ADB cuts Bangladesh's GDP growth forecast to 6.2%

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised downward the growth forecast for Bangladesh’s economy to 6.2 percent for the current fiscal year ending in June 2024..“This is due to moderate growth in exports and manufacturing amid an economic slowdown in major export markets, power and energy
19 December 2023, 15:19 PM

Indo-Bangla meetings of shipping secretaries begin

The event is going on at Intercontinental Hotel in Dhaka
19 December 2023, 15:13 PM

Corrective financial measures needed to boost economy: DCCI president

The economy is facing certain challenges pertaining to inflation and it is of utmost importance to tame inflation at whatever costs necessary, especially food inflation
18 December 2023, 13:01 PM

Sugar price will remain stable: commerce minister

Sugar price may reduce if US dollar rates fall, he says
18 December 2023, 12:24 PM

Bankers cut US dollar rates by Tk 0.25

Banks will buy US dollar at Tk 109.5 from exporters and sell at Tk 110
13 December 2023, 16:49 PM

Oh, Christmas tree: The economics of the US holiday tree industry

Christmas today is a big business, and one part of that is the multibillion-dollar business of selling Christmas trees. The U.S. Christmas tree industry is so large, it even has two dueling trade groups: one that supports natural trees and the other, artificial..We are two business school
13 December 2023, 13:10 PM

AFC Agro, S Korean firm team up to make molecular diagnostic kits

The kits will help in detection of dengue, chikungunya and other viruses
13 December 2023, 10:35 AM

Saudi ministry explores investment opportunities in Bangladesh

Saudi Deputy Minister Badr I AlBadr meets Canadian University of Bangladesh Chairman Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat
12 December 2023, 13:40 PM

DSE starts compensating deceived investors

8,581 investors will get Tk 25 crore
11 December 2023, 14:39 PM

ADB gives $400 million to support climate priorities in Bangladesh

This is the first subprogram of the indicative $700 million Climate-Resilient Inclusive Development Programme
11 December 2023, 14:32 PM

‘Some traders exploiting onion price differences of India, Bangladesh’

India’s Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh says today in New Delhi
11 December 2023, 13:09 PM

1.7 tonnes of onion found in shop with ‘No onion’ sign

DNCRP fined four traders in Chattogram Tk 40,000
10 December 2023, 15:20 PM

Highest VAT depositor nine firms honoured

Three each from manufacturing, trading and services sectors
10 December 2023, 11:58 AM

Renata all set to enter Australian pharma market

Levonorgestrel 1.5mg, a contraceptive pill, will be the inaugural product
10 December 2023, 11:28 AM
9 December 2023, 14:17 PM

ADB to give Bangladesh $1 billion loan for five projects

The loans will be used for energy efficiency, vaccine production, clean water, computer science education and Dhaka-Northwest road corridor
28 November 2023, 11:35 AM

Chinese firms set for best earnings growth in seven years in 2024

A Reuters analysis of 1,721 Chinese companies with a market value of at least $500 million shows their profits may rise 16 percent next year
28 November 2023, 09:15 AM

Bangladeshi couple in US gets recognition

Faraz Munaim and Sabrin Chowdhury, a Bangladeshi couple residing in the US, have been recognised for their hard work and dedication to the US financial market in their roles with Goldman Sachs and PIMCO respectively.
27 November 2023, 16:15 PM

Bangladesh Bank hikes repo rate by 50 basis points

The new rate 7.75 percent will be effective from tomorrow
26 November 2023, 11:28 AM

India's Tata Technologies' IPO garners bids worth over $18 billion

The bids were roughly 69.43 times the issue on offer, according to stock exchange data
25 November 2023, 12:24 PM