Hedayetullah Al Mamoon, former senior secretary, was recently appointed as an independent director of Eastland Insurance Company Limited.

Migrant workers sent $21.61 billion to Bangladesh in the just-concluded fiscal year as remittance rebounded on the back of higher flow on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha and a record outflow of labourers, official figures showed yesterday

About 93 tonnes of green chillies arrived in the country within a week after Bangladesh allowed the import of the kitchen essential due to skyrocketing prices, according to a notification from the Ministry of Agriculture

US-Bangla Airlines is going to start direct flights to its 12th international destination, India's capital Delhi, from the last week of July.

The ongoing holiday centring Eid-ul-Azha has raised concerns among mango farmers that prices for the fruit may decline further in coming days despite the high production cost.

Sales of motorcycles, particularly low-end ones, were disappointing ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha as the ongoing inflationary pressure has limited peoples’ purchasing power, according to market players.

Bangladesh’s two-decade-long quest to put in place a system that can process 100 per cent of rawhides generated during Eid-ul-Azha continues owing to the lower-than-required capacity of the Savar Tannery Industrial Estate (STIE).

As of 8:00pm yesterday, about 76.92 per cent, or 2,449 of the 3,164 industrial units in Bangladesh, have paid their workers’ salaries for the first 15 days of June, according to data from the Industrial Police.

Mutual funds have emerged as a popular and beneficial option for individuals seeking to grow their personal wealth.

Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL) has decided to purchase an exchange house in Dubai to attract more remittances sent by Bangladeshi migrants working in the emirate.

The commerce minister’s recent admission that stern measures against market manipulators could create a sudden crisis has exposed the helplessness and lack of political will of the government, said three top economists and a consumers’ body. 

Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) will provide an Official Development Assistance loan of Tk 2,273 crore (equivalent to JPY 3,000 crore) as budgetary support for strengthening public financial management. 

Although the national poverty rate dropped in 2022, it rose in Dhaka, Barishal and Sylhet divisions. 

The percentages of households and people getting support from the government’s Social Security Programmes (SSP) in Barishal are the highest among the country’s eight divisions, according to the Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) 2022. 

Shahidul Islam, 50, was beaten to death outside Prince Jacquard Sweater Ltd in Tongi Satish area.

The commerce minister’s recent admission that stern measures against market manipulators could create a sudden crisis has exposed the helplessness and lack of political will of the government, said three top economists and a consumers' body. 

Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) will provide an Official Development Assistance loan of Tk 2,273 crore (equivalent to JPY 3,000 crore; USD 225 million) as budgetary support for strengthening public financial management

Hospitality service providers in Cox’s Bazar are not expecting an onrush of tourists amid the upcoming holiday centring Eid-ul-Azha as ongoing inflationary pressure and unfavourable weather are keeping travellers at bay.

Mobile subscriber numbers witnessed growth in May thanks to a strong performance by the top operator, Grameenphone.

Remittance rebounded in Bangladesh in the outgoing financial year, extending some breathing space to an economy struggling to keep its head above water amid the lingering crisis at home and abroad.