The government has granted permission to manufacturers to produce bikes up to 500cc engine capacity, a move that is expected to give a huge boost to the motorcycle industry in Bangladesh and provide the scope to bike lovers to ride higher engine two-wheelers.

Xiaomi Bangladesh has recently launched two new laptop series’ for the first time in the country. Xiaomi has brought the Mi NoteBook series and the RedmiBook series laptops to the local market.

Another direct container shipping service between Chattogram and two European ports is going to be introduced next month.

The Ministry of Land’s digital land development tax system has been selected as one of the champion projects of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) 2022 contest.

Khulna Power Company Limited (KPCL) is set to sell its 110 megawatt barge mounted power plant at a value of $15 million, according to a company statement posted on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) website yesterday.

The first tea auction for 2022-23 will begin today at the Chattogram Tea Auction Centre.

The barrier to launching eSIM services has been finally removed as the National Board of Revenue (NRB) has set the value-added tax for the sale of digital subscriber identity modules by the mobile phone operators in Bangladesh.

Manipuri clothing weavers in Moulvibazar and Sylhet are passing busy days ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, which will be celebrated in colour for the first time in two years thanks to the easing of coronavirus restrictions.

Members of European Parliament (MEPs) have warmly praised Bangladesh’s determination to meet its commitment to International Labour Organisation (ILO) standards.

The tourism industry is set to rebound during the Eid vacation after two years of slump amid the pandemic.

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has urged the country's investment development authority to ease the process for obtaining and renewing licences in order to reduce the cost of doing business.

A Chinese company is set to implement a Tk 3,975 crore digital connectivity project that will equip Bangladesh with the latest ICT infrastructure, digitise government services and increase ICT usage at the field level.

Two state-owned jute mills that were leased to the private sector recently began production, creating many employment opportunities in the process, according to Golam Dastagir Gazi, the minister of textiles and jute.

Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Limited (BTCL) yesterday launched its prepaid services that enable customers to avail telephone and internet services without prior deposits.

Handloom weavers in Sirajganj are in anything but a festive mood ahead of Eid this year as rising raw material costs coupled with poor sales have brought many to the brink of collapse.

Bangladesh is likely to lose $5.28 billion worth of businesses annually in the European Union in the post-LDC era because of the erosion of preferential trade benefits following the country’s graduation from the group of the least-developed countries, according to a new study.

A new weekly China-Bangladesh container vessel service will make its debut in the last week of this month, creating an opportunity to quicken the country’s import and export trade.

The government has instructed the factory and industry owners to pay the bonus and salaries for March and April before the Eid holiday scheduled to begin on April 29.

The adverse effects of Covid-19 were profound in Bangladesh’s hospitality and tourism sector as it lost about Tk 60,000 crore in gross value added during the pandemic, according to a survey by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS).

Cumilla Economic Zone (CEZ) has got final approval from the government as the 12th private economic zone in Bangladesh.