The trading at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) slid today as there was a dearth of buyers and the selling pressure dragged down the index under the 6,500 points level.

The World Bank will give $500 million loan to Bangladesh for reforms in the revenue and financial sector and upliftment of the living standards of the poor.

Five environment-friendly brick manufacturers have been awarded with a total of Tk 2.87 crore as carbon revenue for using clean technology that reduces coal consumption by a half.

Traffic congestion in Dhaka’s Tongi alone is causing financial losses of Tk 10 crore per day, including waste of fuel by idling vehicles, according to the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI).

The government has set an ambitious economic growth target of 7.5 per cent for the next fiscal year although the country faces new headwinds owing to higher prices of commodities globally and is still recovering from the shocks of the coronavirus pandemic.

The government should prioritise job creation and inflation control in the budget for the next fiscal year in a bid to help the marginalised people survive amid higher prices of essentials, said the Citizen’s Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh, yesterday.

The Finance Division has recommended that the government avoid hard-term loans and discourage import of luxury goods to cope with macroeconomic pressures arising from the Russia-Ukraine war.

Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Limited (BTCL) yesterday launched its prepaid services that enable customers to avail telephone and internet services without prior deposits.

Turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell to its lowest level in the last one year yesterday as shares declined amid persistent selling spree.

Generation Unlimited (GenU) launched in Bangladesh in February 2019 is a public-private-youth sector-driven multi-stakeholder initiative and partnerships platform with an ambitious goal of enabling 17 million opportunities for youth with quality education and training, employment, youth entrepreneurship and youth engagement in the country by 2025. GenU CEO Dr Kevin Frey shares the journey so far and what lies ahead.

People mainly from the ethnic community of Ramchandrapur village under Kaharol upazila of Dinajpur usually spend a portion of their day catching snails in Dhepa river, which once was a significant source for edible breeds of the shelled gastropod.

Bangladesh has devised a strategy for signing trade deals with major trading partners for retaining duty benefits past its United Nations status graduation from a least developed country (LDC) to a developing one in 2026, according to a government official.

The telecom operators today wrote a letter to the telecom regular seeking steps to stop the further spread of the network interference devices such as repeaters, jammers and boosters, which cripple the networks to deliver quality services.

Bangladesh has devised strategies for signing of deals with major trading partners to retain duty benefits even after the country’s graduation to a developing country in 2026, Senior Commerce Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh said today.

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has urged the government to put the road construction and repair work on hold for 14 days before and after the Eid-ul-Fitr to reduce the sufferings of the homegoers.

Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Limited (BTCL) today launched its prepaid services enabling the customers to avail telephone and internet services without prior deposits.

The Dhaka stocks fell today again after rising for two days when the turnover hit a one-year low.

The upcoming national budget for 2022-23 should focus on creating jobs and controlling inflation for the survival of the marginalised people, said Debapriya Bhattacharya, convener of the Citizen’s Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh.

After a two-year break, Bangladesh Denim Expo will begin in Dhaka's International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) on May 10.

Food stocks at public storages declined over the past two months from the peak of nearly 20 lakh tonnes in mid-February this year amid increased distribution under various social protection programmes.