They want to sell soybean oil at Tk 173, loose palm oil Tk 132 and five-litre cans at Tk 845

Plastic money transactions fell 4.77% to Tk 3,057 crore

It lost 1.45% to close at 5,778.76 points

No new proposal will be accepted before the completion of the five, BB says

BGMEA President SM Mannan Kochi says in a press briefing today

The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics says in quarterly GDP estimate

Bangladesh has sought duty-free access for its products shipped to Brazil to reduce the bilateral trade gap.

The cabinet committee on economic affairs says

Telecom operators and experts in Bangladesh yesterday demanded restructuring taxation in the sector, arguing that the rates in place are not only limiting the sector’s growth, but also potentially hindering the implementation of “Smart Bangladesh”.

Leather exports rose 9.8% year-on-year in Jul-Mar of FY24

The merger guideline for banks and financial institutions is being hailed as a major step towards fixing the problem in the financial sector, which has been weighed down by massive default loans and weak corporate governance.

Although banks in the country normally face a liquidity shortage due to cash withdrawals ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr each year, a majority of them have sufficient funds on hand this time around thanks to continuous liquidity support from Bangladesh Bank.

Telenor, the parent company of leading mobile phone operator Grameenphone, has a long-term commitment to the Bangladesh market.

Five associations representing the ICT sector yesterday demanded that the government extend tax exemptions on businesses offering software and IT-enabled service (ITES) till 2031, saying their development was crucial to the government’s vision for a Smart Bangladesh.

The benchmark index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) staged a comeback yesterday, snapping a two-day losing streak.

With tax exemptions for the information technology (IT) and IT-enabled services sector ending after this fiscal year, ICT entrepreneurs are demanding the continuation of such incentives for seven more years to help build a ‘Smart Bangladesh’.

Aavishkaar Capital, a concern of Aavishkaar Group, in partnership with KfW, a German state-owned development bank, has signed an agreement to invest the $5 million from its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) First Fund into Midland Bank.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) today gives the go-ahead to a zero-coupon bond for Beximco, one of Bangladesh's leading conglomerates, to raise Tk 1500 crore from institutional and high net worth individuals.

The Bangladesh Sugar Refiners Association (BSRA) alleged that the government is being deprived of Tk 3,000 crore annually due to sugar smuggling.

Build a database of the essentials to ensure smooth supply, it says