Livestock traders and farmers in Bangladesh are eyeing big sales of sacrificial animals centring this year’s Eid-ul-Azha, but their dreams of hefty profits may be thwarted by ongoing inflationary pressure.

Shares listed on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) faced another major setback yesterday with the daily market turnover falling to a five-month low.

World Bank (WB) yesterday approved two projects totalling $700 million to provide basic services and build disaster and social resilience for both the displaced Rohingya population in Bangladesh and the host communities.

Islamic banks' outstanding loans rise by 1.43%, deposits 1.27% in February than January

At a seminar in Australia, the apex trade body also sought Australian investment in Bangladesh

The benchmark index also falls to a 3-year low

The World Bank's board has approved two projects involving $700 million to provide basic services and build disaster and social resilience for both the host communities and the displaced Rohingya population in Bangladesh

American e-commerce giant Amazon wants central bonded warehouse facilities in Bangladesh to enjoy tax benefits, said State Minister for Commerce Ahasanul Islam Titu yesterday

The allocation for interest payments of domestic and foreign loans will likely increase by 38 percent to Tk 129,000 crore in the upcoming budget due to a significant hike in the cost of borrowing from both sources

Contraction in domestic and external consumption amid high inflation, import restrictions amid the US dollar crisis, and gas and electricity crunch over the last few months have stymied growth in the manufacturing sector, said a leading business chamber yesterday.

Foreign direct investments to Bangladesh snapped its rising trend in 2023, highlighting the nervousness outside investors face in pumping money into a country whose foreign exchange regime is experiencing one of its worst periods in recent times

The benchmark index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell again yesterday on rising the preceding day snapping a nine-day losing streak.

More Russian investments, especially in the power and energy sector, could play a pivotal role in ensuring steady economic progress and industrialisation in Bangladesh, said Ashraf Ahmed, president of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI), yesterday.

Bangladesh could become a regional hub for trade and investment in the wake of ongoing geopolitical tensions and growing focus on the Indo-Pacific region, according to Paul J Thoppil, Canada’s trade representative for the Indo-Pacific.

After more than seven years of discussion, the government is set to finally undertake two projects involving Tk 8,483 crore for the Rohingya and host communities.

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) yesterday demanded that the capital gains of individual investors be kept free of taxation in the upcoming national budget for fiscal year 2024-25.

Kori Digital Bank gets six more months to meet BB criteria

Software upgradation kept transfer of treasury bonds suspended since May 26

A delegation of the US-Bangladesh Business Council meets State Minister for Commerce Ahasanul Islam Titu

A 14-member Russian trade delegation meets Dhaka Chamber president