A container loaded with imported goods got damaged when a fire broke out inside a yard of Chattogram port today morning.

In a railway arch in south London, pickers and packers are in a race against time: to get fresh food to the door of Alastair Dean within 15 minutes of his order hitting an app.

Mitsubishi Motors Bangladesh recently announced the launching of a mega “Xpander Xtravaganza” campaign for the customers of Mitsubishi Xpander.

Visionary leadership is all about being able to visualise a state of being in the future that seems unreal or impossible today. At present, most do not believe that it will be possible and often laugh at it as a pipe dream. It takes amazing courage and a bold attitude to think of possibilities in such a way, and it is not everyone’s cup of tea. Visionary leaders are, therefore, rare and coveted.

The stock market took a tumble yesterday due to a profit booking spree among investors while turnover also plunged. The DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), plummeted 60 points, or 1.02 per cent, to 5,813.

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) would give highest priority to the protection of the cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs), as they are the worst hit by the ongoing pandemic.

Ring Shine Textiles has sold shares in the pre-IPO (initial public offering) period free of cost through a private offer, a clear act of forgery, according to a special audit of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC).

The country’s trade deficit widened moderately in the first nine months of the ongoing fiscal due to higher import growth, which is a sign that the economy is gradually recovering from its depressed state of affairs.

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has led to great uncertainty over life and livelihoods. As the virus is not going to leave us anytime soon, it will continue to hurt economies and threaten jobs.

The stock market regulator has stepped forward in strengthening the bond market so that it can be a long-term source of finance.

Businesspeople have urged the government not to allow any blanket black money whitening opportunity, saying the preferential tax treatment should be extended to the sectors that create jobs and have a positive impact on the economy.

Economists yesterday lambasted Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal for his plan to allow the black money whitening opportunity as long as undeclared liquidity exists in the country.

Stock markets struggled for traction on Thursday after a jittery session on Wall Street where cryptocurrencies crashed and a hint of tapering talk from the US Federal Reserve drove selling in the bond market and lifted the safe-haven dollar.

Indian refiners and at least one European refiner are re-evaluating their crude purchases to make room for Iranian oil in the second half of this year, anticipating that US sanctions will be lifted, company officials and trading sources said.

US lawmakers planned to introduce a bill on Thursday that would create a tax credit for lower-carbon sustainable aviation fuel, which they hope will slash emissions of greenhouse gases from the aviation industry.

Ford Motor Co’s newly revealed electric version of its best-selling F-150 pickup doubles down on a bet that the company can beat Tesla Inc and other rivals by giving new technology a familiar face and convincing long-time fleet and business customers that going electric saves money.

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) experienced a fall today because of the profit booking tendency of the general investors.

The US Federal Reserves determination to stimulate the economy through low interest rates and bond buying until employment returns to pre-epidemic levels will likely raise commodity prices significantly in the interim.

Airbus on Wednesday softened plans to sell off the production of mass-produced small parts and said it would consider a union-backed proposal to keep the activity in-house.

The earnings of Dhaka Electric Supply Company (Desco) plunged about 48 per cent in the third quarter of the current fiscal year because of an increase in energy cost and expenses.