Daily life in China follows a rhythm of digital check-ins, with the QR code -- at offices, malls and transport hubs -- an integral defence against Covid-19 that helps to track, trace and isolate patients.

Import of capital machinery, industrial raw materials and intermediate goods is yet to get momentum despite the pickup in economic activity in Bangladesh because of the persisting coronavirus pandemic.

Information technology provider Apsis Solutions has recently appointed a new chief executive officer.

The Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC) will not get relief from the losses anytime soon despite closing six mills.

Hossain Ahmed, customs and VAT commissioner of the National Board of Revenue (NBR), died of Covid-19 infection today.

The government has taken a Tk 438 crore project to bring fallow lands under cultivation across the country, Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said today.

Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) targets to bring to the market at least six local big industrial conglomerates with annual turnover of over $2.5 billion, BSEC Chairman Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam said today.

Onion prices shot up in Dhaka markets over the last one week as supply of imported bulbs and early harvested varieties declined.

Nipa Sen Gupta, a resident of Rajshahi district, had no idea that the lessons learnt in her school-life could help her grow into a successful entrepreneur amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

Local pharmaceutical companies have fared well amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic due to increased sales and export of hand sanitisers and face masks, according to a senior official of the drug administration on Wednesday.

Mostafiz Uddin, managing director of Chattogram-based exporter Denim Expert, has been accorded a “Sustainable Fashion Champion” title at Drapers Sustainable Fashion Awards 2021.

Junk stocks have frequently featured on the top gainers’ list for the past few weeks, bringing into question investors’ preference for such shares despite their substandard performance.

Bangladesh’s development expenditure was recorded at its lowest in a decade during the July-February period of the current fiscal year as government agencies were able to spend just 33.83 per cent of the allocation, according to the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED).

Bangladesh Bank yesterday decided to form a Tk 500 crore fund to help startups commence business. The central bank’s board of directors took the decision to enable the new entrepreneurs to avail financing from banks smoothly.

Cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs), which are the backbone of the economy, have been struggling to revive their battered business as the country entered into the second year of the pandemic.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has removed customs duty on yellow peas in order to allow importers to bring the essential commodity without facing hassles from customs.

British engine-maker Rolls-Royce plunged to a worse than expected 4 billion pound ($5.6 billion) loss in 2020 as the pandemic stopped airlines flying, but stuck to its forecast to burn through less cash this year.

US chief executives are more optimistic about rising sales and overwhelmingly expect a recovery from the Covid-19 downturn by the end of 2021, according to a survey released Wednesday.

Nokia has struck a deal with Samsung to license patents covering its innovations in video standards, the Finnish telecom company said on Thursday.

Zara owner Inditex said Wednesday its profits plunged in 2020 as a surge in online sales failed to make up for enforced store closures due to the coronavirus pandemic.