The government has re-imposed the provision of fumigation of US cotton at ports, official documents showed, a move that may increase the lead time and cost of production for importers.

Air Astra, the youngest private airline in Bangladesh, has been designated as title sponsor for the upcoming 18th International Tourism Fair, which is also known as Dhaka Travel Mart.

Beximco Ltd logged a 33 per cent year-on-year decline in profit in the July-March period of the ongoing financial year owing to the sharp depreciation of the local currency and higher energy and freight costs. 

Bankers today decided to pay a total of Tk 110.70 to migrant workers and non-resident Bangladeshis for a US dollar from this week in order to encourage them to send foreign currency through formal channels, according to a meeting.

Local biscuits manufacturing giant Olympic Industries today said its profit jumped 42 per cent in the first three quarters of the current financial year of 2022-23, powered by increased sales revenue.

The indices of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell slightly in the morning trade today.

A project for expanding artificial reproduction and implementing embryo transfer technology in livestock farming has been delayed once again due to slow implementation.

The compensation for worker deaths due to factory accidents in Bangladesh is still lower than the per capita income of its nationals, according to the leader of a workers’ rights body.

Travellers were undeterred by the ongoing heatwave or higher accommodation and transport costs as tourist destinations across Bangladesh were bustling with activity during the recent holiday centring Eid-ul-Fitr.

Riding on the reputation it has earned over the decades, Pubali Bank Ltd, one of the oldest banks in Bangladesh, is investing to build a robust digital infrastructure with a view to providing all financial services at the fingertips of customers and their doorsteps. 

Foreign investments in the Dhaka Stock Exchange have maintained a downward trend since 2018 despite the regulator’s efforts to retain existing investors and attract new ones.  

The Bangladesh Bank has decided to implement a market-based interest rate from July, moving away from the 9 per cent interest rate cap on loans, an initiative that may help the central bank uses its policy rates effectively in its fight against higher inflation.   

Meghna Bank recently partnered with Bangladesh Freelancer Development Society (BFDS) to launch its new product “Freelancer Account Service Pack”.

Md Saidul Islam has been elected as the chairman of Jamuna Bank Limited for a one-year term.

Standard Chartered Bangladesh recently won the “Best CSR Bank” and “Most Innovative Digital Bank” awards of the UAE-based International Business Magazine.

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Bangladesh should explore avenues on how to tax the country’s growing digital economy so that it can increase spending on urgent development needs and allocate more resources for priority sectors such as health and education, according to the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).

In Jul-Mar, the company’s sales rose 8.7%, but profit fell 33%

Analysts say at a workshop

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has started a training programme for foreign pilots which will help the national flag carrier to earn foreign currency.