Bangladesh has seen tremendous growth in its gig economy over the past decade as nearly a million people in the country now provide online freelancing, outsourcing, ridesharing and delivery services, according to a paper presented at a seminar yesterday.

The agriculture ministry yesterday launched a digital platform to provide 45 agri-related services of 17 agencies to farmers, businesses, importers and exporters.

Banks in Bangladesh will remain open from 9:30am to 4:00pm on every working day during Ramadan, which may begin next week based on the sighting of the moon. 

Out of 14 types of statistics gathered by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), eight are thought to be outdated by at least 50 per cent of people who use the data and participated in a new survey of the state-run agency. 

Banks in Bangladesh will remain open from 9:30am to 4:00pm on every working day during Ramadan, which may begin next week based on the sighting of the moon. 

The indices of Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges fell in the morning trade today.

Watermelon farmers in southern Bangladesh are pleased to be getting bumper yields and prices early this season as their produce can now reach markets all over the country thanks to the improved connectivity provided by Padma Bridge.

The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) has unearthed that four Dhaka-based apparel exporters laundered Tk 382 crore using fake documents.

Bangladesh Finance Limited registered an 8 per cent year-on-year decline in profit to Tk 23.52 crore last year, owing to the suspension of additional interest and provisions against stressed loans.

Achieving the anticipated economic development set by the government is completely unattainable in absence of genuine competition in the market, according to Mofizul Islam, former chairperson of the Bangladesh Competition Commission (CCB).

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi yesterday urged consumers not to buy Ramadan commodities in large volumes at a time and purchase the items according to daily necessities.

Bangladesh could save as much as $500 million annually if the cotton waste generated by its garments sector is recycled, according to experts.

The prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell yesterday on making gains the day before. 

Sea Pearl Beach Resort & Spa Limited is going to acquire a 30 per cent stake in Shamim Enterprise Pvt Ltd (SEPL) at an investment of Tk 33.91 crore.

Sugar prices have maintained an upward trend at both wholesale and retail levels in Bangladesh despite a record cut in import duties to keep the market stable ahead of Ramadan. 

Sugar prices have maintained an upward trend at both wholesale and retail levels in Bangladesh despite a record cut in import duties to keep the market stable ahead of Ramadan. 

Bangladesh’s poultry industry operators and farmers use prebiotics, probiotics and essential oils instead of antibiotics to help produce good quality meat and eggs, said a top leader of the poultry industry yesterday.

Unique Meghnaghat Power Ltd has signed an agreement with lenders for a foreign loan of $463 million for 15 years to meet its debt requirement, said one of its owners yesterday.

Analysts have warned that Bangladesh may fall into the middle-income trap unless it takes measures to improve human capital, make the economy greener, build infrastructure without taking excessive loans and increase efficiency. 

Poultry operators say at an international poultry seminar in Dhaka