The members of the D-8 Organisation for Economic Cooperation want to make the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) operational by October this year, as the bloc targets taking the intra-regional trade nearly three times to $400 billion by 2030.

The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) today suggested the central bank should consider China’s Renminbi (RMB) as a second currency for international trading, especially for importing raw materials from China.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has tightened one condition for trading shares on the SME board slightly after criticisms that easy access made the market index overvalued.

Paramount Textile, a listed textile company, has got regulatory approval to offload preference shares to raise a fund of Tk 150 crore.

The Department of Fire Service and Civil Defence has reduced its patrol duty to 24 important spots from 92 as part of austerity measures and to save 20 percent of their allocated fuel.

The Bangladesh Bank today asked banks not to purchase any vehicle in the next one year as part of the government’s efforts to cut import payments to tackle the ongoing forex volatility.

Bangladesh is failing to utilise 20 per cent of its export potential because of poor logistics services in ports, roads and clearance services in Chattogram port, an economist said today.

Ten inspection teams of Bangladesh Bank today went for surprise visits to different money changers’ shops in Dhaka city to investigate whether they are hoarding US dollar to intentionally hike the rate of the greenback against the taka.

Bangladesh should work on the young population now for future development as the country has only 15 years left to reap the benefits of the demographic dividend, an economist said today.

The Bangladesh Bank today asked non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) to cut their energy bills by at least 25 per cent.

Confirming Bangladesh’s request for a loan from International Monetary Fund (IMF) Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said that it does not mean the country's economy is in bad shape.

Shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange tumbled again snapping the last two days’ gaining streak.

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

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell today breaking the last two days’ gaining streak.

Tea farmers in Moulvibazar might not get the expected yield this year as they are struggling to irrigate their plantations in the face of inadequate rainfall, which has also given rise to a red spider mite infestation that is eating away at the crops.

SME Foundation will provide another Tk 400 crore in loans to entrepreneurs of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), especially women, to overcome pandemic losses, accelerate economic recovery and improve the quality of life in rural communities.  

The proposed comprehensive economic Partnership agreement (CEPA) with India should be partially reciprocal, not fully, as India has a big economy and a huge basket of diversified products for export, said economists and businesses.

In spite of massive preparations undergoing for long, Biman Bangladesh Airlines’ much-awaited maiden commercial flight on the Dhaka-Toronto route will run today with around 138 seats empty.

A little-known firm named SB Exim allegedly swindled Tk 200 crore from Bangladesh Commerce Bank Ltd (BCBL) using forged documents in the name of exporting terracotta tiles in 2018. 

The telecom regulator yesterday withdrew the directive under which 50 per cent bandwidth of aamra technologies was blocked because of non-payment of outstanding revenue of over Tk 33 crore.