Pioneer Insurance Company Ltd has recommended a 25 percent cash dividend for shareholders for the year that ended on December 31, 2024, according to a disclosure published on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) website yesterday.

Onion farmers, who saw high profits last year, are now struggling due to a sharp drop in prices at the peak of the harvesting season.

The use of the CEO (current charge) title also requires regulatory approval

Inflation declined to 9.32% from January's 9.94%

Delay in resolving the issue will hurt investor confidence, says association

Frequent changes in tax policies and high effective tax rates are undermining the business climate and discouraging future investments, businesspeople said yesterday.

The activities of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission came to a halt yesterday due to officials’ protest against the forced retirement of Saifur Rahman, an executive director.

However, the company declares a 520 per cent cash dividend for its shareholders, the highest in five years

The DSEX rose 0.29% to 5,209.62 points as of 11.40am

The United States has urged Bangladesh to align its domestic labour laws with international standards, according to the 2025 Trade Policy Agenda and 2024 Annual Report published yesterday by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR).

Bangladesh earns $3.97 billion from exports in the second month of the year

663 unique investors participate in the long-term bond

The benchmark index of the premier bourse fell by 0.09 percent to 5,215.61 points as of 11:52 am

Agreements between vessel owners and mainline operators will determine it

The benchmark index lost 0.04% to 5,234 points as of 11.10 am

The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) has called for stricter monitoring to ensure the proper utilisation of imported industrial salt in order to protect the interests of local salt producers.

Ring Shine Textiles reported a decline in its financial performance for the October–December quarter of 2024, as the company's losses deepened year-on-year.

In a step towards expanding Bangladesh's export market, Pran-RFL Group, one of Bangladesh's leading conglomerates, signed an agreement with China's Haitian Group to enhance its production capacity and boost exports of household plastic goods through a Tk 200 crore project.

The workers placed a 13-point demand

Migrants sent home $2.52 billion in February