​​​​​​​How do rising incomes impact carbon emissions?

The transport sector currently accounts for a quarter of energy-related carbon emissions globally. It also ranks among the fastest-growing sources of such emissions.
5 October 2022, 06:19 AM

4IR, e-sports and Bangladesh

Rapidly adapting to changes driven by industrial revolutions is what allows a nation to earn its rightful place in the world. The Third Industrial Revolution marked the beginning of the digital age and globalisation, inadvertently creating what we now call ‘pop culture’, allowing technologies to become the definitive vehicle of entertainment around the world. 
5 October 2022, 03:00 AM

Small fish with big potential

The Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute (BFRI) has conserved and improved 37 domesticated varieties of freshwater fish over the past 30 years, bringing hopes that endangered breeds can be preserved to satisfy both local and global demand.
5 October 2022, 02:50 AM

Now e-commerce falls prey to soaring inflation

Bangladesh’s e-commerce platforms have been witnessing a drop in sales in recent months due to high inflation and rising delivery costs. 
5 October 2022, 02:40 AM

Apparel export can hit $95 billion by 2030 riding on manmade fibre

Apparel exports from Bangladesh will cross $95 billion by 2030 if the country can expand its share in the global market for manmade fibre (MMF) to 12 per cent from less than 5 per cent at present, according to a recent study.
5 October 2022, 02:30 AM

Creating jobs, bringing home dollars

The outsourcing of graphic designing and image editing holds great promise for Bangladesh as many are already earning foreign currencies riding on the boom in digital businesses worldwide. 
5 October 2022, 02:10 AM

Bank Asia gets ‘PCI DSS’ certificate

Bank Asia Limited has achieved the most prestigious Standard Information Security Certification, namely ‘PCI DSS’.
4 October 2022, 18:00 PM

ICAB, credit rating assoc sign MoU on document verification

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) and the Association of Credit Rating Agencies of Bangladesh (ACRAB) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the document verification system (DVS) yesterday.
4 October 2022, 18:00 PM

Recession can be avoided with right policies: IMF

Global recession can be avoided if governments’ fiscal policies were consistent with monetary policy tightening, but likely there would be countries falling into recession next year, the International Monetary Fund’s managing director said on Monday.
4 October 2022, 18:00 PM

Stocks back in black after one-day drop

Stocks in Bangladesh returned to the black yesterday thanks to higher investor participation following a one-day halt that broke a four-day gaining streak.
4 October 2022, 18:00 PM

Govt frames policy, aims to boost exports

The government has issued a policy aiming to facilitate the acquisition of sustainable and advanced technology among light engineering industries in a bid to expedite development in the sector, according to a gazette notification issued last month.
4 October 2022, 18:00 PM

Emerald Oil plans to export to Japan

Emerald Oil Industries, one of the first to market rice bran oil domestically, plans to export its product to Japan, for which it has established a branch in the island nation last month. 
4 October 2022, 18:00 PM

Unsold stock of rawhide weighs on industry

Bangladesh is suffering from unsold stocks of hides and skins for reasons, including a lack of interest of international brands to source from here, as most tanners do not have certification from Leather Working Group (LWG) centring sustainable and environment-friendly leather production.
4 October 2022, 18:00 PM

Power outage disrupts banks' ATM services

The services automated teller machine (ATM) of banks faced a disruption in many areas due to the partial failure of the national grid.
4 October 2022, 16:03 PM

Turkish businesses urged to invest in Bangladesh

Turkish businesses can consider the 100 economic zones and 28 high-tech parks of Bangladesh as their preferred investment destinations, Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Rizwan Rahman said today.
4 October 2022, 11:55 AM

Stocks return to black

Stocks in Bangladesh returned to the black today thanks to higher participation of investors after experiencing a one-day fall yesterday, which had broken a four-day gaining streak of the market.
4 October 2022, 11:16 AM

Emerald Oil opens branch in Japan to boost export

Emerald Oil, one of the early entrants in the domestic rice bran oil market, has established a new branch in Japan last month as part of its plan to export its product to the island nation.
4 October 2022, 10:16 AM

Chattogram stocks gain

The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) gained again today after yesterday’s loss.
4 October 2022, 07:19 AM

Dhaka stocks return to black

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) returned to the black today after snapping a day’s falling streak.
4 October 2022, 07:11 AM

Bangladesh–an oasis of growth

Bangladesh is currently weathering a period of heightened external pressure and economic headwinds like it has done since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic and kept growing, said a top official of a multinational bank.  
4 October 2022, 03:20 AM