However, GP recommended dividend, which is lowest at least since 2015

They also sought policy support

Deputy Governor Abu Farah Md Nasser likely to be appointed in the post

EU Ambassador Charles Whiteley meets Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali

Mahbubul Alam, president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), has been appointed as the chairperson of the Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD)

State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu yesterday sought Chinese investment for import substitution to reduce the big trade gap with China.

Dhaka Stock Exchange visits the company’s closed production unit

Information technology exports from Bangladesh dropped 4.4 percent in the first five months of the current fiscal year as the demand for software developers and products has fallen due to the lingering global economic slowdown.

Bangladesh Furniture Industries Owners Association will organise the six-day event

However, the amount, $5.72b, is 0.69% lower than the monthly target

Action plan has already been taken, the central bank says

 Bangas Ltd recorded a 14 percent profit growth year-on-year for the period of October-December 2023-24 financial year

Ratna Akhter, a 15-year-old student of grade nine, previously used kerosene lamps when studying at home in Ghughumari, a remote char in northern Bangladesh with about 2,300 inhabitants.

Despite developing economic zones and adopting one-stop services to attract foreign direct investment (FDI), Bangladesh has failed to get as much as it targeted. Not only global economic giants like India, even small economies in the South Asian region such as the Maldives and Sri Lanka are ahead of Bangladesh in terms of FDI attraction.

It made Tk 24.83 crore in Oct-Dec of FY24, Tk 18.07 in the same period FY23

Govt guidelines issued for ships using the route

Shasha Denims, a leading denim manufacturer and exporter, recorded a 15 percent year-on-year decrease in profit for the second quarter of the financial year 2023-24

Alongside raising food safety awareness, the government must play a strong role to ensure better management in terms of street food safety by preparing a proper database on such businesses, speakers said yesterday.

Confidence Cement plans to suspend the production of ready-mix concrete due to a disruption in importing raw materials

Local garment makers should diversify their products and invest in human resource development to prepare for any hurdles that may come after Bangladesh graduates from a least developed country (LDC) in 2026, according to experts.