After posting an increase two weeks earlier, wheat prices declined by 8 per cent globally in October, driving the decline in the cereal price index, according to the World Bank’s Food Security Update.  

Eight treasury bonds and bills have changed hands on the secondary market in the last 19 working days since the trading was allowed on October 10. 

The cabinet committee on government purchase (CCGP) yesterday gave the nod to buy 115,000 tonnes of fertiliser from two Middle Eastern countries to increase fertiliser stock for producing crops in the coming seasons.

Md Niamul Islam did not like to eat the yogurt or curd sold at sweetmeat shops. So, he tried to make it himself at home using  his own cow’s milk. Little did he know that this effort would one day make him an entrepreneur.

The Bangladesh Bank yesterday asked four state-owned commercial banks to improve their financial health by containing defaulted loans and broadening capital base after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) expressed concerns about their weak conditions. 

Many Facebook-based platforms, which have sprouted in Bangladesh since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, are struggling to survive owing to the spike in raw material prices and decline in sales amid the global economic downturn.

The 4th edition of “Global Elevator and Escalator Expo 2022” started at the International Convention City Bashundhara in Dhaka yesterday with a view to promoting and developing the excellence of elevators, escalators, and lifts in the country’s fast-growing housing industry.

I know of a deputy managing director of a financial institution who has a fascination for driving fancy cars, something that most young kids dream of.  

Bangladesh Bank yesterday announced a new office timing for bankers and banking hours for service-seekers beginning from November 15.

Air Astra will start operation this month as the new private Bangladeshi airline received the go-ahead from the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) yesterday.

Air Astra will start operation in November as the new private Bangladeshi airline received the go-ahead from the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) today.

Turnover at the Dhaka bourse crossed Tk 1,500 crore today after a month as optimistic investors were in a buying mood.

Banglalink’s revenue rose 11.6 per cent year-on-year to Tk 1,379.5 crore in the third quarter of 2022, on the back of data revenue.

Drug maker Renata Ltd has secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for its general facility in Rajendrapur.

Sugar prices increased in the local markets as millers could not refine raw sugar due to shortage of gas, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said today.

Bangladesh Bank today announced a new office timing for bankers and banking hours for service seekers beginning from November 15.

Islamic banking is set to grow from the current level in Bangladesh, which will offer a huge opportunity to banks and financial institutions and accelerate financial inclusion, said Sabbir Ahmed, head of retail banking of Standard Chartered Bangladesh. 

International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised the government to rationalise the existing tariff structure by reducing various types of para and non-tariff barriers to improve competitiveness of domestic industries. 

Six loss-making sugar mills owned by the state were shuttered in 2020 so that they may undergo modernisation and eventually become commercially viable once again.

She took advance payment from customers luring them with hefty discounts and then purchased a plot and flat with over Tk 9 crore. Her relatives also purchased property with the customers’ money.