Don’t change price tags at outlets

The Directorate of National Consumers Right Protection (DNCRP) would close the outlets of fashion brands for a temporary period if it finds any price gun machines during drives, officials of the watchdog said yesterday.
30 March 2023, 18:00 PM

E-payment made mandatory for taxes

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has made electronic payment mandatory for all types of taxes in order to ensure real-time receipt and improve government’s overall cash flow.
30 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Market maintains flat trajectory

Major indices of the stock market in Bangladesh have maintained a flat trajectory for about eight months now, providing little scope for investors to register gains or even losses.
30 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Private credit growth slows further

Private sector credit growth in Bangladesh slowed further in February owing largely to a tight liquidity situation in the banking sector amid falling deposits growth, the decline in demand for imports, and the rise in the cost of funds.  
30 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Brac Bank adopts digital processes to promote sustainability

Brac Bank’s SME business is taking steps towards reducing paper usage and promoting environmental sustainability by adopting various digital processes.
30 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Market maintains flat trajectory

Major indices of the stock market in Bangladesh have maintained a flat trajectory for about eight months now, providing little scope for investors to register gains or even losses.
30 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Brac Bank, Nucleus Software win fintech award

Brac Bank and Nucleus Software Exports Ltd have jointly won a “Best Implementation in Transaction Banking” award at IBS Intelligence Global FinTech Innovation Awards 2022 for FinnAxia, a transaction banking and supply chain finance solution for small and medium enterprises. 
30 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Wahida joins Agrani Bank as DMD

Wahida Begum has joined Agrani Bank Limited from Ansar-VDP Unnayan Bank as a deputy managing director (DMD) on Tuesday.
30 March 2023, 18:00 PM

UCB’s Tk 50cr open-ended mutual fund gets go-ahead

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has approved an open-ended mutual fund named UCB Income Plus Fund worth Tk 50 crore.
30 March 2023, 18:00 PM

PM calls for strengthening economic ties with Vietnam

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday emphasised on enhancing economic cooperation between Bangladesh and Vietnam for the mutual benefit of the two countries. 
30 March 2023, 18:00 PM

ADB working on the fund for Bangladesh

Asian Development Bank (ADB) is working to provide around $2 billion in budgetary support to Bangladesh this fiscal year in a co-funding initiative it plans to lead, a move that would to some extent relieve the existing pressure on the foreign exchange reserve. 
30 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Bankers to pay exporters Tk 105 for every US dollar

From the beginning of March, bankers have been paying Tk 104 for a dollar to exporters.
30 March 2023, 16:22 PM

Robi ordered to pay Tk 1,000 for not answering former CEO’s law suit

Ahmed filed a lawsuit against the telecom operator, its board chairman and former group CEO seeking Tk 227 crore in retirement benefits and compensation for ‘wrongful dismissal'
30 March 2023, 15:55 PM

E-payment made mandatory for taxes

The National Board of Revenue issues a notification on March 23
30 March 2023, 15:28 PM

UCB’s Tk 50 crore open-ended mutual fund gets go-ahead

UCB Asset Management has provided Tk 5 crore and the rest is open for general investors
30 March 2023, 15:02 PM

Two firms to extend high-speed internet to 2,600 unions

Summit Communications and Fiber@Home will do the job
30 March 2023, 14:29 PM

Mutual funds can now invest up to 80% of funds in stocks

Earlier they were allowed to invest up to 60%
30 March 2023, 14:10 PM

DNCRP warns clothing outlets against use of price tag machine

Price tags should be attached to products at the factory level, not at showrooms or retail outlets.
30 March 2023, 12:54 PM

Women must be at the forefront of the transition to a low-carbon economy

Can we truly reimagine a path to a low-carbon transition and change the climate narrative? This is hard to envision when we witness the unprecedented damage we are inflicting on the planet.
30 March 2023, 07:33 AM

Volatile commodity prices reduce growth and amplify swings in inflation

Food and energy prices surged to near historic highs in recent years amid the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, which prompted major supply disruptions. This was accompanied by a sharp rise in the volatility of commodity prices as well.
30 March 2023, 06:49 AM