The banks are: FSIBL, SIBL, Exim, National, Union and Global Islami

Bangladesh’s future depends on creating a knowledge-driven economy, and new businesses require a supportive environment to succeed alongside funding, which can come in the form of venture capital and private equity, said speakers at a discussion recently..Venture capital is a type of finan

Bangladesh's overall exports to the European Union (EU) may fall by as much as 20 percent due to the combined impacts of the nation’s graduation from least developed country (LDC) status and the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), according to a study..Mohammad Abdur Razzaque, chairma

The commission also wants the fund dedicated for each bank to be increased to Tk 300 crore

Satellites, drones, and the right policies can help countries increase revenue by up to 10 times at the local level

Bank Asia PLC plans to increase its lending to retail and small and medium enterprises (SME) to about 50 percent of its total loan portfolio, according to its Managing Director Sohail RK Hussain..“We have extensive experience in the SME sector and are now placing stronger focus on it,” he

Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) repaid Tk 475.25 crore to the interim government as the first instalment of a loan it received from the government and Exim Bank of China in 2016 to purchase ships..Representatives of the BSC handed over the cheque to Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus

The Bangladesh Merchant Bankers Association highlighted the prospects and challenges of the capital market

The stock market in Bangladesh extended a losing streak for a third consecutive trading day yesterday as skittish investors were reluctant to pour fresh funds due to political and economic uncertainties..As a result, both the Dhaka and Chattogram bourses witnessed thin participation of inv

Renata PLC has raised Tk 536 crore by issuing zero coupon bonds and preference shares, saying the funds would be used to reduce its average cost of lending. 

From tomorrow, each bhori of 22-carat gold will cost Tk 140,376

With the increase in international trade of Bangladesh, efficient cross-border trade will have notable implications for the country’s status graduation from the least developed country (LDC) to a developing one, said Mahbubur Rahman, president of the International Chamber of Commerce Bangladesh

Stocks in Bangladesh yesterday stretched their losing streak to two days consecutively as investors grappled with the fallout of Moody’s recent downgrade of the country’s foreign credit rating..The US-based credit rating agency also revised its long-term economic outlook for Bangladesh fro

Labour Adviser Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hussain will lead the six-member panel

The World Bank focuses on creating quality jobs for the millions of youth population entering the job market every year, its Country Director for Bangladesh and Bhutan Abdoulaye Seck said yesterday.."We are ever more determined to give it all for Bangladesh,” he said at an exhibition, titl

The interim government will import another 50,000 tonnes of rice from India to increase the country’s food stocks..Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed approved a proposal in this regard at a meeting of a government advisory committee on purchase at Bangladesh Secretariat yesterday..The

The interim government of Bangladesh has allowed 277 private entities to import 14.81 lakh tonnes of rice as it looks to contain domestic prices of the staple grain by increasing stocks..Of the total, 10.65 lakh tonnes will be boiled rice while the rest will be sunned rice, according to do

Major indexes of the stock markets in Bangladesh rose marginally yesterday, snapping a three-day losing streak, as investors cautiously traded shares amidst intense political and economic uncertainties..Recent news over the downgrading of the country’s sovereign rating by Moody’s and the b

Steelmakers in Bangladesh have placed a five-point demand to the interim government, which includes accelerating infrastructure development projects, to address ongoing challenges in the industry..“The government needs to intensify its development efforts to resolve the economic crisis tha

Young entrepreneurs in the pipe and tube-well industry of Bangladesh have urged the interim government to address bottlenecks that are hindering their investments and operations..They made this plea at a “views exchange for facilitating business among youths”, organised by the Bangladesh P