Iqbal Hossain Shaon works at a multinational company in Dhaka. He has to go out of the capital frequently for official purposes.

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) yesterday urged global apparel buyers to nominate more shipping lines and private off-docks to help ensure timely shipment of export containers.

Bangladesh Bank yesterday decided to keep banks closed on August 8 to contain the latest wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Bangladesh Bank yesterday decided to mop up excess liquidity as it is hurting banks, savers and small borrowers and threatening to create instability in the economy through asset bubbles.

Global tech giant Google has paid Tk 2.30 crore as value added tax (VAT) directly to the National Board of Revenue.

The Bangladesh Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (Baapa) has urged the government to allow opening amusement parks all over the country in tune with other businesses once the ongoing lockdown ends on August 10.

The economy grew 3.51 per cent in the fiscal year 2019-20, the slowest pace of expansion in three decades, as the pandemic wreaked havoc across the country, according to the final figure of state-run Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

Per capita income in Bangladesh rose by 10 per cent year-on-year to $2,227 in the just-concluded fiscal year, according to data of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

Any banker with 10 years of work experience can now be appointed or promoted as chief financial officer (CFO) at any bank or financial institution.

Bangladesh’s stock market continued to rise for the last six consecutive trading days thanks to increased participation of investors.

Global tech giant Google has paid Tk 2.30 crore as value-added tax (VAT) directly to the National Board of Revenue.

With the financial sector being weighed down by huge excess liquidity, banks have cut the interest rates on deposits at a faster pace than on loans, penalising savers and, to some extent, small borrowers.

A total of nine private banks have joined Brac to provide cash support and healthcare services across Bangladesh during the pandemic’s new wave. 

Mutual Trust Bank (MTB) has recently been recognised at an Asian Banking and Finance Awards 2021 for contributions in “Core Banking System Initiative of the Year–Bangladesh” and “Banking for Women Initiative of the Year–Bangladesh”. 

Steelmakers must take urgent action to produce less carbon in order to meet the Paris Agreement on climate change, investors with $ 55 trillion in assets said Wednesday.

The developing countries of the world started taking various activities for economic development in the sixties. After five decades, different countries have reached different stages of development.

Menazul Islam, a seasonal rawhide trader from Matikata Mor area of ​​Chilmari upazila in Kurigram, is in dire straits after taking a Tk 2 lakh loan for his business in hopes of turning a profit.

The government is going to import 50,000 tonnes of rice from India at Tk 32 per kilogramme, which is 32 per cent below the wholesale prices of coarse grain in the local markets of Dhaka.

With the advancements being made in agriculture, the biggest challenge now is marketing the produce, said Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque yesterday.

The cost of funds for women entrepreneurs has declined as the Bangladesh Bank yesterday said they would be able to borrow at a 5 per cent interest rate under one of its refinance schemes.