Online marketplace Daraz has launched a special campaign to celebrate its seventh anniversary along with expressing gratitude to its customers and well-wishers.

Bangladesh stock market continued to rise for the second consecutive day and the benchmark index closed to 7,000 level today.

The stock market regulator increased quota for general investors in initial public offering (IPO) to 70 per cent, up from 60 per cent earlier.

Bangladesh will face severe competition in garment shipment to the European Union (EU) once it makes the United Nations status graduation from a least developed to a developing nation, a noted economist said yesterday.

Mastercard, payment gateway SSLCOMMERZ and Mutual Trust Bank have launched a quick response (QR) acquiring platform enabling use of “Bangla QR”. 

Markets rose in Asia on Tuesday, tracking another record Wall Street close, as investors overcame early selling pressure sparked by data indicating China’s economic recovery had been slowed down by an outbreak of the fast-spreading Delta Covid variant.

NRB Bank has recently witnessed the reelection of two vice-chairmen at a board of directors’ meeting. 

Regulators are like football referees. The latter runs along the ball, as much as he can, across the field and instantly intervenes upon foul play. Players’ stardom or the team’s elite profile is immaterial to him.

The country's annual consumption of oils and fats currently stands at 30.3 lakh tonnes, 92 per cent of which is met through imports. Bangladesh imported 27.73 lakh tonnes of edible oil, fats and oil seed worth $2.12 billion in fiscal 2019-20.

Bangladesh’s stock market bounced back yesterday after losing a total of 61 points over the last three days as investors started to buy stocks, thinking that the profit booking session had ended.

Farque Hassan, president of apparel makers’ platform the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), said a new international accord cannot be formed.

The government’s allocation for helping small and medium enterprises (SMEs) overcome coronavirus-induced losses is less compared to the funds set aside for the same purpose in India, Thailand, and Malaysia, according to a recent study.

Padma Bank, the erstwhile Farmers Bank, in a letter to the finance ministry recently has sought to be merged with any state bank that fits the bill, in what seems to be a desperate effort to avoid further deterioration of its financial health.

The government has allocated less incentive than India, Thailand, and Malaysia in the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) sector to help them overcome the losses caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report of SME Foundation revealed today.

Bangladesh will face intense competition in the EU market after its graduation from the least developed country category, a noted economist said today.

The stock market bounced back again today after falling for three days as investors went for booking profits.

Revenue collection grew marginally in July owing to the slowdown in business activities in the face of the government’s restrictions to combat the coronavirus spread.

The stock market regulator has approved Nagad’s zero coupon bond on condition that some regulatory requirements are fulfilled for raising Tk 510 crore in funds.

The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) has sought a Tk 1,000 crore stimulus package from the government to disburse loans for the development and expansion of the cottage industry and SMEs.

Bangladesh Bank has asked 10 banks to explain why they maintained a high interest rate spread for long depriving depositors.