Bangladesh has already conquered the international apparel market and is currently the second-largest exporter of garment items worldwide after China with a 6.8 per cent global market share.

The Bangladesh stock market index fell after a day’s rise in spite of an increase in the market turnover.

People living in Savar’s Bhakurta union on the outskirts of Dhaka are bolstering their income by meticulously shaping copper and brass ornaments every day.

The coronavirus pandemic forced nearly half of the marginalised people in Bangladesh to borrow to just to get by amid income losses, according to a study of the Citizen’s Platform for SDGs Bangladesh released yesterday.

The electronic government procurement (e-GP) system, an online platform for public agencies to carry out procurement activities, is helping to expedite tendering processes, taking up just around half the time that was required earlier.

The turnover at the Dhaka Stock Exchange increased, but the benchmark index fell today after experiencing a rise in the last working day on Thursday.

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has been honoured with the Digital Bangladesh Award 2021 given by the ICT Division for the association’s Biometric Identity and Worker Information Management System.

The 26th edition of the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) is expected to begin on January 1 next year on its new venue at Purbachal in Dhaka.

The introduction of the electronic government procurement (e-GP) system has helped cut lead-time for public purchase by 43 per cent, the planning ministry said today.

The stock market index fell today after experiencing a rise yesterday.

General Motors is considering investing more than $4 billion in two Michigan plants to boost its electric vehicle production capacity, according to sources and documents made public on Friday.

Standard Bank Ltd recently held the day-long Annual Risk Conference-2021 through a virtual platform.  Md. Anwarul Islam, general manager of the Department of Offsite Supervision (DOS) at Bangladesh Bank, inaugurated the conference as chief guest. 

The current financial year’s first three months recorded 46 per cent higher investment proposals, both domestic and foreign, year-on-year in spite of the pandemic, said Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) yesterday.

NRBC Bank has won the South Asian Business Excellence Award-2021 at an event in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Corporate leaders have to embrace the new business landscape shaped by technology-oriented developments to expedite their journeys, given the ever-changing realities of the evolving pandemic, believe senior private sector executives in Bangladesh.

The corporate leaders have to embrace new business landscape driven by technology-oriented developments to speed up their journey amid the ongoing pandemic, analysts said at the CXO Summit 2021 today.

The Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) today honoured 99 individuals and companies in recognition of their outstanding performance in the IT outsourcing sector.

The current financial year’s first three months recorded 46 per cent higher investment proposals, both domestic and foreign, year-on-year in spite of the pandemic, said Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) today.

The National Board of Revenue yesterday awarded nine firms for paying the highest amounts in value-added tax in the 2019-20 fiscal year.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) today honoured nine firms for paying the highest amount of value-added tax (VAT) in their respective sectors in 2019-20 fiscal year.