Jagaran Chakma

Just as Bangladesh's main export earner, the apparel sector, was slowly recovering from the twin industrial disasters of Rana Plaza

Rahul Pharma, an Indian medicine maker, is keen on investing in Bangladesh to produce active pharmaceutical ingredients (API).

The government's initiatives to expedite the implementation of the annual development programme (ADP) have failed to pay off as the execution rate remains unchanged and gets a boost at the last moment, thus paving the way for pilferage of taxpayers' money.

Bangladesh witnessed a 27 percent year-on-year jump in the number of solar home systems installed last year, thanks to a drop in

Sales of television have more than doubled in the last couple of weeks thanks to the FIFA World Cup in Russia as millions of Bangladesh's sports enthusiasts glue to screens to watch the Greatest Show on Earth.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector investment arm of the World Bank, is set to provide $50 million (about

Fast-track projects, as the title suggests, are supposed to be implemented at breakneck speed because they boost economic activities once they are complete.

India has approved 14 of the 16 projects forwarded by Bangladesh for implementation under the second line of credit worth $2 billion,

Led television makers and sellers are expecting a good month of sales ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, which is scheduled

Asian Development Bank (ADB) has decided to provide Bangladesh with a grant worth around $200 million, to help tackle the ongoing Rohingya crisis.

The World Bank has finally agreed to provide Bangladesh a grant to meet the basic needs of around one million Rohingyas who fled their homeland Myanmar, a high government official said.

The planning ministry is likely to propose a Tk 1.81 lakh crore development budget for next fiscal year, giving emphasis on

A weeklong vacation has brought life to the country's tourism industry in a period which is generally considered a dull season for hotel businesses and domestic airlines.

The automotive battery market size hit Tk 8,000 crore last year on the back of runaway popularity of easy bikes and battery-run

Super Petrochemical Pvt Ltd (SPPL), a concern of TK Group, and SK Group of South Korea plan to invest $2.5 billion jointly to establish

Singapore-based Wilmar and India's Adani Group plan to invest $350 million in Bangladesh to establish an industrial park in the Mirsarai economic zone under a joint venture that will produce agro-based foods and allied products.

Rod prices, which have been spiralling since the turn of the year, have dropped by at least Tk 3,000 per tonne this week in a

Exchange of sweets, known as misthi in Bangla, is very common in social and religious rituals in Bangladesh. But the Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year, has become the biggest occasion for sweet makers and sellers in recent years.

The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority will sign a deal with a Chinese company in a month enabling it to invest $5 billion in the country.

The spiralling growth of the ceramics industry is encouraging entrepreneurs to invest more in the sector, experts said.