Mobile financial service provider bKash has launched a campaign under which 21 Bangladeshi football fans will get the chance to fly to Argentina and watch live matches of Lionel Messi and his team by making payment through bKash.

A “ROSA-2nd KBL Expo 2023”, also known as ROSA Kitchen, Bath & Living Expo 2023, ended at the International Convention City Bashundhara in Dhaka yesterday.

The nationals of the North American country spent Tk 61.5 crore in March this year

Over 50 companies showcased futuristic services and highlighted ground-breaking technologies

Major use cases of mobile financial services (MFS) are still confined to receiving, sending and withdrawing money at marginal levels, where the gender divide is palpable, according to three studies.

The proposed income tax law has sought to make it mandatory for taxpayers in specific cases to add the statement of their living expenses with their tax returns.

Clonal tea seedlings, which are cloned from hybrid varieties of the plant, are helping develop the tea industry of Bangladesh by providing high yields of top-quality tea, according to growers.

A research experiment on providing temporary migration loans in Bangladesh saw a 22 percentage point rise in such movements from the rate of households already prone to adopting this mode of income. 

Corporate and foreign investors may further lose interest in the stock market of Bangladesh as the country has dropped a notch in the Moody’s Investors Service rating system.

Bangladesh’s imports dropped 14.40 per cent year-on-year to $58.78 billion in July-April of the ongoing financial year, which might be seen as a relief for the volatile foreign exchange regime but it could also deal a blow to the economy, official figures showed yesterday. 

Around 400 cold storages across Bangladesh are struggling to preserve and maintain the quality of vast quantities of potatoes for power cuts over the past two weeks.   

A maximum of three persons from a single family would be able to become directors of a commercial bank from the existing four, according to the Bank Company (Amendment) Bill 2023. 

Shepherd Textile (BD) Limited is going to merge with Shepherd Industries PLC with a view to cutting administrative expenses.   

My son has his own studio and content creation platform where many influencers record their programmes. Last week, a very successful entrepreneur was interviewed. He explained that during the pandemic, he created an online marketplace that became highly successful.

The extension of existing benefits for local consumer electronics industries through the proposed national budget is very encouraging, said Golam Murshed, managing director and chief executive officer of Walton Hi-Tech Industries, yesterday. 

Incepta Pharmaceuticals Limited has won a “National Environment Award-2022” in an environmental protection and pollution control category for institutions. 

All indices of the Dhaka and Chattogram bourses rose yesterday.

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi has sought support from his counterparts in the Commonwealth nations as the government looks to extend the preferential trade benefit for Bangladesh for six more years after the country’s graduation to a developing country.

Bangladesh can achieve food security, eradicate poverty, foster social equality and promote economic growth through responsible investment in agriculture and food systems, according to Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque.

Brac Bank Ltd has decided to issue bonds in order to raise up to Tk 700 crore to enhance its capital base.