Bangladesh's fruit imports fell 37.79 per cent year-on-year to $157.38 million in the July-January period

Chowdhury believes this has been the story behind success in the recent years for LafargeHolcim Bangladesh

The world's third-largest greenhouse gas emitter looks to cut emissions and reduce the average age of its fleet

The contraction was much larger than economists’ median forecast of a 2.6 per cent decline

The dollar slipped from a seven-week high on Monday, as investors took stock of last week’s strong U.S. economic data and the outlook for global interest rates.

Oil prices edged up in volatile trade on Monday, as Russia halted exports to Poland via a key pipeline ahead of a hefty supply cut announced for March, but a stronger dollar and fears of recession capped gains.

The big beasts of the telecom industry kicked off their most important annual get-together in Barcelona on Monday, promising to lead a  “tsunami of innovation”, as they try to shrug off a major slump across the technology sector.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has set a target of exporting $685 billion worth of products this year, an increase of 0.2 per cent year-on-year, vowing to mobilise all the nation’s capabilities to achieve this goal at an export strategy meeting recently.

DHL Express has started operations for the first-ever network flight to and from Bangladesh to carry the country’s inbound and outbound shipments.    

Europe looks set to avert fuel shortages and end this winter in a position that, while not exactly comfortable, looks far better than was feared last autumn, after Russia curbed gas pipeline supplies dramatically.

22-carat gold will now cost Tk 91,095, down from Tk 92,263 made effective on February 5

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in India on Saturday seeking to deepen business ties between the world’s number four and five economies and push for progress on an EU trade deal despite differences over Ukraine.

The World Bank will “provide as much concessionality to the debt treatment” for distressed economies as possible, its president told a meeting with the International Monetary Fund, India, China, and other creditor nations on Saturday.

Many small suppliers in Japan have received requests for price cuts from their clients despite rises in raw materials and other prices, according to a survey by a major labor group.

The dollar held a seven-week peak on Friday, as another round of data showing still-high inflation reinforced expectations that interest rates could stay higher for longer.

India’s economic growth likely slowed further in the October-December quarter amid weakening demand and is set to lose more momentum as a series of interest rate hikes weigh on activity, according to a Reuters poll of economists.

US consumer spending increased by the most in nearly two years in January amid a surge in wage gains, while inflation accelerated, adding to financial market fears that the Federal Reserve could continue raising interest rates into summer.

G20 finance ministers again failed Saturday to agree a joint statement on the global economy at talks in India, after China sought to water down references to the Ukraine war.

Green Textile Limited Unit 4, a joint concern of Epic Group and Envoy Legacy of Bangladesh, scored 104 out of 110, highest in the globe

With rents soaring and properties selling fast, the expatriate hub of Dubai is in the throes of a housing boom bolstered by rich emigres that has buoyed investors and burdened tenants.