British house prices jumped by an annual 10.9 per cent, the most in nearly seven years, and they look set to accelerate further as people seek new homes after the pandemic, mortgage lender Nationwide said.

India’s factory activity growth slowed significantly in May as an escalation in coronavirus cases whacked new orders and output while scarcity of raw materials drove up input costs, a private sector survey showed on Tuesday.

Shares in Chinese toy makers, diaper producers and infant food companies soared for the second day on Tuesday, as investors piled into stocks seen as benefitting from Beijing’s new three-child policy.

Mercantile Bank Ltd (MBL) has taken a set of initiatives to widen its businesses by way of strengthening its different digital platforms, sidestepping the ongoing business slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

The central bank yesterday instructed banks to reschedule defaulted loans in the farm sector without any down payment as part of its efforts to protect farmers from the ongoing economic hardship deriving from the coronavirus pandemic.

The government will likely offer a 10-year full tax exemption in order to encourage private investors to establish hospitals outside of four districts, including Dhaka and Chattogram.

Black money worth Tk 88.6 lakh crore has been originated from Bangladesh in the last four decades, Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA) President Prof Abul Barkat said today.

Remittance inflows hit a 10-month high of $2.17 billion in May thanks to the hard-earned money sent by migrant workers amid the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Fish of 7,585 ponds and ghers have been washed away by flood due to Cyclone Yaas in Patuakhali. This has caused Tk 55.44 crore financial loss to the fish farmers.

Chattogram customs officials have seized 42 tonnes of poppy seeds -- which can be used for producing drugs -- imported under false declaration.

Cryptocurrency Ethereum extended gains to rise more than 8 per cent on Monday to $2,587 but remained 40 per cent below a record high of above $4,300 hit earlier this month.

Intel Corp’s CEO said on Monday it could take several years for a global shortage of semiconductors to be resolved, a problem that has shuttered some auto production lines and is also being felt in other areas, including consumer electronics.

About 20 Japanese companies, including electronic component maker Ibiden Co, will work with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) to develop chip manufacturing technology in Japan, the Nikkei newspaper reported.

China’s factory activity growth slowed slightly in May as raw materials costs grew at their fastest pace in over a decade, weighing on the output of small and export-oriented firms.

American tyre manufacturer Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is facing accusations of unpaid wages, unlawful overtime and threats to foreign workers at its Malaysian factory, according to court documents and complaints filed by workers.

The Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on most of the sectors of the economy. The real estate sector was not spared.

The final phase of the auction for Bangladesh Bank’s Tk 4,000 crore sukuk bond is going to be held on June 9.

The price of liquefied natural gas (LPG) has decreased for the second time in two months thanks to lower prices in the international market.

The cabinet yesterday approved in principle the draft of Finance Company Bill, 2021, keeping a provision of imposing a fine of Tk 1 crore as the maximum administrative punishment for violation of the law.

Thanks to a hike in cement prices, all the cement manufacturers witnessed higher profits in the January-March quarter of the current year.