A major portion of plastic waste ends up in landfills and a substantial amount pollutes the marine environment every year instead of being recycled, according to experts..“About 293,825 tonnes of plastic waste are recycled per year,” said Ferdaus Ara Begum, chief executive officer of Busin

Speakers say at workshop

Increased spending on raw material, manpower caused the fall

The fee will be Tk 20 for payments of up to Tk 25,000 and Tk 50 for up to Tk 50,000

Higher sales and reduced financial costs drive profit growth 

Revenue grows 20% to Tk 422 crore

The signing of an economic partnership agreement (EPA) between Bangladesh and Japan will increase bilateral trade and open a new door of opportunities for the South Asian country, Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin said yesterday.

State sugar mills are set to start the crushing of sugarcane from the middle of this month, with a target of increasing production by 45 percent year-on-year in the current fiscal year of 2024-25..Nine state sugar mills under the Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC) tar

Indexes of the stock market in Bangladesh declined yesterday on rising the day before, largely due to the poor performance of Islami Bank Bangladesh along with the large-cap and blue-chip shares amid sales pressures..Large-cap refers to shares which account for large amounts in market capi

Banglalink has launched a new digital lifestyle prepaid package, styled “RYZE”, aimed at empowering young users with a dynamic digital experience..Aligning with the government’s vision to support youth through upskilling opportunities, the new pack provides AI-powered productivity tools fo

Each bhori of 22-carat gold will be Tk Tk 136,188 from November 13

The Sino-Singapore firm will set up a garment manufacturing factory

Higher finance costs and foreign currency losses behind the profit drop

Major indices of the stock market in Bangladesh yesterday saw a rebound from three days of constant decline as shares in the large-cap and blue-chip categories performed well amid intense selling pressure..The DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) edged up by 67.58 po

Several directors of United Group purchased the shares for around Tk 180 crore

The Individual Depositors’ Forum of International Leasing also wanted their deposit money back with compensation

Political turmoil, floods and capacity woes behind profit fall 

A decision on the next course of action centring the Bay Terminal project of the Chattogram port will be taken following a cabinet discussion..Adviser to the shipping ministry Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hussain informed this at a discussion on the project involving high-level officials at

Recognising the importance of Bangladesh as a market, a Visa Leadership Conclave in Dhaka reiterated Visa’s focus on expanding digitisation of the Bangladesh economy..The digital payment solutions provider recently organised the annual “Visa Leadership Conclave Bangladesh 2024” at a hotel

Bangladesh Bank Executive Director Md Ruhul Amin will manage the financial affairs and assets of the group