The government has fixed area-wise weekly closure for factories on different days in order to ensure uninterrupted power supply to industrial zones of the country.

The stocks on Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) kept falling for the fourth consecutive day today.

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) opened lower for the fourth consecutive day today.

Green building practices have gained momentum in Bangladesh as eco-friendly bricks are being widely used for all manner of construction in a bid to reduce the environmental degradation caused by conventional brick kilns.

The Padma Multipurpose Bridge is a dream project for the millions of people in the southwestern region of Bangladesh.  

Ride-sharing service users in Bangladesh could not escape from the impact of the recent fuel price increase as Pathao has already announced new fares while Uber is set to follow suit. 

The telecom regulator in Bangladesh yesterday directed mobile network operators and internet service providers (ISPs) to furnish it with information about their spending on digital advertisements on different social media platforms in 2021.

Volatility continued to prevail in the country’s foreign exchange market, with the price of every dollar hitting a record Tk 119 in the open market yesterday from Tk 115 on Monday.

Most of the listed banks in Bangladesh had to keep higher provisions in the first half of 2022 owing to the bearish trend in the share market and the removal of the relaxed loan classification policy that sent bad loans higher. 

The record fuel price hike last week has thrown a spanner in the works to the finance division’s projection of bringing the twin problems of inflation and delicate foreign currency reserves under control by December.

HSBC Bangladesh recently won the 2022 Asian Banking and Finance Awards for International Retail Bank of the Year for the second consecutive time and the Branch Innovation of the Year - Silver in Bangladesh.

NCC Bank Limited’s board has approved a decision to issue a Tk 500 crore non-convertible subordinated bond. 

Shares in Bangladesh dropped for the third consecutive session yesterday highlighting the concerns among investors over the implication of the record fuel price hike by the government. 

Just over four months past being passed in parliament, Bangladesh Patent Law 2022 is deemed by experts to be in need of amendments.

Bangladesh Bank (BB) yesterday relaxed existing rules applicable on banks’ remittance services in an attempt to increase the inflow of foreign currency and curtail volatility centring the foreign exchange market. 

Many families in Rangpur division have been in the trade of making paper flowers for a long time and many of them have changed their luck.

Bengal Commercial Bank awarded its best performing employees for achieving their business targets during the first anniversary campaign.

Mohammed Mahtabur Rahman has been re-elected as chairman of NRB Bank Ltd.

GSP Finance Company (Bangladesh) Limited’s profit improved slightly in the financial year that ended on December 31. 

The government has declared new minimum monthly wages for employees and workers in the shrimp industry, a major export earner for the country, with hikes ranging from 46 to 51 per cent in each grade.