Grameenphone said the telecom watchdog’s latest ban on SIM sales is unexpected and the operator will take its next course of action after assessing the regulator’s letter related to the bar.

E-commerce entrepreneurs today urged the government to provide them with bank loans by taking into account their digital business identification (DBID) in place of trade licences.

Remittance inflow may rebound significantly in Bangladesh in 2022-23 fiscal year as increased number of people flew abroad for jobs, Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Fazle Kabir said today.

Shares on the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) fell today, breaking the three-day gaining streak.

Shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange opened marginally higher today, building on the gains in the last three days, reflecting investors’ expectations that the central bank would come up with a monetary policy that would support the market.

Mango exports from Bangladesh touched a new high in the outgoing fiscal year thanks to increasing interest among growers and exporters to ship the juicy fruits abroad, official figures showed. 

Naogaon has joined the ranks of Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj and Dinajpur as a major export hub for mangoes with locally grown varieties of the fruit now making their way abroad after satisfying domestic demand.

Despite its push for financial inclusion, Bangladesh has remained one of the top seven countries with a sizeable part of the population unbanked, according to a Work Bank survey. 

Central banks globally are struggling to contain inflation even after raising their key interest rates. And although Bangladesh is experiencing a similar situation, the monetary instrument is largely ineffective in the country because of the 9-per cent lending cap. 

Shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ended in positive territory for the third consecutive day yesterday despite lower turnover. 

A 2006 model Range Rover attracted the highest bid of Tk 53 lakh at the Chattogram Custom House’s attempt to auction off 108 cars.

Bangladeshi company Texas Clothing Ltd is going to establish a garments factory in Uttara Export Processing Zone (EPZ) in the northwest district Nilphamari by investing $8.5 million.

There is no possibility of a salt crisis for leather processing in the upcoming peak season spanning three months after Eid-ul-Azha as the country has a sufficient amount in stock, according to industry people.

The World Bank yesterday approved a $1.03 billion financing to help improve regional trade in Bangladesh and Nepal by reducing trade and transport costs and transit time along the regional corridors.

Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) have signed a memorandum of understanding recently, enabling Bida to use a document verification system of the ICAB to verifying the authenticity of audited financial statements of different entities. 

Dhaka Bank has recently re-elected the chairman of its board of directors. 

The Bangladesh Bank will declare tomorrow its monetary policy statement (MPS) for fiscal 2022-23.

The telecom regulator has banned Grameenphone from selling new SIMs for the country’s top mobile network operator’s failure to provide quality service.

The telecom regulator has banned Grameenphone from selling new SIMs for the country’s top mobile network operator’s failure to provide quality service.

Bangladesh has enough salt in stock to meet the leather sector’s demand in the next three months, a peak season for rawhide collection centring the Eid-ul-Azha, a top salt trader said today.