LafargeHolcim Bangladesh’s profit rose 102 per cent year-on-year to Tk 190.9 crore in the first quarter

The population of US airline pilots and engineers is currently 95.7 per cent white and 9.2 per cent female, according to US data.

The battery manufacturer made a Tk 1.09 crore profit in January-March of the previous fiscal year

Green Delta Insurance Ltd reported a 58 per cent year-on-year decline in profit to Tk 7.41 crore in the first quarter of 2023..The profit stood at Tk 17.83 crore in the identical January-March quarter of 2022. .The insurer said its consolidated earnings per share were Tk 0.74 in the

Although Bangladesh produces enough onion to meet its domestic demand each year, at least 30 per cent of the bulbs are damaged before reaching the market due to inadequate storage facilities.

Life insurance companies in Bangladesh have continued to put more than half of their investments in treasury bills and bonds in the absence of diversified investment opportunities, official figures showed. 

The government will continue to provide incentives to 12 sectors as an alternative to direct cash support on export receipts with a view to helping exporters tackle potential challenges in the post-LDC era, a top official said yesterday.

Local software and other information technology-enabled services (ITES) exports to Japan have witnessed a surge in recent times as Bangladeshi companies have established a foothold in the East Asian country. 

Deepal Abeywickrema, managing director of Nestlé Bangladesh PLC, has also been appointed as the chairman of the company, effective from April 6 this year.

South Asian economic growth and poverty reduction process was impeded by the pandemic and Russia-Ukraine war, says Rahul Anand, division chief of International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Asia and Pacific department and Bangladesh mission chief. 

The Building Technology and Ideas Limited (bti), a real estate company of Bangladesh, recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Shimizu Corporation, a Japanese construction company.

The prime indices of the Dhaka and Chattogram bourses traded almost flat yesterday. 

Nazeem A Choudhury has joined Prime Bank Limited as its deputy managing director (DMD).  

Online educational platform 10 Minute School has partnered with MetLife Bangladesh, a life insurance company, to provide insurance facilities to its employees.

China’s service activity grew for a fourth month in April, a private-sector survey showed on Friday, as businesses benefitted from a return toward pre-pandemic levels of demand and output, although the momentum slowed.

Shahjalal Islami Bank Ltd’s profit rose 4.25 per cent year-on-year Tk 105.89 crore in the first quarter of 2023.

Bangladesh should focus on upskilling the existing labour force to face the challenges of the fourth industrial revolution and its upcoming graduation from the least developed country status, according to experts. 

Despite some progress, Bangladesh has not been able to diversify its export basket compared to its competitors, leading to more concentration in the textiles sector, according to a new report.

The Bangladesh Bank yesterday said it would roll out a set of policies to implement market-based interest rates and uniform exchange rates and disclose net and gross reserves in line with the conditions of the International Monetary Fund. 

Janata Bank Limited’s profit tumbled in 2022 amid lower income from investments and the requirement to set aside a higher amount in provisions against bad loans.