Factory activity in India bounced back in July as demand surged both at home and abroad, prompting companies to create new jobs for the first time since the onset of the pandemic, a private sector survey showed on Monday.

Golden Harvest Group has recently witnessed the appointment of its new deputy managing director (DMD). 

Hotel and restaurant owners today urged the government to allow them to open doors after August 5 to keep afloat at least 60,000 enterprises and their more than 30 lakh staff.

Summit Oil and Shipping Co Ltd (SOSCL), a part of the Summit Group, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Commonwealth LNG to collaborate in the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Asia, including Bangladesh.

Dhaka stocks ended higher today as investors were upbeat after the announcement of another expansionary monetary policy for the current fiscal year.

Trade through the Banglabandha land port resumed on Saturday after remaining suspended for 12 days marking Eid-ul-Azha.   

Training institutes and master trainers are highly required to build managerial skills in the country’s workforce and plug the gap in managerial positions at local manufacturing and service industries, according to experts.

Watermelons of all shapes and sizes are currently available in the market but other than satisfying a customer’s craving for the refreshing fruit, its cultivation provides a spectacular view.

The ongoing lockdown to contain the coronavirus disease has affected demand for potato, leading to a fall in prices of the tuber, one of the most widely consumed vegetables in the country.

Bangladesh has sought US investments in oil and gas exploration, particularly at offshore sites.

A temporary decision to give priority berthing to Colombo-bound vessels at Chattogram port amid a pileup of export containers at private off docks last month is now causing berthing delays for other vessels destined for the two other transhipment ports.

Bangladesh Bank plans to form a company for the supervision of e-commerce platforms such that clients can feel secure in purchasing products and services from the digital outlets.

The shares of many low-performing companies might have risen to surprising levels at the Dhaka Stock Exchange in the last one year, but it is the firms with strong earnings and dividend records that contributed most to the premier bourse.

Repeated lockdowns in Bangladesh have pushed shops, particularly small and medium ones, to the verge of closure for good as their income crashed and debt mounted.

The number of tenders invited through the e-GP portal crossed 5 lakh yesterday having a total value of about Tk 5,10,499 crore. 

The number of tenders invited through electronic government procurement (e-GP) portal crossed 5 lakh today with the total value hitting Tk 510,499 crore.

Downloads of the Alesha Mart android app has crossed 1 million recently, with the customer rating in Google Play Store being 4.0 seven months past launching.

The government is going to recognise 66 exporters with the “National Export Trophy” for the financial year 2017-18 for earning the highest amount of foreign currency through export in their respective sectors.

Since its inception, Bangladesh has become one of the leading exporters of migrant workers and immigrants globally.

Guava farmer Sunil Halder had travelled to Bhimruli village, a famous floating guava wholesale market in Barishal’s Jhalakathi Sadar upazila, to sell about 74 kilogrammes (kgs) of the fruit last Friday.