Local ice cream producers are going through tough times in spite of logging higher sales in 2021 as they are having to bear higher prices of raw materials amidst the coronavirus pandemic.

Shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) were almost flat yesterday while turnover rose slightly amid the intensification of the coronavirus pandemic.

Non-garment exporters should be allowed to import raw materials duty-free under the bonded warehouse privilege as it would help diversify the country’s export basket, the Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD) said yesterday.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday defended the unexpected spike in gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the fiscal year of 2020-21, giving credits to expansionary monetary policies and progress in all economic indicators.

The railways ministry has asked the Economic Relations Division (ERD) to search for funds for a project to convert the Akhaura-Sylhet rail track into dual gauge from metre gauge.

The Range Rover, a luxurious vehicle used by Evaly's former Chief Executive Mohammad Rassel, was sold at Tk 1.81 crore at an auction in the capital’s Dhanmondi today.

Stocks in Dhaka remained almost flat today while turnover rose slightly amid the intensification of the coronavirus infections.

The European Union (EU) has allocated a fund of $21.5 million to help accelerate climate-smart and inclusive infrastructure investments in Bangladesh and five other South Asian countries.

The foreign investors’ chamber yesterday urged the revenue authority to formalise the adoption of mobile financial service (MFS) and agent banking as a mode of collection or payment in all tax laws.

The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) yesterday demanded the government reduce corporate tax in the national budget this year as well in order to bring the rate to a rational level.

bKash has given the country’s burgeoning freelancer community reason to cheer as they can now receive payments through the mobile financial service (MFS) provider within a few seconds

Twenty-five banks are suffering from a collective default loan of Tk 974.4 crore after several non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) failed to pay back funds despite maturity, in another sign of feeble state in the financial industry.

Humaira Azam, managing director of Trust Bank, has been recognised as one of the top 10 influential women in Islamic business and finance in the world by UK-based financial intelligence house Cambridge IFA in its WOMANi Report 2021.

Different Bangladeshi companies and entities collectively won 21 awards at the SAFA Best Published Annual Reports Award Competition 2020.

Tea sales in Bangladesh are inching towards the pre-pandemic level as people shake off Covid-19 jitters to take a sip at their beloved drink outside of their homes where most consumption takes place.

Turnover at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell by about 20 per cent yesterday as investors adopted a wait-and-see approach even though major indices continued to move upward.

A fish fair believed to be centuries old was held in a festive mood in Bogura yesterday in spite of a ban imposed by the district administration for the pandemic.

The Dhaka Stock Exchange experienced a fall in investor participation today as they adopted a wait-and-see policy, but its index, however, managed to end the day in the black.

ACI Motors, the sole distributor and technical collaborated partner of Yamaha motorcycles in Bangladesh, celebrated Yamaha Rose Day-2022 in the country on Monday.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has suggested local entrepreneurs focus on capacity building to become more competitive rather than seeking government support over the coming years.