The Daily Star journalist Ahsan Habib won the Best Reporting Award-2021 in the print media category given by the Capital Market Journalists’ Forum (CMJF) today.

The stock market regulator has given go-ahead to EDGE Asset Management to launch an open ended mutual fund named EDGE High Quality Income Fund.

The local jewellery makers’ body has cut gold prices by Tk 100 per gram as the global price of the precious metal declined thanks to the emergence of Omicron, new coronavirus variant.

The stock market bounced back today as the investors went for a buying spree to take advantage of the low prices of shares because of the fall of the index in the previous three consecutive days.

City Bank today launched a collateral-free loan product named ‘Digital Nano Loan’ for bKash users, after the successful completion of a yearlong pilot project.

The government will develop an open national “Artificial Intelligence (AI)” platform in order to showcase the progress the local software industry has achieved so far in the global sphere, State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak said today.

The Chattogram customs house today seized 3.2 crore pieces of fake tax stamps that were brought in illegally to the port city through a container under the declaration of having papers from China.

Two new types of companies -- a water treatment solution provider and a solar panel producer -- plan to go public on the stock exchanges in Bangladesh as they look to raise funds to expand footprint.

Bangladesh will witness higher inflation in 2022 as the implementation of various measures to combat Covid-19, including the disbursement of stimulus funds, has added pressure to the recent hike in fuel prices, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Negotiations for signing a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with India will begin next year as the related feasibility study has entered its final stage, according to a senior official of the commerce ministry.

The ongoing tension between the Bangladesh Bank and the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission could deepen further (BSEC) following a recent stock market regulator move that curtails banks’ power to cancel payments to bondholders.

Banks can show their interest earnings or profits of the current calendar year for realisation of a fourth of the loans payable by borrowers in 2021, said the Bangladesh Bank yesterday.

Meghna Bank Ltd has been awarded the “Fastest Growing Corporate Bank in Bangladesh” title for the year 2021 by The Global Economics Ltd, a UK-based financial publication and a quarterly business magazine.

Most shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange fell because of continued lower participation of investors and selling pressure.

Despite being a small country, Bangladesh has a population of around 170 million, making it one of the densely populated countries in the world. The scarcity of resources can be considered as a major challenge to meet the requirement of food and water for the growing population.

Urban gardening has an important role to play in improving the economy, environment and health of cities in Bangladesh, experts said at a seminar yesterday.

The sustainable trading system and buyers-suppliers relationship are crucial to perform better in the “new normal” situation induced by the Covid-19 pandemic, said Faruque Hassan, president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).

Urban gardening has an important role to play in improving the economy, environment and health of cities in Bangladesh, experts said at a seminar today.

Picard Bangladesh Ltd, a leather goods and footwear manufacturer, today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Apon Wellbeing Ltd to ensure the better health and wellbeing of its workforce.

The government will sign a preferential trade agreement (PTA) with Nepal soon to boost trade between the two South Asian nations, Commerce Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh said today.