Banks and Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) should pave a better way to achieve the goal of financial inclusion in Bangladesh, speakers said at a webinar.

Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque has instructed the ministry officials and other agencies concerned to prepare a roadmap by the next 3-5 years for export of 1 lakh tonnes of mango.

Meghna Group of Industries (MGI) has entered into the local ceramic sector with its brand Fresh Ceramic.

Shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) notched their third straight gain today as investors’ confidence in the market has remained solid.

Algeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 2.3 per cent in the first quarter of this year helped by a better performance from the energy sector, official data showed on Saturday, after a 3.9 per cent contraction a year earlier.

Moscow pledged retaliatory measures after a new set of sanctions imposed by the United States on a Russian ship and two companies involved in the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, Russia’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

Brazil’s Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said on Friday that political conflict is contaminating the economy and overshadowing positive news on economic growth and the prospect of a much smaller primary budget deficit next year.

Alongside a grinding seven-year military conflict, Yemen’s government and the Huthi rebels are locked in battle on another front--a currency war that has opened up a gulf in riyal values.

Major stock markets in the Gulf mostly rebounded on Sunday, after declining in the previous session, but falling oil prices continued to weigh on Saudi Arabia where the benchmark index extended losses. 

Singer recently started offering a 15 per cent discount on its green inverter, inverter, standard, low voltage and cassette type air conditioners. 

DBL group is going to invest $650 million (Tk5500 crore) to establish 10 factories to manufacture textiles, ceramic and sanitary items at Sreehatta Economic Zone in Moulvibazar.

Walton Hi-Tech Industries has become an exclusive partner of Walcart, an upcoming e-commerce platform that will enable customers to easily purchase Walton brand products and get necessary support.

Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) has launched Shari’ah based dual currency Mastercard Titanium, gold debit, world and gold credit and prepaid cards in Bangladesh.

The board of directors of IFAD Autos has decided to invest Tk 80 crore to acquire 40 per cent shares of IFAD Multi Products Ltd.

The Dhaka stocks surged over 6,800 points level today with the help of more than 1 per cent jump in the first trading day of the week thanks to the increased participation of buoyant investors.

The spinners and garment manufacturers have fixed the price of 30-carded yarn at the highest $4.20 per kg for the local markets.

Amid a bumper yield of potato this year, the agriculture ministry has urged the authorities concerned to include potato into the list of relief items.

China passed a sweeping privacy law aimed at preventing businesses from collecting sensitive personal data Friday, as the country faces an uptick in internet scams and Beijing targets tech giants hoovering up personal data.

Sylhet division is littered with numerous haors, waterfalls, swamp, hills, and tea gardens that make it an attractive tourist destination.

Spinners have kept yarn prices unchanged since August 10 and there is no scope for a reduction as cotton prices are high in the global market, said Mohammad Ali Khokon, president of Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA), yesterday.