RFL Group opened its second bicycle factory in Rangpur’s Gangachara upazila to meet the growing demand in both local and export markets.

On their way to lunch, the chief financial officer (CFO), the chief human resources officer (CHRO) and their boss stumble on a beaten-up but valuable-looking brass container.

Data collection for the Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES)-2022 is going to be complete within December 31 this year, according to Project Director Mohiuddin Ahmed.

The retail price of palm oil has been reduced by Tk 4 while soybean oil by Tk 5 a litre in the country. 

Dhaka and Chattogram divisions account for more than 80 per cent of the total deposits in the banking system thanks to a large flow of savings from state-run enterprises and higher economic activity.

Around 50 per cent of Bangladesh’s manpower are either semi-skilled or unskilled in advanced technologies like geographic information systems, business process outsourcing, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things and robotics, an economist said today.

The gap in access to financial services between men and women dropped to 4 percentage points for the first time in the past decade, according to the Global Findex Database 2021.

RFL Group opened its second bicycle factory in Rangpur’s Gangachara to meeting the growing demand in the local and export markets.

Stocks in Bangladesh fell slightly today stretching the loss to the second straight day.

Stocks in Bangladesh fell for the second straight day today.

The production of some high-value exotic fruits in Bangladesh has increased significantly in the past several years as many farmers have jumped on the bandwagon of growing them commercially since they fetch higher profits. 

What started with lease financing, progressively diversified into term lending, working capital financing, corporate advisory, housing finance, merchant banking, equity financing and finally took the name of today’s non-banking financial institution (NBFI).

Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Bepza) has taken a number of steps, including connecting to customs management software, to prevent the use of fake import permits following the detection of such malpractices this year. 

With the aim of catering to the growing local market and diversifying the country’s export basket, Akij Group invested more than Tk 1,000 crore in setting up a plant to produce films for packages.

The Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges snapped a three-day advance yesterday after investors booked profits.  

The telecom regulator is going to introduce a “tourist SIM” for foreign travellers coming to Bangladesh. 

The central bank has asked banks to take a minimum cash advance from importers while opening letters of credit (LCs) for rice and wheat in order to keep their prices at a tolerable level in the domestic market and ensure smooth supply.

Bangladesh needs to diversify its export basket and seek out new markets in order to prevent potential losses after graduating from the list of least developed countries (LDC), according to Saiful Islam, president of the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI).

The jute ministry has received a total of 37 proposals from the private sector for leasing 13 state-owned mills after it said textiles could be produced at the mills apart from jute goods, officials said yesterday.

Bangladesh needs to diversify its export basket and seek out new markets in order to prevent potential losses after graduating from the list of least developed countries (LDC), according to Saiful Islam, president of the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI).