The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has extended the time for purchase of motorcycle without a valid driving licence until December 14.

The government should set up testing labs at ports to ensure fast delivery of imported goods and products for uninterrupted production, said Md Jashim Uddin, president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI).

Most shares on the Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges declined today.

Climate change is causing frequent heat waves, erratic rainfall, flooding and other extreme weather events that have a devastating impact on Asia’s agriculture. Disaster-related damage to crops and livestock in Asia is estimated at more than $49 billion since 2010, the highest among all regions.

Negotiations have broken down and the leaders started to frown. For that, a global fuel crisis has come out. The ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russia is causing an arbitrary rise in natural gas prices in the global market. The Covid-19 pandemic hasn’t taken its paw yet on the global economy. Bangladesh is facing the problem of an ongoing fuel crisis like other countries. While appeasing the pandemic situation, floods in the northeast region had troubled the economy. The nation was celebrating its achievement of 100 pc power grid coverage and the opening of Padma Bridge but the fuel crisis is throwing down our economy into darkness by bringing back the load shedding. The government has taken some steps in advance to assuage the crisis. Circulars had been issued to conserve 25 per cent electricity and 20 per cent fuel in the government offices and to reduce office time. The crisis we are seeing vividly is recent but a major crisis of climate change is always fatal for us. There is no time better than now to implement the green office policy in every office of this country.

Most shares on the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) declined today.

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell again today, snapping yesterday’s gaining streak.

Ashwina mangoes were seldom seen on dining tables in the past as the fruit bore a sour taste coupled with an unappetising dark exterior that limited their use to the production of processed food items.

Hong Kong has become one of the top 10 foreign investors in Bangladesh, pouring $1.8 billion till date mainly in the textile and energy sectors, said Rizwan Rahman, president of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI), yesterday. 

Recent global shocks, Covid-19 and the Russia-Ukraine war have created an economic crisis not only in Bangladesh but also in other countries. 

Meghna Insurance Company Ltd reported a slightly lower profit in the year that ended on December 31.   

Most shares on the Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges rose yesterday, helping the bourses snap the two-day falling trend, thanks to the enthusiastic participation of investors. 

For the second year in a row, companies that have taken innovative and socially impactful corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives will be recognised by The Daily Star and CSR Window to encourage financing in social projects that have sustainable impacts on society.

Local shipbuilder Ananda Shipyard & Slipways Ltd yesterday handed a multi-purpose container vessel to its buyer in the United Kingdom.

Chief executive officers of insurance companies can’t be given any additional salary, allowances, bonuses, and benefits beyond the limit stipulated in the laws, said the regulator on Monday. 

Bangladesh’s dominance in the global denim market has continued thanks to a surge in demand driven by the trade tension between the US and China. 

Bangladesh has finally embraced a floating exchange rate as the central bank adjusted its interbank foreign exchange rate yesterday in line with market realities.  

A ‘My Offers’ icon has been added to the bKash app to enable customers to find all the available offers in one place.

Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL) yesterday launched five new products in Dhaka.

IPDC Finance Ltd has received approval from the Bangladesh Bank to avail 15 million euro in long-term financing from German development finance institution DEG.