Digitalisation is enabling businesses to reach new markets and help the economy move towards sustainability, according to speakers at a webinar held yesterday.

State-owned Usmania Glass Sheet Factory Limited (UGSFL) resumed production today after a year with the experimental production of one lakh square feet of glass.

Around 22 lakh people have lost jobs as the country’s economy, trade and investment are going through a very challenging time during the pandemic, said Rizwan Rahman, president of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce Industries (DCCI).

Digitalisation is enabling businesses reach diversified markets and helping the economy to move towards sustainability, analysts said at a webinar today.

Microcredit provider Brac has got approval to issue zero-coupon bonds worth Tk1, 350 crore through private placement.

Per capita income in Bangladesh rose by 10 per cent year-on-year to $2,227 in the just-concluded fiscal year, according to data of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

Any banker with 10 years of work experience can now be appointed or promoted as chief financial officer (CFO) at any bank or financial institution.

The Bangladesh Bank today took a decision to mop up excess liquidity by way of allowing banks to invest their idle fund at an instrument namely “Bangladesh Bank Bill”.

Industrial police fired rubber bullets and teargas shells to disperse workers of a garment factory, who were protesting termination of 10 colleagues at Gazipur’s Tongi area today.

Bangladesh’s stock market continued to rise for the last six consecutive trading days thanks to increased participation of investors.

The Bangladesh Bank today decided to keep banks closed on August 8 to contain the latest wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

Global tech giant Google has paid Tk 2.30 crore as value-added tax (VAT) directly to the National Board of Revenue.

Mahtab Uddin Ahmed, managing director and chief executive officer of telecom operator Robi Axiata Ltd, has resigned from his position, according to his facebook post today.

Local garment makers today urged the Indian authorities to take steps to remove barriers to trade through Bangaon-Benapole ports in order to get faster delivery of imported raw materials to make apparels for export markets.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has criticised the Centre for Policy Dialogue’s recommendation to increase government monitoring on inbound remittances worth over $5,000.

Nine private banks have partnered with BRAC in its campaign to strengthen its public awareness and emergency support across the country amid the fresh wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The mobile app, 'Sadai', will work for ensuring fair price of crops produced by farmers as well as safe products for the consumers, said Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said today.

Mobile application Sadai will be launched today that will enable the online purchase and sale of agricultural products.

Intellectual property (IP) has become a significant factor in productivity and economic growth for Bangladesh now, as the country is developing fast, experts said today.

Exports fell 11.19 per cent year-on-year to $3.47 billion in July this year mainly because of a massive decrease in garment shipment.