Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday sought budgetary support from Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica). 

Bangladesh Bank yesterday said it would not entertain any request beyond the rules stipulated in the latest rescheduling process it announced for defaulted

The Civil Aviation Authority of China has given the nod to Biman Bangladesh Airlines to launch flights on the Dhaka-Kunming and Dhaka-Guangzhou routes. 

The central bank today depreciated the value of the taka by Tk 0.25 as the demand for the US dollar shows no sign of slowing down, said an official of the Bangladesh Bank.

The inter-ministerial meeting on CEPA was attended by the officials of some important ministries, including foreign, labour, commerce, home affairs, along with different departments of agencies of the government at the commerce ministry in Dhaka.

Bangladesh received US$ 1.64 billion inward remittance till July 21, due to  Eid-ul-Azha when Bangladeshi migrants sent more money to families to celebrate one of the biggest festival of Muslims, according to data from Bangladesh Bank.

ICT Division has won the “Bangabandhu Public Administration Award-2022” in recognition of its contribution to combat Covid-19 with its digital vaccine management system Surokkha.

Stocks in Bangladesh returned to the green today after a massive fall for nine consecutive days.

The key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell today after opening slightly higher.

Shares on the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) fell for the ninth consecutive day today.

Information technology (IT) exports from Bangladesh are snowballing as global clients have swamped local IT companies with orders for various software, data processing and other digital service solutions.

On July 9 last year, a massive fire raged through a juice-making factory in Narayanganj, killing at least 52 people. And the whole nation witnessed how firefighters struggled to bring the blaze under control.  

Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) has been continuing to incur losses, although more than two years have passed since the government closed down 25 state-run jute mills.

The ongoing regular power cuts are eating away at the profits of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Bangladesh since they need to rely on costly diesel to keep their operation up and running, which is raising the cost of production. 

The City Bank Ltd posted a slightly higher profit in the second quarter of 2022. 

The government has announced honouring 13 people with the ‘Agricultural Important Person’ or AIP status for their outstanding contribution to the agricultural sector.

Standard Chartered Bangladesh has won the Asiamoney Best Bank Awards 2022 as the “Best International Bank” in Bangladesh.

Most of the large organisations worldwide are going through certain technology-led digital transformations. 

Cricketer Shakib Al Hasan yesterday served a legal notice to Banglalink and Jamuna Bank Ltd, asking them to refrain from continuing to display and exploit his image and brand for commercial purposes without his consent and in violation of an agreement.

Stocks in Bangladesh fell for the ninth consecutive day yesterday although nearly all of the major stock markets in the world gained buoyed by a deal between Russia and Ukraine.