Bad news for Beximco Sukuk investors: their gain from the Shariah-compliant bond-like instrument next month is set to drop to 9 percent -- below the 12.3 percent yield from five year-tenure treasury bonds and the 10.87 percent inflation rate in October.

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This connectivity could help upskill young people, says Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun

The bank’s profit before provision rose in Jan-Sep 

57 lakh smart cards have been prepared so far

The cut on capital gains tax by the NBR boosted investor confidence

Padma Bank has made no payments to the BCCT since 2016. Rather, in January this year, the bank converted Tk 760 crore into preference shares with an 8-year tenure at an interest rate of 6 percent. 

American businesses at a major Shanghai trade fair said Thursday they were optimistic about US-China commerce under a second Donald Trump presidency, despite his tough rhetoric on tariffs raising fears of a new trade war.

The interim government should address institutional shortcomings, particularly the lack of a dedicated body for the National Social Insurance Scheme (NSIS), said Khondaker Golam Moazzem, research director of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).

Investors who have Beximco Green-Sukuk Al Istisna’a can convert 20 percent of the shukuk to ordinary shares of Beximco Ltd.

Bangladesh’s efforts to adopt renewable energy do not have clarity over the goal, and renewable financing has also proved to be largely inadequate, according to a study.

All key economic sectors of Bangladesh witnessed expansions in October, although the country continues to grapple with frequent protests, sluggish improvements in law and order and a slowdown in public administration activities, said the MCCI yesterday. 

The interim government will review the Bay Terminal project, the biggest expansion project in the Chattogram port’s history.

Bangladesh has committed to amending its labour law by March next year to align it with international standards and meet the 18-point demand raised by workers in September this year.

Private sector credit growth decelerated to the slowest pace in three years in September due to uncertainty in the investment environment following the recent political changeover.

Reserves were $19.87 billion a week ago

Ethiopian civil aviation chief commends CAAB's role in developing Bangladesh's aviation sector

Bangladesh shipped $5.41 billion worth of apparels to the American market in the nine months

From tomorrow, each bhori of 22-carat gold will cost Tk 138,708

Orange bonds are a cross-cutting asset class designed to invest in gender equity and climate action