Women have more potential to contribute to the national economy if their unpaid household and other associated works are considered, said Social Welfare Minister Dipu Moni yesterday.

The deficit in the country's financial account widened to touch a new level in the past seven months up to January of the current fiscal year 2023-24, showing that challenges in the economy are far from over, according to an economist.

The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) and the JSC Foreign Economic Corporation “Prodintorg”, under the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia, today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the import of daily essentials.

Eastland Insurance Company Ltd’s profits fell 30 percent year-on-year to Tk 9.56 crore in 2023

DCCI said the size of the economy would have to be $2.5 trillion to become a developed nation by 2041

The indices of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) were showing “unusual” data due to an operational error today

More than 26 lakh insurance policies have lapsed in Bangladesh in the last 14 years owing to a raft of factors including the worsening of financial health of clients, a lack of awareness among them, and agents’ tendency not to explain product features properly while selling them.

Local airlines will benefit from automated adjustments of fuel prices in line with the international market as it will bring them and foreign carriers on a level playing field in terms of fuel costs, said the chief executive of a private airline.

The Bailey Road fire, which killed at least 46 people on the last night of February, once again points to the massive flaws in the safety system of businesses in the sprawling Dhaka city and highlights the urgency to ramp up monitoring and interventions to avoid preventable deaths.

Kochi bagged all 35 posts of directors in the biennial election for 2024-26 tenure

All of our important stakeholders, including those in the government, are now talking about reforms. I was very intrigued when the state minister for ICT on the second day of his joining the new cabinet asked me who could our Nandan Nilekani be?

Women trail men in banking sector as well, study finds

The SME Foundation, an organisation under the industries ministry, has sought a new allocation of Tk 500 crore from the government in order to provide loans to entrepreneurs, according to a letter.

According to Deloitte’s 2023 Gen Z and Millennial Survey, 49 percent of Gen Zs and 62 percent of millennials view work as part of their identity.

Navana Pharmaceuticals plans to invest Tk 145.27 crore to construct a five-storey production unit for generic drugs.

Farmers in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha are currently engaging labourers to weed their fields of Boro season paddy ahead of the upcoming harvesting period.

Its earnings per share hit Tk 49.89 in 2023, up from 2022's Tk 37.9

Tk 132 crore will come from own funds, external sources and the rest from IPO

The voting of the biennial election of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) ended at 5pm today

Voting started at 10:00am and will continue till 5:00pm at the BGMEA’s Dhaka and Chattogram offices