Visa, the American multinational financial services corporation, sees potential in working and partnering with the government for smarter digital services for citizens and businesses. 

A committee of major oil producers recommended Friday to keep the cartel’s current output strategy unchanged after heavyweights Saudi Arabia and Russia extended their cuts despite recovering prices.

An association of restaurant owners yesterday sought permission from the government to import broiler chicken, mutton and beef to counter a rise in their prices. 

Indian farmers have planted 28.3 million hectares (69.9 million acres) with summer-sown rice, according to the farm ministry’s latest data, up 3.28 percent from the same period last year, as robust monsoon rains encouraged the expansion of acreage.

For the first time, a local private company is going to buy a new oil tanker instead of purchasing a second hand one to avail better performances and a longer service period.

After nearly 21 years, Thakurgaon Silk Factory resumed its production last week with the new name ‘Suprio Silk Factory’.

Video-sharing platform TikTok announced Friday changes to meet strict EU rules including allowing European users to turn off the addictive feature that shows content based on their interests.

Retail chain shop Daily Shopping, a concern of Pran-RFL Group, has recently opened an outlet near Nagar Bhaban in Rajshahi city.

United Commercial Bank (UCB) organised a skills development training for agriculture entrepreneurs under its agri-CSR project “Voroshar Notun Janala” at the Navy Convention Centre in Chattogram yesterday.

Mastercard, in collaboration with e-commerce marketplace Daraz Bangladesh Ltd, has announced the winners of the “Save, Spend & Win” campaign 2023.

Oil prices rose more than a dollar a barrel on Friday to record a sixth consecutive week of gains, after top producers Saudi Arabia and Russia extended supply cuts through September, adding to undersupply concerns.

City Bank recently signed an agreement with Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU).

Sovereign credit ratings (SCR), determined based on a country’s willingness and ability to pay its principal and interest obligations on time, are qualitative indicators that determine a nation’s likelihood of default. Countries’ borrowing costs from international financial markets depend on their SCR. A better SCR means more favourable cost of borrowing and lower SCR means higher cost of borrowing.

Beef is still selling at the going market rate of Tk 750 to Tk 800 per kg in Dhaka even though the Bangladesh Dairy Farmers’ Association (BDFA) recently reduced the price by Tk 50

An association of restaurant owners today sought permission from the government to import broiler chicken, mutton and beef to counter a rise in their prices

Indian farmers have planted 28.3 million hectares (69.9 million acres) with summer-sown rice, according to the farm ministry's latest data, up 3.28 percent from the same period last year, as robust monsoon rains encouraged the expansion of acreage.

Countries around the world are battling heatwaves and floods fuelled by El Nino, a naturally occurring climate phenomenon that has a 90 per cert probability of persisting in the second half of 2023, according to the World Meteorological Organization.

Brac Bank, The City Bank and IDLC Finance Ltd were named as the top banks and non-banks for the third consecutive year in the central bank’s Sustainability Rating for 2022.

Bangladesh’s share in the global readymade garment trade more than tripled in the past 17 years as the country cements its position as one of the largest suppliers internationally.   

People in Bangladesh are becoming increasingly inclined towards silver jewellery as they are more affordable than gold or platinum ornaments, especially amid the ongoing inflationary pressure, according to various traders.