Stocks regained yesterday, breaking a two-day losing streak thanks to the buying spree of investors.

Every year, the last week of November sees a mad rush of individual taxpayers at the tax offices and tax fairs. The reason is obvious: the final deadline to file annual income, expenditure and wealth statements without penalty is November 30, termed as Tax Day.

Around eight years past being constructed by the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA), one of the four lighter jetties started undergoing trial operations yesterday.

Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) plans to install 2,000 solar irrigation pumps under a project -- allowing farmers to sell their unconsumed electricity to the national grid.

Many garment workers faced trouble yesterday as they walked to their workplaces in absence of public transport and for not having any transport arranged by the factories on the first day of a week-long strict countrywide lockdown.

Faria Binte Zaman Momo ordered a dress online in 2015 and this was first time she bought anything from digital shops.

Just a day after parliament passed the budget, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday sought an additional assistance from Asian Development Bank (ADB) as the government looks to use a record amount in foreign aid in fiscal 2021-22.

European factories continued to ramp up their post-lockdown recovery in June but Asian manufacturers saw momentum weaken amid rising input costs and the reintroduction of curbs to combat a new wave of coronavirus infections, surveys showed. 

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Thursday it was important not to over-react to a rise in inflation that was likely to prove temporary during Britain's economic recovery from the Covid-19 crisis. 

Nissan Motor Co bet on Britain to supercharge its European electric future on Thursday, pledging $1.4 billion with its Chinese partner to build a giant battery plant that will power 100,000 vehicles a year including a new crossover model.

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, while layoffs plunged to a 21-year low in June as companies held on to their workers amid labor shortages. 

The government, for the first time, is going to honour 23 small, medium and large companies with the "Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Industrial Award" for their contribution to industrialisation, job creation, product diversification and innovation.

RedDot Digital has unveiled a private equity fund worth Tk 15 crore called 'R-Ventures' to promote digital entrepreneurship in Bangladesh, according to a press release from the company issued yesterday.

A capacity building training programme was launched yesterday to support women-owned small and medium enterprises (SMEs) do business with local and multinational corporations committed to expanding inclusive sourcing throughout their value chains. 

Claims that Chinese solar firms are benefiting from forced labour in Xinjiang are unfounded and unfairly stigmatise firms with operations there, the country's solar association said.

Banks in Bangladesh posted a hefty operating profit in the first half of 2021 despite the business slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic, data of 20 lenders showed.

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has sought moratorium from Bangladesh Bank on industrial loan classification until December 31 to keep the private sector afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.

The price of mild steel (MS) rods has increased by Tk 1,500 per tonne in Bangladesh in the past month because of the rising cost of raw materials globally, making building houses and implementing infrastructure projects costlier.

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has sought moratorium from Bangladesh Bank on industrial loan classification until December 31 to keep the private sector afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.

Researchers in Britain and the United States have found ways to recycle electric vehicle batteries that can drastically cut costs and carbon emissions, shoring up sustainable supplies for an expected surge in demand.