Hong Kong has become one of the top 10 foreign investors in Bangladesh, pouring $1.8 billion till date mainly in the textile and energy sectors, said Rizwan Rahman, president of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI).

The Bangladeshi taka today depreciated against the US dollar, hitting Tk 96 on the interbank platform after the Bangladesh Bank had decided last week to allow the market forces to set the exchange rate of the local currency.

Eminent industrialist Nasir Uddin Biswas, founder of glass and melamine manufacturer Nasir Group of Industries, is no more.

The Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges fell for the second straight day today.

Abul Khayer Hiru and his associates manipulated the stocks of BDCOM Online and One Bank to influence the stocks prices, according to the probes of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC).

Banks in Bangladesh would offer a maximum of Tk 108 for remittances coming through the exchange houses and Tk 99 to the exporters in case of purchase of US dollars from them.

State-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) started selling essential commodities today at subsidised rates to one crore family cardholders for September.

Most shares on the Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges ended in red today as investors kept booking profits but are taking a wait-and-see approach while making new investments amid lingering uncertainty.

Indian businesses want to invest in energy, transport and agro-processing sectors in Bangladesh, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said yesterday.

An exposition on food and chemical lab will start in Dhaka’s Bangabandhu International Conference Centre tomorrow.

Akbar Ali Khan, former adviser to the caretaker government, has been laid to rest at Mirpur Martyred Intellectuals' Graveyard.

India on Thursday imposed a 20% duty on exports of various grades of rice, according to a statement seen by Reuters, as the world's biggest exporter of the grain tries to calm local prices.

Bangladesh has the potential to generating over 4,000 megawatts of electricity from rooftop solar panels, said Alamgir Morshed, executive director and CEO of Infrastructure Development Company Limited (Idcol).

Bangladesh Army and US Army will host the 46th annual Indo-Pacific Army Management Seminar (IPAMS) at the Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel in Dhaka from September 12-15.

Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges ended the week in black although most shares on the bourses fell today.

One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today (September 8, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Bangladesh and India should address the non-tariff barriers to facilitate and boost bilateral trade, said Md Jashim Uddin, president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI).

Tapan Chowdhury was born in the village of Ataikula, 12 miles away from the city of Pabna.

The Directorate of National Consumers Right Protection (DNCRP) will investigate the authenticity of the claim that the retail prices of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) increased because of rising spending for raw materials, shipping, dollar, transportation and fuel.

Stock index and turnover both rose today thanks to the increased participation of the investors.