The stock market gained in the first two hours of trading today.

Iraqi wheat farmer Khamis Ahmad Abbas lost it all when his battle with drought forced him to abandon his land, pushing him into unemployment.

The pandemic will have no long-term impact on the need for new aircraft, according to a market outlook released Saturday by European plane maker Airbus, which foresees greener fleets emitting less CO2.

The stock market dropped yesterday snapping a three-day gaining streak as quarterly earnings disclosures failed to cheer investors.

Daraz, one of the largest e-commerce companies in Bangladesh, has recently had its biggest promotion event 11.11. The platform posted Tk 190 crore in sales during the daylong campaign. On the occasion of its single largest promotion, we spoke to Bjarke Mikkelsen, founder and CEO of Daraz Group. He shares his vision and thoughts for Daraz in Bangladesh with Shahriar Rahman from The Daily Star.

An Italian company has proposed being authorised to manage Savar Tannery Industrial Estate’s (STIE) solid waste so that it could recycle it into biogas and fertilisers.

Almost all listed pharmaceutical companies in Bangladesh logged higher profits in July to September thanks to higher sales as people shook off coronavirus fears to avail treatments and the lower cost of bank finances.

The country’s software companies are connecting people in Bangladesh with the global value chain especially through microfinance clients, analysts said at a seminar today.

The stock market dropped today after three days of consecutive rises.

Some Japanese companies are thinking of entering the e-commerce business in Bangladesh, said ITO Naoki, Japanese ambassador to Bangladesh, yesterday.

Rod prices in Bangladesh hit Tk 80,700 per tonne because of the persistent high prices of raw materials globally, supply constraints, and the latest hike in fuel prices locally, official figures showed on Friday.

Up until July this year, firms had been able to borrow at unprecedented lower interest rates as the cost of funds declined amid business slowdown. 

Bangladesh Krishi Bank recently promoted three general managers to deputy managing directors.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk offloaded a combined $6.9 billion worth of shares in the electric car company this week, taking advantage of a meteoric rally that vaulted the firm’s value to over $1 trillion.

There is an uproar, at least among civil society forums, the media and common people, regarding a recent government decision to increase the price of diesel and kerosene by Tk 15 per litre each.

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has urged French investors to take note of Bangladesh as an ideal destination for relocating industries.

Public and private sector leaders in Bangladesh and the UK came together at “Showcase Bangladesh 2021: Bangladesh-UK Investment Summit”, to discuss the many win-win propositions that can take the UK-Bangladesh trade and investment relations to new heights.

Turnover at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) yesterday crossed Tk 1,500 crore for the first time in the last eight trading days thanks to higher participation from buoyant investors.

Vast  swathes of land on Bangladesh’s side of the no-man’s-land separating  the country from India in Lalmonirhat district are sitting idle while  those in the neighbouring nation’s half of the region are being used to  farm tea.

The country’s foreign exchange reserve has declined to $45.06 billion, mainly due to high import payments and a downward trend of remittances.