The Putin administration will take 60 workers initially and more in phases

The mobile phone operator’s revenue grows 14.4% year-on-year to Tk 6,150 crore in 2023

The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) has taken possession of 503 acres of land to establish the Jashore Export Processing Zone (JEPZ)

The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell today, snapping a two-day winning streak.

Central Insurance Company Ltd’s (CICL) profit declined marginally to Tk 10.52 crore in 2023. 

A new airline, Fly Dhaka Airlines, is set to take off by November this year and become the country’s 12th private airline operator to enter the industry in the past 25 years

Initially, it is the general stock investors who might be at the receiving end of the process while the loan defaulters, whose misdeeds are largely responsible for Padma Bank’s current misfortunes, might come out victorious.

The number of shoppers has been increasing since Friday, said brands and retailers. But with about 18 days left until Eid, consumers are yet to start buying clothing items in large quantities, they said.

Mohammad Arif Hossain, CEO of payment service provider Dmoney, said if the government gives merchants a 1 percent incentive and customers a 2 percent cashback, it could yield big results.

Both banks are weak as per a Bangladesh Bank health index of banks and it is very difficult to get any positive result by merging two weak banks, said Fahmida Khatun, executive director of the Centre for Policy Dialogue.

Yuji Ando, the country representative of the Jetro, said Japanese companies present in Bangladesh are also facing troubles in customs clearance and settlement of letters of credit.

Just a few days ago, we celebrated the 89th birthday of our country’s noted economist and public policy champion Professor Rehman Sobhan. Prof Sobhan is better known as one of the authors of the two-nation theory, which ultimately helped us form the philosophical base of an independent Banglades

The high prices of feed for poultry, aquaculture and cattle will continue to affect farmers in 2024, said a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) report released last Tuesday.

Bangladesh’s access to cheap loans is closing in with its rising per capita income, making foreign borrowing costlier.

The gap broadened to 16.06 percentage points in December last year from 3.25 percentage points in the same month in 2019, according to the data.

Other power plants, regardless of ownership, enjoy similar duty benefits

Three-day MIDAS SME Fair 2024 ends

FBCCI sits with different trade bodies to prepare budget proposals

India has extended its ban on onion exports indefinitely - a surprise move that comes ahead of a general election and is set to exacerbate high prices in some overseas markets.

The hurried initiative of merging banks may not bring about the desired outcome, said analysts at a webinar.