Bangladesh Bank has decided to keep banks closed on August 1 and August 4 as Covid-19 infections have increased.

Tesla Inc posted a bigger second-quarter profit than expected on Tuesday thanks to higher sales of its less-expensive electric vehicles, as it raised vehicle prices and cut costs.   

India sees huge potential in collaborations with Bangladesh regarding fostering startups, especially those in the entertainment industry that produce films and music or provide streaming services.

Global economic growth prospects are holding strong for this year and next, despite a significant majority of economists in Reuters polls warning new variants of the coronavirus pose the biggest risk to that outlook. 

Mobile phone operator Robi Axiata has experienced a 20 per cent year-on-year fall in profits in April-June quarter of this year despite posting higher revenue and lower net finance costs during the period.

A Colombo-bound vessel carrying export containers has been kept impounded at the Chattogram port’s outer anchorage for the last eight days by Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) following a High Court order.

The Bangladesh Bank faces a complex situation as it draws up its monetary policy statement for the current fiscal year in the wake of escalating excess liquidity and ongoing business slowdown.

Walmart Inc on Tuesday said it will pay the full cost of college tuition and books for its roughly 1.5 million full and part-time employees, effective Aug. 16.

McDonald’s BTS celebrity meals and crispy chicken sandwiches are expected to fuel a US sales increase of 24 per cent when the company reports second-quarter earnings on Wednesday, but analysts are eyeing whether labor shortages could slow growth. 

Standard Chartered Bangladesh has recently been recognised as the “Best Bank in Covid-19 Initiatives” and “Best CSR Bank in Bangladesh” at BT Banking Award 2021. 

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has recently witnessed the appointment of a new chief executive officer for its Bangladesh operations. 

British retailers reported only a slight slowdown in July after sales growth hit its highest in almost three years in June, the first full month after non-essential shops reopened from a coronavirus shutdown, industry data showed on Tuesday.  

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday cut this year’s economic growth forecast for emerging Asia, as a spike in coronavirus cases from new variants and slow vaccinations cloud the region’s recovery prospects.

Industrial giant Jamuna Group is going to invest up to Tk 1,000 crore in beleaguered e-commerce platform Evaly.

Mobile phone operator Robi Axiata has experienced a 20 per cent year-on-year fall in profits in April-June quarter of this year despite posting higher revenue and lower net finance costs during the period.

Standard Chartered Bangladesh has recently been awarded with the ‘Best Bank in Covid-19 Initiatives’ and ‘Best CSR Bank’ in Bangladesh at the BT Banking Award 2021.

Nagad plans to raise Tk 500 crore of zero-coupon bond in order to pay part of its loans, develop network, hardware and digital financial service platform and buy IT equipment.

Dhaka stocks fell for the second consecutive day as investors remained cautious today ahead of Bangladesh Bank’s stance on monetary policy, which is likely to be announced on July 29.

Bangladesh has achieved the top 10 places in the world in 13 sectors including fish production, Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim said today.

Dutch health technology company Philips on Monday beat analysts’ expectations with a jump in second-quarter core earnings to 532 million euros ($626 million), boosted by its personal health and diagnosis businesses.