Bangladesh’s stock market has continued its rise for two days straight amid increased investor participation.

Potato farms cover about half of the 67,000 hectares of arable land in Dhaka’s Munshiganj district, making it the region’s main cash crop.

A one per cent increase in non-farm income reduces domestic migration to other districts by 4 to 7 per cent in rural areas and municipalities, a new study found. 

The government will begin registering e-commerce and F-commerce firms within a month in a bid to restore discipline in the nascent industry and protect customers and merchants from unscrupulous business practices.

The country’s call centre industry is set to undergo fast growth as the government alongside private entities such as banks has started to provide many services through helplines.

Two foreign merchant ships have finally been able to berth at the ​​Mongla seaport after facing a five-day delay due to navigability issues.

Broadband users will not have to pay any bill in a month if their internet connection remains down for three consecutive days, said the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).

Banga Building Material Ltd, a sister concern of Rangpur Foundry Limited (RFL), is going to raise a fund of Tk 300 crore through issuing a Sukuk.

Standard Chartered Bangladesh has announced the launch of expat banking services, through which expatriates residing in Bangladesh will enjoy access to a full range of banking services, seamlessly integrating their banking experience across Bangladesh and their home countries.

One per cent increase in the share of nonfarm income reduces domestic migration to other districts by 4 to 7 per cent in rural and municipalities, a new study conducted by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) finds.

The stock market continued rising for the second consecutive day today thanks to the higher participation of investors.

Switzerland today proposed to sign an aviation agreement with Bangladesh.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) today launched an automated system to enable public and private agencies deduct and deposit tax at source without taking trouble of doing the job manually.

There might, after all, be no new law for the e-commerce sector, as per yesterday’s meeting of a high-powered committee formed by the government in light of the ongoing fraud in the sector.

Moody’s Investors Service has changed the outlook to “stable” from “negative” and affirmed issuer rating at B1 for City Bank Limited. 

Farmers in Nilphamari district of Rangpur division began harvesting their early-flowering aman paddy halfway through September, bringing a sense of festivity to the area.

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has frozen the bank accounts of Foster Payments due to its alleged involvement in money laundering.

Let’s GO Mart has started its operations as a new e-commerce platform as the company organised its commercial launch at The Daily Star Centre in Dhaka yesterday.

Spinners yesterday asked garment exporters negotiating prices of apparel items with buyers to be aware of the price of cotton that has started to rise again in global markets.

The foreign exchange regime has made an about-face in the last two months as the Bangladesh Bank continues to inject US dollars (USD) into the market to halt the depreciation of the local currency and meet the growing appetite of the economy.