Property disputes are nasty, but it is particularly distasteful when it follows the death of a parent. And this phenomenon of fighting over inheritance continues to be a part of human history, no matter which part of the world you are in.

Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) is planning on wooing garment factories which adopted environment-friendly practices to get listed so that the opportunity to invest in good stocks arises while the factories can diversify their financing portfolio. 

The government yesterday approved two proposals seeking to buy 67.20 lakh tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) worth Tk 1,243 crore from the international spot market to alleviate the energy shortage facing the economy.

The government today approved two proposals to buy 67.20 lakh tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) worth Tk 1,243 crore from the international spot market to alleviate the energy shortage facing the economy.

The export of paper and paper products from Bangladesh rose 85 percent year-on-year in the first two months of fiscal 2023-24 as the country is grabbing a bigger share of the global market in face of reduced competition.

The jewellery industry has apparently remained largely dependent on unauthorised channels for sourcing gold although there is no direct government bar on importing the precious metal. 

The import of woven fabrics declined by 25.97 percent in the first seven months of this calendar year, compared to the same period last year, as garment makers have brought down their reliance on imported products because of an increase in local production.

Prime Bank signed an agreement with Star Tech Ltd, a computer and tech retailer in the country, at the former’s head office in Dhaka recently. 

AB Bank Ltd signed an agreement with Trinamul Nari Uddokta Society at the bank’s head office in Dhaka on Tuesday. 

A fish landing station in the Mahipur area under the Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali remains unused although two years have passed since the facility was built at a cost of Tk 13 crore.

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) recently cancelled the licences of 14 internet service providers (ISPs) after they failed to renew their licences within the specified time. 

The primary role of bKash involves continuous efforts to promote digital literacy and educate individuals about the benefits of digital financial products. And with this, bKash plays a significant role in the digitalisation of Bangladesh. 

The ISPs did not renew licence in time

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) is finalising a draft of rules regarding the commodity exchange on availing opinions from stakeholders with hopes that the first-ever exchange can be launched within a couple of months. 

Bangladesh’s egg market used to be largely ruled by thousands of small retailers and wholesalers, but the composition of sellers has been changing for the past several years with the emergence of large corporates and poultry industry giants.

River canals in the southern region of Bangladesh are packed with vendors that have seemingly built their dreams around the production of hog plums, locally known as ‘amra’.

After recording a 21 percent dip in earnings in fiscal 2022-23, the downturn in frozen food exports have extended in the current fiscal year, according to market players.

Islami Bank’s stock made a record yesterday as Tk 524 crore worth of shares of the lender were traded at the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE).

Bangladesh Bank has instructed local banks to refrain from engaging in financial transactions with Myanmar Foreign Trade Bank (MFTB) and Myanmar Investment and Commercial Bank (MICB) as the US has recently imposed sanctions on these two. 

Bangladesh is on the right track to become a high middle-income country by 2041, said Souleymane Coulibaly, acting country director for Bangladesh and Bhutan of The World Bank, yesterday.