Plastic recycling plants in Bangladesh are becoming a vital part of the circular economy as foreign buyers are prioritising sourcing plastic products from Bangladeshi manufacturers who use recycled plastic along with virgin materials.

The demand for luxury apartments has remained unchanged while the sales of regular properties and initiation of new housing projects are in the slow lane amid the ongoing economic crisis, according to market players.

The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) has requested the government to continue the subsidy on the energy sector so that the private sector can stay afloat amid the double blow dealt by the coronavirus pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war.

Bangkok Hospital’s Bangladesh office has organised a health awareness seminar titled “Advanced 360° Cancer Treatment Services at Bangkok Hospital Headquarters” at Cadet College Club, Purbachal on Friday.

City Bank and Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on financial assistance for agricultural research and development to ensure sustainable food security in Bangladesh. 

Kellogg Company has started offering “Snehobhara Ramadan”, a package containing Kellogg’s Oats (400gm) and Kellogg’s Chocos (385gm), for Tk 600 from today.

Prime Bank has recently promoted a senior executive vice-president to the post of deputy managing director (DMD).

Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserve would hit $200 billion dollars, if the country can properly utilise its maritime sector, State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury said yesterday.

Bangladesh’s export basket dominated mainly by garments needs to be diversified, where ICT can play the key role, experts said yesterday.

Ambassadors say at “Ambassadors Night” on the sidelines of BASIS SoftExpo 2023

Green Textile Limited Unit 4, a joint concern of Epic Group and Envoy Legacy of Bangladesh, scored 104 out of 110, highest in the globe

Participants at a roundtable demand wage board, Tk 25,000 minimum wage for RMG workers

State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury says

The economic headwinds that faced Asia and the Pacific last year have started to fade. Global financial conditions have eased, food and oil prices are down, and China’s economy is rebounding.

The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) last week finally made public its estimate of the amount of Boro season paddy produced in the country last year, which sadly will come to little effect as farmers will be harvesting this year’s crops within a month or so. 

Deposit flow to Islamic banks in Bangladesh registered a fall in the fourth quarter of 2022, the first such decline in eight years, in a sign of erosion of confidence among savers owing to loan irregularities.

The top 10 gainers’ list on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) could not be completed yesterday since only nine companies rose as the market fell for the fourth consecutive session.

Local seed company Lal Teer Seed Ltd and Sweden-based firm OlsAro Crop Biotech along with Gothenburg University of Sweden have developed chemical mutations of a wheat variety that can be grown on salt affected soils, a press release said.

Real estate businesses have urged the government to reduce registration fees on apartment sales and cut taxes on registration of second hand or used flats to give a boost to the sector.

Bangladeshi insurers have been asked to take prior permission from the insurance regulator in case of relocation or closure of any branch or office.