Jewel Mia, a temporary employee of Motel Sylhet, has been working for the Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation for the last four years.

Association for Social Advancement (ASA), a non-government organisation, has set a target of disbursing loans worth Tk 32,000 crore among 6.4 million clients during the fiscal year of 2021-2022 with an aim to assist people to cope with the Covid-induced pandemic damage.

All banking services of Mercantile Bank Limited will remain suspended from October 1 to 5 due to the upgradation of the core banking software T-24, duly approved by Bangladesh Bank.

service. Consumers need not buy air-conditioning or any related equipment. Rather, they will pay for air-conditioning service used at home or office.

Transactions through mobile financial services in Bangladesh rose 5.4 per cent year-on-year to Tk 66,387 crore in July as people’s habit to use the cashless mode of payments persists despite the reopening of the economy and easing of coronavirus restrictions.

Bangladesh’s stock market has been going through ups and downs thanks to an ongoing “psychological game’’ between profit takers and optimistic investors.

Standard Chartered Bangladesh yesterday launched a new type of credit card that offers discounts on the purchase of digital products and services, such as account payments for Netflix users or ordering food through Foodpanda.

The board of the South Bangla Agriculture & Commerce (SBAC) Bank Ltd yesterday elected Abdul Kadir Molla as its new chairman.

As high as 60 per cent of victims of Destiny and Jubok scams could be compensated by selling the assets of the two multi-level marketing companies, according to Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi.

State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali today said his ministry has requested the home ministry to introduce on-arrival visas to attract tourists during the post-Coronavirus period.

The stock market fell today just after passing a day in the black due to the profit-booking tendency among investors.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has termed Bangladesh's membership in the New Development Bank as a time-befitting achievement that will open a new avenue of foreign financing.

There is no need to form a separate regulatory body for the e-commerce sector as the existing legal framework is sufficient to ensure discipline, said industry stakeholders yesterday.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $250 million policy-based loan to support Bangladesh’s economic recovery following the Covid-induced pandemic. 

Stock markets mostly dropped Friday, as traders closed out a largely positive week for global equities by booking profits on renewed concerns over troubled Chinese property developer Evergrande.

Nepal has restarted visas on arrival for vaccinated tourists as South Asian nations attempt to revive tourism businesses devastated after 18 months of the pandemic.

Dhaka and Beijing should build a comprehensive trade partnership in order to facilitate Bangladesh’s economic development, said speakers at a webinar held yesterday.

Stock investors in Bangladesh are being cautious about pouring their money into the market as its prime index is hovering at a record high.

There are ways for online shoppers to get back their money stuck with some e-commerce platforms under the existing laws. But they will have to abandon the hope of retrieving all of their funds, said a legal expert.

Garment makers have urged transportation service providers to refrain from announcing protests such as strikes that disrupt the country’s international trade  to allow the economy to recover from pandemic-induced losses.