The energy regulator today cut the retail price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) of private companies by over 7 per cent to Tk 842 for every 12kg cylinder.

Mercantile Bank recently witnessed a senior executive vice president being promoted to the post of deputy managing director.

Bangladesh Bank yesterday extended the banking hour by half an hour and decided to keep banks open from 10am to 3pm until June 6.

Global tech giant Google and e-commerce company Amazon have finally got-value added tax (VAT) registration from the revenue authority, ending a two-year stalemate over the issue.

Various labour organisations and industry experts have urged the government to allocate special funds in the upcoming national budget to help distressed jute mill workers and shrimp farmers survive the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has decided to restructure the board of directors of Fareast Stocks and Bonds due to the brokerage firm’s failure to maintain rules and regulations.

Dhaka stocks yesterday crossed 6,000 points for the first time in more than three years thanks to increased participation of buoyant investors going after banking stocks.

Pran Agro has issued a non-convertible and redeemable bond worth Tk 210 crore, or equivalent of $25 million, with 100 per cent credit guarantee from a global company, a first of its kind in the country.

Just Tk 282 crore was whitened by means of investments in the stock market in fiscal 2020-21 despite a government provision stipulating that no authority would be able to question the source.

Bangladesh Bank today extended the banking hour by half an hour and decided to keep banks open from 10am to 3pm from tomorrow until June 6.

Dhaka stocks crossed the 6,000 points level today after more than three years thanks to the higher participation of buoyant investors in banking stocks.

Health, education, social safety net and agricultural sectors should get priority in the next budget for quick recovery of health of the general mass and the economy as a whole, according to the South Asian Network for Economic Modeling (SANEM).

Better negotiation skills, export diversification, improved competitiveness and institutional capacity building are keys to attaining success once Bangladesh makes the United Nations status graduation to a developing country, speakers told a webinar yesterday.

The stock market index is hovering around 6,000 points now, raising questions among investors over whether it would remain stable here or take a plunge like before.

The one-person company (OPC) law is off to a disappointing start as no single entrepreneur has come forward to incorporate firms under the provision although six months have passed since its passage.

The government may make it mandatory for businesses to use formal channels such as banks and mobile financial services for transactions involving more than Tk 50,000 from the next fiscal year.

Fifty-two per cent of electricity consumers in Bangladesh apply for the connection through middlemen instead of going to the distribution offices directly, according to a new survey.

Betel nut farming has changed the luck of many farmers in Nilphamari district as the crop is more profitable than many others thanks to its nature of giving high yield with little care and handsome market price.

Budgetary allocation for Rangpur division’s eight districts for fiscal 2021-22 should be adequate to expedite development of the country’s extreme north, primarily known for crop production, said businesspeople, economists and members of the civil society.

Some 52 per cent of consumers apply for electricity connection through middlemen without going directly to the electricity office, according to a new survey.