Development of human resources and more investment are needed to thwart cyber-attacks that have skyrocketed in Bangladesh in recent years, experts said yesterday.
13 October 2022

Bank Asia launches Bangladesh’s first ATM booth for women

Bank Asia has launched the country’s first women’s ATM booth at Sonakanda in Keraniganj, Dhaka aiming to encourage females’ access to digital transactions and improving financial management.
13 October 2022

Unicef to stand by women in garment sector

The Unicef will support garment and knitwear manufacturing factories to provide breastfeeding spaces and breaks, childcare facilities, paid maternity leave, cash benefits, health care, employment protection and a safe work environment to working mothers and pregnant women.
13 October 2022

SAFA confce to discuss ways to combat economic crisis

Professional accountants can play an important role in solving the South Asian economic crisis caused by the Ukraine war, dollar shortage, global fuel oil price hike and commodity transportation disruptions, experts said yesterday.
13 October 2022

Protect environment, ensure good governance

Businesses of the country should be friendly towards the environment and need to ensure good governance to make Earth safer and promote wellbeing, said stock market analysts yesterday. 
13 October 2022

Titas Gas posts lower profit in FY22

Titas Gas Transmission & Distribution Company Limited’s profit declined in the financial year that ended on June 30. 
13 October 2022

Help build Matarbari as a petrochemical hub

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) should facilitate establishing a petrochemical industry in Matarbari-Moheshkhali project area, said Md Jashim Uddin, president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI).
13 October 2022

Multi-sectoral fairs open focusing on industrialisation

Concurrent exhibitions focusing on products needed in various sectors such as food, agriculture, healthcare, tourism, power, renewable energy, lighting, construction and real estate kicked off in Dhaka yesterday. 
13 October 2022

‘Make sure oil is sold at govt fixed rates’

The commerce ministry today suggested the authorities concerned to take measures so that the edible oil is sold in the local markets at prices fixed by the government.
13 October 2022

Bangladesh made remarkable progress in workplace safety: BGMEA chief

Bangladesh has earned global accolades for making remarkable strides in the areas of workplace safety, environmental sustainability and workers’ rights and welfare in the garment sector, said Faruque Hassan, president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).
13 October 2022

Jica should facilitate Matarbari as a petrochemical hub: FBCCI

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) should facilitate establishing a petrochemical industry in Matarbari-Moheshkhali project area, said Md Jashim Uddin, president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI).
13 October 2022

‘Businesses should be environment-friendly in Bangladesh’

Businesses should be environment-friendly in Bangladesh and they should ensure good governance to build a safer earth, analysts said today.
13 October 2022

Oct 15’s SAFA event of ICAB targets solving economic crisis

Professional accountants can play an important role in solving the south Asian economic crisis caused by the Ukraine war, dollar shortage, global fuel oil price hike and commodity transportation disruptions, experts said today.
13 October 2022

Veon Group CEO to arrive in Dhaka tomorrow

Banglalink’s parent company Veon Group CEO Kaan Terzioğlu is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka tomorrow for a four-day visit.
13 October 2022

Stocks return to red

The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange returned to the red today after a day’s gain as blue-chip stocks dropped amid the selling pressure of institutional investors.
13 October 2022

Interest rate increases, volatile markets signal rising financial stability risks

Financial conditions have tightened as central banks continue to hike interest rates. Amid the highly uncertain global environment risks to financial stability have increased substantially.
13 October 2022

Chattogram stocks edge down

The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) fell in the morning session today.
13 October 2022

Driving economy through digital transformation

Digital transformation is the process of embedding technologies across businesses to drive fundamental change. Starting a digital transformation journey also requires a new mindset. It is a chance to reimagine how companies do things, often from the ground up. 
13 October 2022

Dairy farming sets example in an Ishwardi village

Amirul Islam of Burampur village in Lokhmikunda union under Ishwardi upazila could not continue his academic career beyond the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) level due to his father’s death in 1990.
13 October 2022