The districts are Sylhet, Sunamganj, Moulvibazar under Sylhet division and Netrokona under Mymensingh division, Md Dilder Hossain, project director of the census, told The Daily Star today.

Shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) rose today, extending yesterday’s turnaround from a three-day losing streak.

The global economy has been passing through turmoil since the pandemic outbreak in early 2020. And when the economy had started to bounce back after a disastrous couple of years, the Russia-Ukraine war began in February this year, aggravating the situation.  

Farmers and traders of agricultural products in Barishal, Jhalakathi and Pirojpur are counting the days until June 25, when Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will officially open Padma Bridge, as the resulting increase in connectivity will ensure better prices for their produce.

The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war has started to have a heavy impact on garment shipments to Russia as export earnings are declining significantly from this promising market for Bangladeshi apparel goods. 

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal told parliament yesterday that people had defaulted on repayments against loans amounting to Tk 126,389 crore in the country as of March this year according to Credit Information Bureau. 

Private sector credit growth in Bangladesh accelerated to 12.94 per cent in May, the highest in more than three years, but rising inflation and deepening volatility in the exchange rate have paled the attainment. 

Bangladesh, in association with the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Germany and the Netherlands, yesterday rolled out the pilot project of the country’s first employment injury scheme for workers.

The Foreign Investors’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) yesterday expressed concerns over a provision in the proposed national budget for fiscal year 2022-23 that would require companies to pay tax on their contributions towards the Workers’ Profit Participation Fund (WPPF).

Bengal Commercial Bank has signed an agreement with Jamuna Bank for a “VISA International Associate Membership”.

Propelled by inflation, the price of air tickets has begun to take off again after tumbling during the pandemic, a reversal that looks set to intensify due to environmental pressures, experts say.

Saudi and Egyptian companies signed agreements worth a total of $7.7 billion during a visit to Cairo by the Saudi crown prince, state media in both countries said.

The government has formed a national council to develop the automobile industry which, in conjunction with a policy framed recently, is expected to facilitate the sector’s expansion and cut Bangladesh’s over-reliance on imported vehicles. 

The Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO), in association with the High Commission of India in Bangladesh, will organise the “Best of India Expo 2022” to be held from June 23-25 at Bashundhara International Convention City in Dhaka.

Shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange ended marginally higher yesterday, breaking a three-day losing streak.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today told the parliament that as of March this year, the amount of defaulted loans in the country was Tk 126,369 crore.

Paper importers and business leaders today urged the government to cut import duty for the sector by 20 percentage points to 5 per cent.

Bangladesh Bank today instructed banks to take special measures to provide priority banking services to valiant freedom fighters, old, widows and differently-abled customers.

Shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange ended marginally higher today, breaking a three-day losing streak.

Seventeen Bangladeshi textile and garment companies took part in three international summer exhibitions -- Techtextil, Texprocess and the Heimtextil -- in Germany’s Frankfort.