The insurer's profit stood at Tk 9.91 crore in 2021

Salt farming in Bangladesh has reached the highest level this year since commercial production began in the country six decades ago thanks to favourable weather conditions.

Onion prices have been rising following the Eid-ul-Fitr vacation, bringing hope to farmers across Bangladesh who registered lower yields of the crop due to poor weather during winter this year.

A single company can’t have more than one representative director in the board of a non-bank financial institution (NBFI), said the Bangladesh Bank yesterday. 

Bangladesh’s plans aimed at diversifying export baskets are yet to bring about the expected results as the priority sectors are not enjoying most of the benefits promised in the Export Policy for 2021-24, according to entrepreneurs. 

Investing in the capital market of Bangladesh is always tricky and requires better planning to achieve a positive return. Without a solid understanding of the market, it may be difficult to make a profit.

Bangladesh Bank yesterday urged banks to hold hybrid meetings, connecting attendees either online or in person according to convenience, to cut operating costs. 

Bangladesh will charge at least Tk 589 for the transportation of a tonne of Indian goods to the north-eastern states from the mainland of India through Mongla and Chattogram ports as Dhaka offers regular transit facility to the neighbouring country. 

Bangladesh’s ranking in the World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index (LPI) 2023 has gone up by 12 places, a development that has given an indication that the country’s skills in trade and business have improved.

A senior official of Dhaka Bank Limited has recently been promoted to the post of deputy managing director (DMD).

Turnover of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) maintained its rising trend yesterday and hit a 3.5-month high of Tk 765 crore.

Mutual Trust Bank Limited won a “Best SME Bank Bangladesh 2023” award of Global Business Magazine for its contribution in the development of the cottage, micro, small, and medium enterprise sector in Bangladesh. 

MetLife has been named in Fortune magazine’s 2023 list of “100 Best Companies to Work For”. 

Agricultural, cereal, and export price indices closed 3 per cent, 2 per cent, and 8 per cent higher respectively in the two weeks since April 6, World Bank’s Food Security Update showed. 

First Security Islami Bank Limited’s profit declined 12.18 per cent year-on-year to Tk 293.93 crore in 2022.

United Commercial Bank Ltd reported a 32 per cent increase in profit to Tk 330.47 crore in 2022.

They transacted shares worth Tk 87 crore in March, lowest since August 2012

The effort will also help in ensuring efficient use of power and fuel, the Bangladesh Bank said

Bangladesh Bank says today

The Shariah-based bank made a profit of Tk 334.72 in 2021