The rice, transported by rail, arrived at the Darshana port yard around 9 pm on Tuesday in 42 wagons from India’s Gede Port, authorities said.
Most stock market indexes in Bangladesh fell for a third consecutive trading day yesterday as skittish investors cautiously traded only select shares amid ongoing economic uncertainties..The DSEX, the benchmark index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), dropped by 1.01 points, or 0.02 percent, f
The government is trying to find jobs for 40,000 laid-off workers of Beximco Group in factories within the Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority (Bepza) and the Bangladesh Export Zones Authority (Beza), a senior labour ministry official said.
The implementation of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) in the first six months of fiscal year 2024-25 was down 19 percent year-on-year, due mainly to political unrest and delay caused by thorough scrutiny of previously approved projects.
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has halted the subscription for a qualified investors offer (QIO) by homegrown software firm Doer Services Ltd to raise Tk 5 crore, following several media reports about the company’s problematic client agreements and profitability.
Potato acreage in Bangladesh increased to a record high of 5.21 lakh hectares this year, but growers are apprehensive about a significant financial setback due to falling prices of the popular vegetable.
Bangladesh’s tax-to-GDP ratio, one of the lowest globally, underscores the urgent need for comprehensive revenue policy reforms, according to a member of a government panel working on recommending relevant changes.
Major indices of the stock market in Bangladesh fell yesterday on gaining for two days as investors opted for caution in their trades amidst political and economic uncertainties..The last few days were downbeat for investors and the market centring Bangladesh’s foreign credit rating being
Indian lenders, including State Bank of India, are reviewing their exposure to Adani Group and examining whether they need to tighten their due diligence when offering new loans to them, after the US accused Chairman Gautam Adani of bribery, eight bankers said.
In recent years, family businesses are facing a new wave of challenges, dealing with Gen Z. Except for a few, most family-run companies are showing cracks that could lead to collapse. The older generation hopes their progeny will follow in their footsteps, but are they truly leaving behind stellar examples?
Donald Trump’s tariff threats have rattled foreign businesses and governments, with many fearing it could signal the opening salvo of an all-out trade war when he returns to the White House next year.
The Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation’s (BCIC’s) buffer warehouse in Rangpur is grappling with a severe shortage of storage space that has left authorities with no choice but to store excess fertiliser stocks outdoors.
Bangladesh’s foreign debt servicing surged nearly 31 percent year-on-year in the first four months of fiscal year 2024-25 owing to the country’s expanded foreign loan portfolio and a rise in global interest rates.
Restoring law and order has become an urgent priority for the country, the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) said in its review for the July-September period, titled “Economic Situation in Bangladesh”.
Bangladesh has the third highest percentage of low-paid workers among South Asian nations after Sri Lanka and Bhutan, according to a report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) released yesterday.
Noted economist Debapriya Bhattacharya has raised the question as to why the massive wealth accumulated through looting and corruption during the previous regime has not been reclaimed by the state yet.
The mobile subscriber base in Bangladesh dropped by over 52 lakh between July and September, the first three months of the current fiscal year, as operators slashed subsidised sales of SIM cards due to increased taxes.
