As businesses in Bangladesh grow, they are also participating in various programmes to transform their businesses for the future. Half of the CEOs in Bangladesh who were surveyed for PwC’s 26th Annual Global CEO Survey 2023 responded that their business will lose economic viability in less than 10 years if they stay in the current course.

Noted economists recommended focusing on macroeconomic stability, reduction of default loans, and reducing expenditures on mega-projects in the national budget for fiscal year 2024-25.

Ensuring the timely payment of salaries and bonuses of the over four million garment workers is the first priority of SM Mannan (Kochi), whose panel swept elections to the executive committee of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).

The telecom regulator is awarding cellular mobile service operator licences to mobile network operators, unifying the existing licences and setting the groundwork for the launch of 5G technology in the country.

The Planning Commission has identified seven hurdles standing in the way of the smooth implementation of foreign-funded projects, a move that may go on to help the government avoid unnecessary delays and save money.

The Bangladesh Bank has unveiled the counter-trade policy, an arrangement that promotes direct exchanges of goods and services without cash, with a view to reducing pressure on dwindling foreign currency reserves.

Deposits in the Islamic banking sector of Bangladesh rose 8.16 percent last year but the liquidity challenge that it has been facing for months remained persistent.

All indices of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) showed unusual figures yesterday due to an “operational error” that adversely impacted investor confidence, causing turnover to plummet amid huge sales pressure.

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.

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.

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

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.

In a small village, there was a debate over who should make decisions at home. A contest was held where a man and a wise old grandmother would catch a rabbit without any tools.

The managing director and three directors of eGeneration have announced that they intend to sell a major stake in a month, which is just around three years past the company being listed with the stock exchange.

Barlekha upazila in Moulvibazar is known for its agar and attar production, netting recognition not just in the country but also on the international stage. These two products are often referred to as the "white gold" of the upazila.