The government is planning to set up a separate economic zone for the fisheries sector in order to promote the fish processing industry, said Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim yesterday. 

Fatema Begum, a former additional inspector general of police, has recently joined Bangladesh Finance as its director.

Syed Nasim Manzur has been elected as the chairman of Pioneer Insurance Company Ltd at a meeting of the board of directors of the insurer in Dhaka recently.

Shimanto Bank Ltd signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dipto Shimanto, a specialised educational institution, in Dhaka yesterday.

City Bank’s consolidated profit rose 9.07 percent year-on-year to Tk 236.94 crore in the first half of 2023.

Eastern Bank Ltd signed a payroll banking agreement with ShareTrip, an online travel agency of Bangladesh, at the bank’s head office in Dhaka recently.

Dhaka Bank Limited’s profit climbed more than 31 per cent year-on-year to Tk 71.47 crore in the April-June quarter of 2023.

IPDC Finance Limited’s profit slumped 62.70 percent year-on-year to Tk 8.16 crore in the second quarter of 2023 owing to a rise in interest expenses, salary and allowances and provision for loans and investments.    

The Sammilito Baboshayee Parishad won 15 posts while its opponent Baboshayee Oikko Parishad secured eight posts in the election of the association group of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) on Monday.

Bangladesh has seen rapid growth in foreign direct investment (FDI) from China ever since the country joined its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2016, according to a report by the Chinese embassy in Dhaka.

It made a profit of Tk 71.47 crore in Apr-Jun of 2023

Fisheries Minister SM Rezaul Karim says at ERD event

IPDC Finance Limited’s profit slumped 62.70 percent year-on-year to Tk 8.16 crore in the second quarter of 2023 owing to a rise in interest expenses, salary and allowances and provision for loans and investments.

Remittance inflow to Bangladesh fell 5.86 percent year-on-year to $1.97 billion in July, central bank data showed today.

Election results were released at 2.30am on Aug 1

The Income Tax Act 2023 has specified the amount of tax rebate you will get to reduce your tax liability. But your investment allowance is not specified.

Rafiqul Islam and Shiuli Aktar, a couple who live in Ikor Char village under Baliakandi upazila of Rajbari, once found it difficult to ensure proper nutrition for their two children.

Short-term foreign debt in the private sector fell to $13.66 billion in June, down 3 percent from $14.08 billion in May, as repayments outpaced new loans during the period, according to Bangladesh Bank.

Unilever Consumer Care, previously known as GloxoSmithKline, registered a fall in profits in the April-June period of 2023.

Most of the listed multinational companies operating in Bangladesh witnessed higher profits and sales in the April-to-June quarter despite persisting economic challenges at home and abroad, inflationary pressures and higher raw materials prices.