The commerce ministry has permitted five firms to import five crore pieces of eggs in order to increase supply of the protein item and check its prices in the domestic market, it said in a statement today.

The telecom regulator has issued a show cause notice to Fiber@Home Ltd and Fiber@Home Global Ltd for running broadband business through illegal and unlicensed internet service providers (ISPs).

The contribution of local construction companies and building material suppliers to establishing the third terminal of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) is proof of their capacity to provide world-class products and services, according to industry people.

The torrential rain that swept over the country last weekend inundated over 16,400 hectares of cropland, causing losses to many farmers, according to data from the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE).

The current macroeconomic instability in Bangladesh is presenting disproportionate challenges for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) compared to larger firms, according to an economist.

Although climate risks in agricultural production have increased over the years, Bangladesh could not adopt sustainable technologies in rural areas owing to a lack of proper initiatives, analysts said.

The third terminal at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) will open a new horizon in handling and air shipment of goods as the new facility is expected to improve the capacity of the cargo village.

High interest rates, growing investor risk aversion and borrowing that ballooned in recent years have left a range of developing economies mired in debt crises. Helping them claw out of this will be a key agenda item at the annual IMF and World Bank meetings in Morocco's tourist hub of Marrakech which kicks off next week.

None in Bangladesh seems to be happy with the present foreign exchange rate and the liquidity situation.

Mostafa Kamal, chairman and managing director of Meghna Group of Industries, says in an interview

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are not getting adequate funds needed to carry out foreign trade despite having the potential to help the country boost exports and overcome the foreign exchange shortage, said Sameer Sattar, president of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI).

The visiting mission from the International Monetary Fund was not fully convinced with the plans laid out by the National Board of Revenue on accelerating the tax collection to raise the tax-to GDP ratio by 0.5 percentage points in the current fiscal year. 

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will soft launch the much anticipated third terminal of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) tomorrow with a slogan of "connecting dreams to reality" for making Bangladesh an aviation hub.

Although the country saw a huge year-on-year rise in the amount of foreign loans pledged from abroad in the first two months of the current fiscal year, their disbursements have slightly dropped, showed government data.

Although the country saw a huge year-on-year rise in the amount of foreign loans pledged from abroad in the first two months of the current fiscal year, their disbursements have slightly dropped, showed government data.

Jute growers in Bangladesh are facing deepening woes as prices of the natural fibre have been in a downward slide amid a consistent decline in exports, according to industry insiders.

The cost-of-living crisis has kept stressing out fixed and lower-middle-income groups in Bangladesh as inflation has persisted at elevated levels while their salaries and incomes have seen little upward adjustments.

The country’s third tea auction centre in Panchagarh witnessed its first day of activity as a daylong online auction was held at the Panchagarh Chamber of Commerce and Industries' auditorium on Wednesday.

There is one thing that nobody can escape and that is problems, no matter how relative it may be. There was once this young man who thought he suffered from too many problems. So, he called out to God, asking for help.

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) yesterday again sought a price hike of garment items as the government is working to implement a minimum wage for four million garment workers from December this year.