The startup ecosystem in Bangladesh showcased a notable degree of resilience and adaptability in 2023, when economic uncertainty stemming from geopolitical tensions spread worldwide.

BB sits with ABB, BAFEDA

Pharma, engineering stocks faced massive falls

Bangladesh has made progress in improving occupational safety and health (OSH) in the readymade garment sector, but there are challenges in extending the framework in other sectors like the informal economy, said ILO

Since the launch of Padma Bridge, air traffic has plummeted on the Dhaka-Jashore and Dhaka-Barishal routes

With industries suffering from the gas crisis, it might cause the consumers higher price concerns

Business leaders in the apparel and textile sectors in Bangladesh yesterday demanded fair prices for their products sourced by international buyers, saying the country has made major gains in quality and compliance.

Shares of Walton Hi-Tech Industries took a big hit yesterday even though the company’s profit soared in the first half of fiscal 2023-24 as finance costs fell thanks to fewer fluctuations in foreign exchange rates.

Stock market turnover in Bangladesh has continued rising above the Tk 1,000 crore mark for the second day consecutively thanks to higher demand for bank shares, with the key market index maintaining its upward trajectory.

Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) saw its earnings per share (EPS) plunge 26 percent year-on-year to Tk 3.29 in the October-December period of the current fiscal year, according to disclosure on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).

The interest rate on interbank loans reached 9.5% today, highest since 2012

Bangladesh Jewellers' Association (Bajus) will organise the show at International Convention City Bashundhara

NDB has various development projects in consideration depending on the execution capacity of Bangladesh, says vice president Vladimir Kazbekov

Despite higher sales, profit of listed companies dropped 20 percent, with depreciation of local currency and higher energy cost to blame

Garment shipment to the USA, the single largest export destination of Bangladesh, almost doubled in the last five years thanks to the tariff war between America and China and the presence of competitive prices of the locally made apparels.

Higher government borrowing and spike in the benchmark rate might cause credit flow to private sector slow

Even though high-rises are mostly Dhaka centric, they reflect an overall economic strength of the country, according to experts

Overall apparel shipment rose 3.67% to $47.39 billion in 2023

The price curb will be in place for 12 listed companies out of 349

Increasing local production of plastic items of global standards have contributed to tripling of plastic export in 13 years