Seven years past its formation, the e-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (e-CAB) is on way to let its 795 voters elect its executive council for the first time.  

The SMEF Suppliers Platform for Women Entrepreneurs has been created in collaboration with the World Bank and SME Foundation to support the sale of products produced by women entrepreneurs to corporate houses in Bangladesh.

The ongoing meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has been extended by one day as countries could not reach a consensus on various issues under discussion within the stipulated time.

Global Islami Bank got the nod to raise funds of Tk 425 crore from the stock market by offloading ordinary shares through an initial public offering (IPO).

The Dhaka Stock Exchange snapped a four-day decline yesterday, riding on ceramic, travel, leisure, services, and real estate stocks.

Bangladesh Bank today asked banks to refrain from procuring goods and services from firms in which directors and high officials of the lenders have ownership, be it direct or indirect.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today told the parliament that the remittance inflow to the country has started to return to the normal trend as it was in pre-Covid times.

Shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange snapped a four-day decline today.

The stock market in Bangladesh returned to the black today after falling for four consecutive days.

Our everyday relationship with financial services – their scope, their function, and how we use them – is constantly shifting in profound ways.

Coffee and cashew cultivation are rapidly expanding in Bangladesh thanks to a government initiative that aims to meet the growing domestic demand for these two crops.

Unilever Bangladesh’s haircare brand Sunsilk recently introduced a new range of shampoos with an active mix of natural ingredients as it looks to expand its dominance in the country’s Tk 1,000 crore shampoo market.

Until the current fiscal year, a bank account-holder requires paying a 10 per cent withholding tax on the interest earnings on deposits if the individual furnishes banks with the taxpayer identification number (TIN).

The pace of implementation of development schemes of the government hit a three-year high in May of the outgoing fiscal year with Jatiya Sangsad secretariat topping the list while the Finance Division sits at the bottom.

The government can expect to save up to Tk 5,500 crore for the austerity measures taken so far to preserve the foreign exchange reserves and tame inflation, according to the finance ministry.

Bangladesh’s productivity has increased but the country is still struggling for a lack of skilled labour force, said Dulal Krishna Saha, executive chairman of National Skills Development Authority. 

The government yesterday signed an agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for a $250 million policy-based loan to further improve the social protection system in Bangladesh for supporting the vulnerable population against socioeconomic challenges.

Most shares on the stock markets in Bangladesh ended in the red yesterday, continuing the downward trend for the last several days, largely for lower-than-expected budgetary measures favourable to investors and the gloomy market sentiment.

The government today signed an agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for a $250 million policy-based loan to further improve the social protection system in Bangladesh for supporting the vulnerable population against socioeconomic challenges.

The stock market in Bangladesh ended in the red today as well, extending the losses it incurred in the last several days.