Apple CEO Tim Cook arrived in Hanoi on Monday, starting a two-day visit to Vietnam, a key manufacturing hub for the iPhone maker, during which he is expected to meet students and content creators, state media said.

Plastic money transactions fell 4.77% to Tk 3,057 crore

It lost 1.45% to close at 5,778.76 points

No new proposal will be accepted before the completion of the five, BB says

Dhaka stocks plunged in the morning session, the first trading day following holidays on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr and Pahela Baishakh.

No Israeli flight or plane has landed in Bangladesh, the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) said in a statement today

The ADB’s projection comes days after the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics said economic growth in the October-December quarter of fiscal 2023-24 halved to 3.78 percent, the slowest pace in three quarters, as manufacturing output growth declined sharply owing to reduced domestic consumption.

BGMEA President SM Mannan Kochi says in a press briefing today

Workers of three RMG factories demonstrated in Gazipur city’s Basan area yesterday, demanding their arrears.

The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics says in quarterly GDP estimate

United Commercial Bank (UCB) is likely to take over trouble-ridden National Bank Ltd (NBL), according to officials of the lenders. 

Inflation edged up in March after marginally easing in the previous month, showing no signs of respite to consumers already hurt by the consistent erosion of buying capacity due to elevated prices. 

Following two years of dull demand, home furniture sales went up slightly in the lead-up to Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival for the Muslim community in Bangladesh, as people went on a buying spree despite ongoing inflationary pressure, according to industry people.

The decision to carry out the audits comes although the claims of the first audits into the operators haven’t been settled yet.

The BB said this will come into effect from September 30 this year.

As such, at least a dozen e-ticketing platforms have emerged aiming to capitalise on people’s preference for convenience when availing transport facilities, according to market players.

As of yesterday, 51.21 percent, or 4,849 out of 9,469 mills and factories, did not pay the salaries for the month of March, data from the Industrial Police showed.

The central bank also directed banks to ensure mandatory clearance certificates from utility service providers before approving loans.

According to the IFC, the food and beverage sector, a key pillar of Bangladesh's economy, accounts for around 13 percent of the manufacturing production in value and employs 19 percent of the industrial workforce with a projected compound annual growth rate of 12 percent.

Bangladesh has sought duty-free access for its products shipped to Brazil to reduce the bilateral trade gap.