Poultry farmers, who have already been hit hard by the pandemic, are struggling to survive due to low prices of chicken currently prevailing in the market coupled with a sharp rise in feed prices.

The government has initiated a move to award licences for submarine cable to the private sector with a view to attracting private investment to the telecommunication industry to support the growth in bandwidth consumption.

The stock market’s recent growth spurt slowed last week as the tension between the central bank and the stock market regulator over some policy issues has rattled investors.

Suppliers to Dhamaka Shopping today claimed the e-commerce platform owes Tk 200 crore to merchants.

Massive reforms and openness in economic policies helped Vietnam to come to the current stage of development whereas Bangladesh is still lagging behind in those areas and failed to keep pace with Vietnam’s development, analysts said.

Amidst crushing liabilities of Evaly, its CEO Mohammad Rassel was eyeing two possible escape routes: Either sell Evaly to a foreign investor or file for bankruptcy.

The World Bank Group has decided not to publish its Doing Business report anymore amid the allegations of data irregularities.

A high-powered committee will be formed by Sunday to resolve issues pertaining to payment of cash incentives to garment exporters who do not have bonded warehouse licences, said Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi yesterday.

Honey cultivation has proved to be a profitable venture for many farmers, especially small-scale entrepreneurs, in Sylhet division and as a result, people are becoming increasingly interested in the practice.

Five global tech firms paid Tk 4.6 crore as value-added tax (VAT) in August, with social media giant Facebook depositing the highest amount, which reflects the growing interest of businesses in using advertisements about their products and services in the digital sphere.

Bangladesh Bank (BB) yesterday asked banks to reappoint bankers who were sacked without any specific and proven charges.

The price of aluminium products has increased significantly over the past year due to the rising cost of raw materials at the international level, according to industry insiders.

No solution has come about over a shortage of gas supply turning captive power plants inoperative, effectively shutting down production at textile mills in some areas in Savar, Narayanganj, Dhamrai, Manikganj, Gazipur and Chattogram.

The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) is going to publish the gross domestic product (GDP) growth data every quarter from the next fiscal year.

There are a few moments in a person’s life when one has to dig deeper into their pocket. The wedding of your children is one of them.

Bangladesh Bank yesterday fined NRB Bank Tk 49.50 lakh for breaching securities rules by buying the shares of Pioneer Insurance beyond the investment ceiling.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has decided to transfer or delist listed stocks from over the counter (OTC) market from Sunday.

The stock market came back to its rising trend as investors preferred buying more shares of well-performing companies today.

A high-powered committee will be formed by Sunday to resolve the issues of paying cash incentive to the non-bonded garment exporters, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said today.

Bangladesh and Australia yesterday signed the Trade and Investment Framework Arrangement (Tifa) to attract investment and eliminate trade barriers between the two countries.