The month-long 26th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) opened to visitors on its new premises at Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre in Purbachal yesterday showcasing goods from around the world.

Banks clocked higher operating profit in 2021 mainly due to the Bangladesh Bank’s relaxed policy that allowed them to count income from unrealised instalments of loans.

Kabir Ahmed has been re-elected as the president of the Bangladesh Freight Forwarders Association (BAFFA) for two years until 2023.

Bangladesh’s premier seaport in Chattogram handled record number of containers in 2021 and also posted over 13 per cent year-on-year growth in container handling.

Cancelled  in 2020 for rising coronavirus cases, the annual Dhaka International  Trade Fair (DITF) is making a comeback, beginning tomorrow at its new  venue in Purbachal.

The Bangladesh Bank yesterday eased its loan classification policy for all borrowers following demand from the country’s top trade bodies, including the FBCCI.

People across the world are eagerly waiting to welcome 2022. And, this is the perfect time to assess your financial goals and evaluate what is working and what is not in order to have a better life in a turbulent time.

The outgoing year bears special significance for Dhaka stocks for quite a number of developments.

Agriculture, exports and remittances have been the key pillars of Bangladesh’s economy for much of its history.

Most operators are back behind the machines, so are the small traders, private service holders, vendors and domestic helps.

Mercantile Bank launched 35 agent banking outlets across the country yesterday to provide basic banking services to the unbanked population.

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) in Bangladesh has recently completed the country’s first insurance backed receivables finance transaction for MBM Garments.

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has recognised Brac Bank for its role in the implementation of the first phase of a Covid-19 stimulus package for cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises in financial year 2020-21.

Bilateral trade between Bangladesh and South Korea reached a record high of $2.01 billion from January and November this year, registering a 54.6 per cent year-on-year growth.

Mongla Export Processing Zone (EPZ) has opened a dormitory for female workers, the first such facility in the country’s eight manufacturing enclaves, to solve their accommodation problems.

Bank Asia entered into a partnership with Inpay A/S (Eurogiro) for cross-border remittance payment, according to a press release.

Stocks of Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Ltd (BSCCL) jumped yesterday after the state-run enterprise announced that it is going to issue shares to the government against its investment at a market price instead of face value.

The country’s northwestern region, which emerged as a tea producing zone in recent years, is expected to register record production of tea in 2021 thanks to favourable weather and growing interest among locals seeking to profit from rising internal consumption of tea.

The government is going to build a 660-megawatt gas or liquified natural gas-based power plant in Mirsarai of Chattogram.

Sales of sport utility vehicles (SUV) and luxury cars grew at an annual average of 39 per cent in Bangladesh in the past decade as more people, armed with rising income, are buying automobiles in higher numbers.