Despite giving special focus on the health sector, the government could implement only 26 per cent of the sector’s Annual Development Programme in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year.

The benchmark index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) went past 5,800 yesterday after around four months thanks to increased participation of investors.

Most banks are announcing higher dividends for 2020 than a year ago although they were plagued by the coronavirus pandemic for most of the year and had to do with a lower interest rate regime.

The production of Boro rice may decline by 1.5 per cent year-on-year to 1.90 crore tonnes in the current harvesting season because of the recent heatwave and pests attacks, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Less than 3 per cent of the roughly 30m small-business owners in the United States could face tax increases under President Joe Biden’s jobs and infrastructure plan, according to a new analysis by the White House on Friday.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday rejected demands to bring forward an exit date for ending coal generation in Germany, currently set at 2038.

The US economic recovery showed signs of hitting some turbulence as shoppers curbed their spending last month and manufacturing slowed due to supply bottlenecks.

As the value of bitcoin soars and concerns rise about the energy-intensive process needed to obtain it, cryptocurrency entrepreneurs in the United States believe they have found a solution in flared natural gas.

Taiwan appealed to people to avoid panic buying of items such as instant noodles and toilet paper as new curbs on gatherings and movement took effect to rein in the spread of Covid-19 during a spike in domestic infections.

Widespread gasoline shortages along the US East Coast began to ease slightly on Saturday as the operator of the nation’s biggest fuel pipeline said it was back to delivering “millions of gallons per hour” following last week’s cyberattack.

High unemployment. Rising prices. Gas lines.

Despite giving special focus on the health sector, the government could implement only 26 per cent of the sector’s Annual Development Programme in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year.

The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) crossed the 5,800 level today after a break of around four months thanks to the increased participation of investors.

Import and export between Bangladesh and India through Benapole land port resumed today after closure for three days on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of Muslims.

Bangladesh Bank today instructed the country’s lenders to continue their limited banking operation until May 23.

A 35MW solar power plant in Manikganj has gone into commercial operation, supplying electricity to the national grid.

Grameen America, the leading microfinance nonprofit organization providing business capital to low-income minority women in the United States, on May 13 announced plans to accelerate its commitment to racial equity through its new ‘Elevating Black Women Entrepreneurs’ initiative. The dedicated programme, which will offer loan capital, financial training, asset and credit building tools to black women entrepreneurs, aims to expand to $1.3 billion in loans to more than 80,000 Black women entrepreneurs by 2030.

Banks cannot appoint their former managing directors as independent directors at their respective board as per the provisions of the Banking Companies Act 1991, Bangladesh Bank (BB) said today.

Some 99 per cent of garment factories paid the festival allowance and 97.54 per cent of factories paid the salary to the garment workers as of May 11 ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.

Export-import through Benapole land port will remain suspended from tomorrow due to Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of Muslims.