Robi, the second-largest mobile phone operator in Bangladesh, has incorporated a 100 per cent owned subsidiary company Smart Pay Limited.   

Akij Group has opened a showroom in Banani of Dhaka for its ceramic tiles, boards, doors, sanitaryware and tableware. 

GPH Ispat has been nominated as one of the finalists at the 10th edition of 2022 Platts Global Metals Awards in two categories -- “Industry Leadership Award: Steel” and the “New Technology for the Metals and Mining Industry”. 

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) wants to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with the UK to boost bilateral trade after Bangladesh's graduation to a developing nation in 2026.

Ninety-seven per cent of the Bangladeshi mobile internet users are concerned about their privacy and security in the digital world, according to a study.

Local garment makers today sought cooperation from Britain to maintain competitiveness for apparel shipment to the UK markets after Bangladesh’s graduation to a developing nation in 2026.

Stocks in Bangladesh continued to drop for the fourth consecutive trading day today as shaky investors continued to sell shares.

The High Court today wanted to know what action has been taken against the persons, including five deputy governors of Bangladesh Bank, who were reportedly involved in the financial scam of Tk 3,700 crore.

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) could help Bangladesh build a young and skilled workforce, said Chihoko Asada-Miyakawa, regional director for Asia and Pacific for ILO.

On End Poverty Day this year, it’s hard to find cause for celebration.  The Covid-19 pandemic triggered a historic setback, pushing 70 million people into extreme poverty in 2020 – the largest one-year increase in three decades. 

Most shares on the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) fell in the morning session today, stretching the loss to the fourth consecutive day.

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell for the fourth consecutive session today.

Although the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) had established some industrial estates as far back as the 1960s, a number of plots at these estates remain unallocated as work on land filling, constructing roads, ensuring security services and other utilities is still ongoing.

Bangladesh’s IT industry needs government support to aggressively promote local entrepreneurs’ prowess among global clients, said Russell T Ahmed, president of the Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS). 

Rising external debt may pose some risks to Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves in the future as higher debt servicing will be required on accumulated loans, said the Bangladesh Bank yesterday. 

The majority of workers in Bangladesh’s gig economy do not receive fair pay, benefits or even a contract from online platforms, revealing the awful situation in ensuring the rights of those workers, according to a recent study. 

Apex Spinning & Knitting Mills Limited’s profit rose 17.75 per cent year-on-year in the last financial year. 

Midland Bank signed an issuing bank agreement with the Exim Bank of India under the latter’s Trade Assistance Programme in Dhaka yesterday.

City Bank has announced that it would provide Bangladeshi migrants in Malaysia 2 per cent of whatever they send home as remittance on top of the 2.5 per cent provided by the government as an incentive. 

Bank Asia has signed an “Issuing Bank Agreement” with the Export-Import (Exim) Bank of India to avail a “Trade Assistance Programme” (TAP).