The transport operators’ countrywide strike yesterday affected export and import of goods at a time when businesses have been attempting to make a recovery from the fallouts of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The broadcasting services of Bangabandhu-1 satellite may get disrupted for eight days starting from September 29 because of sun outage, which means the interruption in or distortion of geostationary satellite signals caused by interference of the sun.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a new country partnership strategy (CPS) for Bangladesh to boost competitiveness, employment, green growth and social protection.

The government has reduced the interest rates on savings certificates and wage earners development bond by 1 to 3 per cent.

The stock market continued rising again for the second consecutive day with the prime index of the Dhaka bourse hitting its highest ever points level today.

E-commerce platform Daraz Bangladesh relaunched its campaign dMart from today to give customers a special opportunity to grab daily essentials conveniently.

SM Amjad Hossain, chairman of South Bangla Agriculture and Commerce Bank, has expressed his intention to resign, citing illness.

The CEO of e-commerce site E-orange and two former owners of the company were recorded as arrested yesterday in a case filed over the embezzlement of around Tk 76.41 lakh.

Evaly has liabilities of upwards of Tk 700 crore to its customers and about Tk 250 crore to vendors, Mohammad Rassel, chief executive officer of the controversial e-commerce platform, told investigators.

The High Court yesterday pilloried the government for its failure to take action in good time against companies that embezzled people’s money.

The year 2021 is a significant one for Bangladesh as the country is celebrating its 50th year of independence.

The commerce ministry yesterday gave go-ahead to 52 companies to export 2,080 tonnes of hilsa fish to India by October 10 this year, as the Indian government wanted this popular fish from Bangladesh ahead of the Durga Puja, a religious festival for the Hindus.

The Bangladesh Bank yesterday unveiled a guideline on non-banking assets to allow lenders to deal with the properties put up as collateral after borrowers default. 

The Dhaka bourse yesterday witnessed the lowest turnover in the past 18 days despite its index having bounced back.

International Finance Corporation (IFC) is going to invest $2.5 million in online platform Truck Lagbe to connect people and corporate customers with truck owners and drivers through an app and a website in Bangladesh.

Write-off loans rose slightly in the second quarter of 2021, although they remain at the lower level thanks to the eases of rules because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Freelancers who work to export software and IT enabled services are going to get 4 per cent cash incentive along with exporters of locally grown tea, bicycle and parts, steel products and cement sheets in the current fiscal year.

Lured by hefty discounts at e-commerce platform Eorange, Md Sahedul Islam, a private firm employee with a Tk 15,000 monthly income, borrowed Tk 13 lakh from family members, relatives and colleagues to make advance payments for five motorcycles in May and another three in June.  

The commerce ministry today gave go-ahead to 52 companies to export 2,080 tonnes of hilsa fish to India by October 10 this year, as the Indian government wanted this special variety of fish from Bangladesh ahead of the Durga Puja, a religious festival for Hindu people.

Saudi Investment Minister Khalid Al-Falih said Bangladesh has an investment-friendly climate and there is potential for more Saudi investment in the south Asian country.