Sylhet division is littered with numerous haors, waterfalls, swamp, hills, and tea gardens that make it an attractive tourist destination.

Spinners have kept yarn prices unchanged since August 10 and there is no scope for a reduction as cotton prices are high in the global market, said Mohammad Ali Khokon, president of Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA), yesterday.

Essential commodities such as edible oil, wheat and sugar have become costlier in Bangladesh as their prices rose in the international markets because of the supply crunch and increased shipping costs, hitting the pocketbooks of consumers.

The government has saved about Tk 12,000 crore by embracing austerity in purchasing cars for its officials since the pandemic struck Bangladesh, a development that offers the scope to look into how to cut costs.   

Spinners have kept yarn prices unchanged since August 10 and there is no scope to reduce its prices further due to high international prices of cotton, said Mohammad Ali Khokon, president of Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA).

If you ever paid a visit to the General Post Office (GPO) in Dhaka’s Gulistan area, you may have noticed a queue of people waiting to avail services inside the main hall.

The 9 per cent and 6 per cent interest rates fixed respectively for lending and deposits have helped banks in improving their health, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said yesterday.

Beleaguered e-commerce platform Evaly, which faces inquiries by the government, said its liabilities to customers and merchants stood at Tk 543 crore as of mid-July, which is 35 per cent higher than the amount found by an initial probe of Bangladesh Bank.

City Group, one of the country’s leading consumer goods processor and manufacturer, is to going to build a hi-tech park investing Tk 5,000 crore to manufacture technology products such as microprocessors, chips, circuits, mobile phones and laptops.

Vaccinating workers is a top priority for the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina-led government, which expects to start providing garment workers their jabs within one and a half months, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said on Wednesday.

The construction of the Bay Terminal, a long-awaited project of the Chittagong port, is gaining momentum after slowing down due to the coronavirus pandemic as the government looks to complete it by 2024.

Default loans in Bangladesh surged in the first half of 2021 as borrowers struggle to pay back due to the business slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Green Delta Insurance Company has virtually launched an online VAT return processing software automating the whole process and ensuring transparency, convenience and timely processing. 

The country’s stock market continued to fall for a second consecutive day yesterday as investors cautiously waited on the sidelines to see what comes next for the record-high market index.

Haor areas of Sylhet division usually remain inundated for most of the year but there are high grounds where Boro paddy can be grown.

Banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) should make their data available for clients so that they can verify the actual performance of every lender, analysts said yesterday.

Mobile phone operators today said unplanned urbanisation is a barrier to provide normal telecom services to the customers.

All three terminals of the Bay Terminal project of Chattogram port will start operation by 2024, State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury said today.

Evaly has a liability of Tk 542 crore to its customers and merchants, a top official of the commerce ministry said today.

Banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) should make their data available for clients such that they can verify the performance of every lender, analysts said today.