The stock market continued falling for the last three consecutive days as cautious investors started taking profits when the benchmark index reached its historical highest level.

A total of 227 communication and marketing enthusiasts have been awarded “COMMWARD 2021”, an accolade for the advertising sector people in Bangladesh.

Smart Agro-Technology Innovation Youth Network (SAIYN), a platform to create awareness on knowledge-based farm machinery, was launched on August 26.

The development of the local market and supply chain ecosystem is very essential to face the post-LDC challenges, stakeholders said at a dialogue yesterday.

Businesses are more confident about recovery in the current July-September 2021 period than the previous quarter owing to the relaxation of countrywide lockdown, according to the Business Confidence Survey of the South Asian Network for Economic Model (Sanem).

The Bangladesh Bank has further extended the relaxation of its loan classification policy given the ongoing business slowdown brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal left Dhaka for Geneva today to attend the Asia-Pacific Regional Review Meeting on implementation of IPoA in preparation for the 5th UN Conference on the LDC (UNLDC-5).

A vessel owned by Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) got port clearance for departure today after remaining under detention for four days at Port of Bremen in Germany on allegation of having 27 deficiencies.

Jamuna Group has not finalised its decision to invest in Evaly yet, said two top officials of the Jamuna group.

Bangladesh recorded double-digit growth in demand for inspections for textile and garment items from the international retailers and brands in the first quarter in 2021 compared to Q1 of 2020 and 2019, indicating sustained expansion over pre-pandemic levels rather than a simple rebound.

Banglalink Chief Executive Officer Erik Aas has been elected as the president of the Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh (AMTOB).

Evaly has nearly Tk 311 crore in liabilities to its customers, 45 per cent higher than a probe finding of Bangladesh Bank, according to a submission by the e-commerce platform to the commerce ministry today.

The government has halved the honorarium of public officials for their participation in online seminars and workshops as part of efforts to cut cost during the ongoing pandemic.

The resumption of production of Emerald Oil Industries Ltd, one of the early entrants in the domestic rice bran oil market, is not going to begin from September 1 this year.

The VAT intelligence has filed a case against online shopping platform E-orange on the allegation of evasion of value-added tax (VAT).

The key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell today for the second consecutive day, as investors slowed trading activity.

The e-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (e-Cab) has recently suspended the membership of four e-commerce firms, as they did not send satisfactory response to the complaints consumers filed.

Incepta today donated a cheque of Tk 4.59 crore to the Bangladesh Labor Welfare Foundation for the welfare of institutional and non-institutional labours in the country.

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit yesterday asked banks to submit the account details of Evaly along with its managing director (MD) and chairman.

Despite some challenges, the economy has been showing some signs of recovery in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to a quarterly analysis of the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) today.