The smartphone market in Bangladesh witnessed a double-digit decline for the first time in seven years in 2022 while the feature phone market grew slightly at the same time, according to the latest Market Monitor report by Counterpoint Research.

Rising per capita income, stricter anti-smuggling measures and the production of value-added apparel items have catapulted Bangladesh’s annual yarn and fabrics sales to $9 billion

Eight banks in Bangladesh faced a collective provisioning shortfall of Tk 19,048 crore in 2022, creating a risk for their depositors. 

Pumpkin has become the most favoured crop among farmers based along the Arial Kha river in Barishal as the popular variety of winter squash brings better returns compared to other crops.

A two-day meeting of Asia Pacific Regional Committee (APRC) of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) is going to be held in Dhaka from tomorrow. 

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) will go for full automation of all its process so that manipulation of stocks can be curbed in the market. 

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has approved the inclusion of four independent directors in the new board of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).

One of Vietnam’s largest shoe manufacturers for major brands such as Nike and Adidas will cut thousands of workers at the end of the month due to a slump in orders, according to local authorities.

Though growing locally, the country’s plastic sector accounts for just 0.1 per cent of global sales, which industry players blame on low inflow of foreign investment. 

Mobile finance service provider bKash has won four awards for innovative and creative services in four categories conferred by Bangladesh Innovation Conclave at Bangladesh Innovation Award 2023. 

Singer Bangladesh has inaugurated a service centre in Bhairab and announced that it would add two new service vans in its fleet to ensure prompt and hassle-free services for customers. 

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Bangladesh has suggested that the government bring about appropriate policy changes through Bangladesh Bank to digitalise Bangladesh’s trade with countries abroad in context of the state of local and global economies. 

Prime Bank has signed a three-year master murabaha agreement with International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) under which the latter will provide a trade facility against letters of credit issued by the former.

Daily turnover, which indicates how much trade took place in the session, rose 14.6 per cent to Tk 326 crore

The rate will be applicable for shipments of December and January

A 20-member team of Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry is now visiting Bangladesh

International Plastic Fair-2023 begins in Dhaka on February 22

A two-day meeting of International Organization of Securities Commissions will begin in Dhaka on February 22

The DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), edged down 3 points at 11:36 am

Transactions through agent banking accounts rose more than 46 per cent to Tk 673,069 crore in 2022 in Bangladesh riding on the increased use of the fast-expanding banking window, official figures showed.