The domestic stock market has remained flat for three straight days now as many investors are still shaky about buying shares.

The government has initiated a move to transform the growers’ markets in Rangpur into hubs for small agro entrepreneurs since they have been lying idle for more than a decade owing largely to farmers and wholesalers’ lack of interest and a propaganda carried out by a vested group.

Japanese investors in Bangladesh are facing six issues when conducting business in the country due to complicated regulations, according to the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).

A high-profile European Union (EU) delegation yesterday demanded that a labour law meant for export processing zones (EPZs) be amended by 2023 instead of 2025 for Bangladesh to be eligible for a new Everything But Arms (EBA) scheme.

Twenty-five controversial e-commerce platforms in Bangladesh were deluged with orders worth a staggering Tk 6,050 crore in just four months last year under Ponzi-like schemes that lured unsuspecting customers on the back of hefty discounts.

Bank Asia recently signed an agreement over a syndicated unsecured term loan facility for $25 million arranged by Bank Muscat based in the Sultanate of Oman.

Middle Eastern country Iraq wants to buy mango, vegetables and potato from Bangladesh.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide financial and technical support to Bangladesh for constructing cold storages in the country.

The South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (Sanem) yesterday said 53 per cent of the garment workers surveyed in a recent study by the non-profit research organisation reported that their children were not provided any online classes amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Brac Bank has launched a multi-currency debit card that enables its customers to make international transactions and purchases from global e-commerce sites.

The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (Beza) is set to sign a deal with Bangladesh Special Economic Zone Ltd today for faster completion of the economic zone for Japanese investors on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations.

Robi posted 3 per cent rise in its earnings in the financial year ended on December 2021, said the second largest mobile phone operator in a disclosure yesterday.

The establishment of the diplomatic mission of Romania in Dhaka will foster trade and investment between the two countries and pave the way for exporting skilled workforce to the European nation, speakers said yesterday.

Dhaka Bank inaugurated the “Dhaka Bank Mujib Corner” to mark the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the month of independence.

Bank Asia launched “Neelima”, a platform for the development of women entrepreneurs, on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2022 at the bank’s corporate office in Dhaka on March 8.

Fahmida Khatun, executive director of the Centre for Policy Dialogue, has been made a member of the high-level advisory board on the productive capacities index (PCI) of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

Wild swings in asset prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are prompting some investors to pare risk in their portfolios, fearing that the type of volatility seen in commodities in recent weeks could hit other markets.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has decided that it will take action against listed companies that fail to show an accurate account of undistributed dividends.

Financial wellness platform Wagely has announced raising $8.3 million or Tk 71 crore in an oversubscribed pre-series A funding in an effort to scale up its operations in helping workers access their earned salaries on demand.

A visiting European Union (EU) delegation yesterday expressed concerns over delays in amending a labour law meant for export processing zones (EPZs), which was also an eligibility criterion for its Everything But Arms (EBA) scheme.