Dongfang Knitting (BD) Ltd, a Chinese company, will invest $27.8 million to set up a sock manufacturing factory at the Bepza Economic Zone at Mirsarai in Chattogram

Each bhori 22-carat gold will cost Tk 111,158

The DSEX, the benchmark index of the premier bourse of Bangladesh, lost 84 points, or 1.42 percent, to close the day at 5,814

Bangladesh is set to allow Ireland to invest in an economic zone, said Salman F Rahman, prime minister's private industry and investment adviser

Shares of Robi Axiata Ltd declined 10 percent in the morning session after the regulator lifted the floor price restrictions on the stock

The prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell for a seventh consecutive trading day yesterday to close at a 35-month low amidst sparse participation of investors

Bangladesh’s exports will continue to contribute to its economic growth in the short term although high inflation, a weaker taka, and restrictions on imports will weigh down consumption and private investment, according to a new report

One in every four households, or 26.13 percent, that rely on agriculture for their income face food insecurity

Before the minimum wage was raised to Tk 12,500 in December, thousands of workers took to the streets to press home their demand for a minimum salary between Tk 23,000 and Tk 25,000.

Plastic product exports from Bangladesh grew 17 percent year-on-year to $162 million in the first eight months of the current fiscal year as the country ensured supply at competitive prices and even discovered new markets despite the global economic downturn.

With a gross domestic product growth rate of nearly 5.8 percent in 2023, Bangladesh is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Driving Bangladesh’s prospects is our extremely active domestic consumer market, which accounts for nearly 70 percent of GDP and is rapidly expanding on the back of a growing middle and affluent class. Fuelling this growth is a digital economy that is also expanding rapidly.

The planned merger of Shariah-based Exim Bank and struggling Padma Bank is likely to take between 18 months to two-and-a-half years to complete, according to central bank officials.

It signs deal with representative of Kia Corporation

New guideline on supervision charge issued

The Bangladesh Restaurant Owners' Association (BROA) claims

India’s National Cooperative Export Ltd will purchase 1,650 tonnes at Rs 29 a kg

The MoU will open the process of merger

Planned industrial development remains elusive in Rangpur as construction of a second economic zone in the northern district of Bangladesh has been barred by red tape for 16 years now. Besides, the existing industrial enclave of the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) in the region has fallen into disrepair, forcing entrepreneurs to search elsewhere to set up shops.

Banks in Bangladesh witnessed a sharp decline in deposits in rural areas in the last quarter of 2023, the first fall in five years, data from the central bank showed.

Liquidity in the foreign exchange market is increasing due to a rise in the inflow of US dollars, riding on growing remittance, export earnings and currency swap deals.