Pubali Bank PLC yesterday opened its Tongi Industrial Area sub-branch to provide modern banking services.

What helps make some American companies exceptional is that they’re able to hire the best talent in the world. Donald Trump’s decision to slap a $100,000 fee on new applications for H-1B visas - used to bring highly skilled and talented workers into the country to work for Amazon.com, Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Apple and others - poses a risk to that equation. But the US president has allowed himself enough loopholes to avoid such an adverse outcome.

Prime Bank Foundation has provided financial assistance to establish the Khalil-Malik Cancer and Kidney Screening Centre in Chuadanga under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme, aiming to support free cancer and kidney treatment for underprivileged communities.

The finance adviser urged the private sector to take a leading role in job creation and global expansion

The 23rd edition of the DHL-The Daily Star Bangladesh Business Awards will be held today.

Industry insiders attribute the surge primarily to the international bullion market

The 5.77-kilometre pipeline will help Padma save Tk 8 crore a year

Ruhul Quddus Khan to take helm at UBL from November 1

Central bank chief highlights need for tradable savings certificates, treasury bonds

The DSEX increased 11.62 points to 5,393.47 by 11:38 am

Dhaka stocks continued their downward trend for a third consecutive day, with the main index seeing a decline driven by poor performances in the non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) and engineering sectors yesterday.

The World Bank yesterday launched two new projects worth $700 million to improve basic services, strengthen disaster resilience and expand human capital development for both the displaced Rohingya population and host communities in Bangladesh.

Revenue collection grew by nearly 21 percent year-on-year in the first two months of the current fiscal year, due mainly to a calmer political climate compared with the same period last year, when mass protests led to the fall of the Awami League government.

Gold prices moved higher on Friday and headed for a fifth consecutive weekly gain, with market attention focused on further cues after the US Federal Reserve delivered its first rate cut of the year.

The government will take initiatives to address hurdles faced by micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) entrepreneurs in exporting their products, said Lutfey Siddiqi, special envoy on international affairs to the chief adviser.

The interim government needs to implement a long-term policy requiring manufacturers to locally produce key components of automobiles and agricultural machinery, said businesspeople at an event yesterday.

Prime Bank Investment PLC (PBIL), in collaboration with Zaytoon Business Solutions, has launched a community-based investment awareness programme, locally known as an “Uthan Boithok”, in Sirajdikhan, Munshiganj.

Bangladesh has raised the proportion of women on boards to nearly one in five seats, ahead of South Asia. Yet only 6 percent of independent directors are women. The task now is to build a credible pipeline of qualified women for oversight roles that protect accountability and market trust. The B

Beijing has called on Brussels to abandon the weaponization of tariffs and provide a truly level playing field for Chinese electric vehicle makers, while also welcoming European automakers into China, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

Russian resellers unveiled Apple’s new iPhone 17 in stores on Saturday, as major retailer Restore: reported a sharp rise in pre-ordering this year.