The government today okayed 10 projects worth Tk 29,344 crore in a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec).

Beximco Ltd’s stock experienced a price fall today although the company disclosed that its corporate director is going to buy 3 crore or 3.4 per cent of the entity’s total shares from the market.

A nine-member delegation of the International Chamber of Commerce Bangladesh led by its president, Mahbubur Rahman, went for Dubai on November 22 to take part in ICC’s 12th World Chambers Congress, a premier event of its kind bringing together chamber, business and government figures alike.

Bangladesh has the potential to produce $1.2 billion worth of recycled textile and garment items as the country has a big production base of cotton fibre made clothing items, according to a new study by the Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) and the McKinsey & Company.

Standard Chartered has partnered with large global garment buyers and suppliers and disbursed American dollar denominated pre-shipment loans under a new finance programme, which aims to support over 20,000 apparel workers in Bangladesh.

The safe-haven US dollar traded close to a 16-month high to the euro on Monday on growing anxiety over the impact of surging COVID-19 infections in Europe, with Austria reimposing a full lockdown and Germany considering following suit.

The stock market fell in the first two hours of trading today thanks to the profit-taking tendency of the investors.

Around 12,000 people visited the four-day Rehab Chattogram Fair 2021 that ended today, a number which was much higher than the expectation of the event’s organiser, the Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (Rehab).

PHP Automobiles has introduced Proton X70, a sport utility vehicle or SUV, which the company is calling as ‘Talking Car’.

The government is set to launch the Interoperable Digital Transaction Platform (IDTP) in January next year, allowing people to move funds effortlessly within the financial sector in real-time and at lower costs, said Zunaid Ahmed Palak, state minister for ICT.

The stock market continued to rise today thanks to the higher demand for bank stocks.

The leaders of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) today urged the apparel makers not to take work order of any item below their production cost.

The Dhaka bourse continued to rise for the last four consecutive days as most of the investors were in a purchasing trend.

There are no major changes in the draft Income Tax Act 2022. Rather the act has been categorised which was previously scattered. The compilation of the same items in one chapter will help the taxpayers, taxmen, tax professionals and students to find the related issues by spending less time than before.

The stock market rose for the third consecutive day today.

The stock market maintained an upward trend in the first two hours of trading today.

The Bangladesh Bank has introduced an electronic dealing system for banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) such that they will lend and deposit on short-term basis with each other through a digital platform.

JMI Hospital Requisite Manufacturing gets nod to raise Tk 75 crore to buy equipment, develop building and land and repay loans.

The Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) is going to invest around Tk 100 crore in the stock market from the Capital Market Stabilisation Fund (CMSF).

The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) today teamed up with the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) of Dhaka University to conduct sector-wise business research and other activities.