The government’s industry-friendly policy is helping industries sustain themselves and hopefully more products with the “Made in Bangladesh” tag will be exported abroad, said Electro Mart Managing Director Md Nurul Amin.  

The process of securing visas and passports should be simplified with the cooperation of various countries to boost Bangladesh’s trade volume, according to Planning Minister MA Mannan.

Taking selfies from the stands and sitting on the grassy pitch, thousands of migrant workers gathered in a Doha stadium to watch the opening match of the first World Cup in the Middle East.

There is a lot of investment potential in the textile sector of Bangladesh, where Envoy Textile has set an example of sustainability, according to Danish investors.

A deal to free up vital grain exports from Ukraine's southern Black Sea ports - which had been due to expire on November 19 - was extended on Thursday for 120 days.

Only 13 shares rose on the Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges yesterday as investors worried about the economic uncertainty stayed away from trading, forcing the bourses to fall.      

Jamuna Bank Limited has received approval from the Bangladesh Bank to establish an exchange house in Spain.

Abdul Karim is not worried about the tax liability of Tk 51,500 because he has invested enough money in the specified areas and he knows that an investment allowance is the legal way to get a tax rebate. And this tax credit will help him reduce the tax significantly.

Jersey sales have surged in Bangladesh despite the cost-of-living crisis as fans are gearing up to watch the FIFA World Cup 2022 in style.  

Farmers are enjoying good sales of early harvest potatoes, which cost an astonishing Tk 400 per kilogramme (kg) after hitting markets in Dinajpur and its neighbouring districts by the end of last week.

Twelve private economic zones in Bangladesh have received good responses from investors drawing investment proposals involving $4.27 billion from local and foreign entrepreneurs in the past six years.

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) is hopeful that the country’s share in the global apparel market may reach 8 per cent within this year as international clothing retailers and brands are coming here with new work orders.

The telecom regulator has allowed Grameenphone to sell 78,000 SIMs to the army, police and other government and corporate customers, more than four and a half months after the operator was ordered to stop selling new SIMs.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday inaugurated the comme-ncement of commercial production at 14 industrial units while also announcing the establishment of 29 others in public and private economic zones to encourage planned industrialisation in Bangladesh.

Stocks listed with the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) yesterday broke a gaining streak that lasted for two consecutive sessions as falling investor participation led to reduced trade.

ABG Ltd, a concern of Bashundhara Group, signed an agreement with the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) yesterday to buy a 25 per cent stake in the bourse in line with a demutualisation process. 

Bangladesh is passing a critical time in its development trajectory in the face of three crises driven by the Covid-19 pandemic, Russia-Ukraine war, and catastrophic climate change, UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Gwyn Lewis said yesterday.

The 1,600-megawatt Adani Godda Power Plant in India will start exporting half of its electricity to Bangladesh from December 16 this year, according to a report by the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB).

Accounting for less than one per cent of processed agricultural products imported by the US, Bangladesh has large scope to grab a bigger stake of the US market, said Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque yesterday.

Desh Garments Ltd posted a 50 per cent fall in profit to Tk 9.8 lakh in the first quarter of the ongoing financial year of 2022-23.