Stocks gained today, buoyed by increased participation of investors on expectations that the finance ministry’s move to resolve the disputes between the central bank and the capital market regulator would bring better outcome.

E-commerce platform Alesha Mart has shut all of its official activities temporary from today.

Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL) yesterday won the title of ‘Bank of the Year 2021’ in Bangladesh awarded by London-based magazine The Banker.

Standard Chartered Bangladesh has won three awards at the “Mastercard Excellence Award 2021” held recently in Dhaka.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday said the media would soon be informed about measures the government has taken against culprits who laundered money abroad in the past two to three years.

Bangladesh Bank yesterday refuted the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission’s (BSEC) statement on Tuesday that two issues on which the two regulators had a dispute on had been resolved through a meeting that day.

The government support extended to ordinary people amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic was insufficient to sustain their livelihoods and contribution to the overall economy, a noted economist said yesterday.

Increasing digitalisation and tele-density has contributed to the country’s economic growth but it has not been as significant as in countries like India, said a study unveiled yesterday.

Bangladesh’s current debt to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio of 40.7 per cent is still sustainable and there is space for increasing public debt.

Bangladesh stocks bounced back yesterday following Tuesday’s big sell-off after a statement came from the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) on the outcome of its meeting with Bangladesh Bank.

IPDC Finance has recovered from a sinking position to become one of the best non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) in Bangladesh by shifting its focus to untapped sectors, according to the company’s Managing Director Mominul Islam.

Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed, the prime minister’s ICT affairs adviser, will inaugurate 5G services on December 12.

Every e-commerce and F-commerce company in Bangladesh will soon have to apply for a Unique Business Identification Number (UBIN) from the Digital Commerce Cell (DCC) as the commerce ministry is set to launch the registration from this month.

The flow of remittance to Bangladesh fell sharply in November as the country’s expatriates continue to prefer informal channels for sending their money.

Bangladesh Bank today refuted the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission’s (BSEC) statement on Tuesday that two issues on which the two regulators had a dispute on had been resolved through a meeting that day.

Bangladesh stocks rebounded strongly today amid investors' optimism after the central bank and the stock market regulator agreed to resolve their disputes.

Private sector credit growth in Bangladesh accelerated to 9.44 per cent in October, the highest in 13 months as the economy is running in full swing, shaking off coronavirus fallout.

HSBC has been voted “market leader” and the “best service” in Bangladesh in the Euromoney Cash Management Survey 2021.

Bangladesh Jute Association (BJA) yesterday witnessed the election of its new office bearers for a two-year term starting 2021-22. 

Parag Agrawal, who took over Monday as the new head of Twitter, shot from relative obscurity as the platform’s technology expert to becoming the latest India-born talent to lead a US tech giant.