International Monetary Fund’s Deputy Managing Director Antoinette Monsio Sayeh today expressed her happiness for Padma Bridge during a three-hour visit to the project site.

The farmers in Jashore Sadar upazila are all set to export 20 lakh pieces of cabbage to Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan from the region for the first time.

The Bangladesh Bank will commence a campaign tomorrow to popularise an interoperable QR code across the capital city in a move to bring millions of small businesses such as street vendors and lower-income groups under the digital transaction system.

The Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) today submitted a petition, signed by 25,720 persons, urging the energy ministry for not signing the Energy Charter Treaty as the signing of the treaty will affect the public interest and the nation’s energy sector.

The Aspire to Innovate (a2i) programme of ICT Division and Zaytoon Business Solutions today joined hands to launch “village digital booths” across the country, enabling marginalised people to avail a number of financial services right from their neighbourhoods.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today requested China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to extend more budget support and ease loan conditions the way the World Bank has done for Bangladesh.

The government today approved the Tk 5,651 crore project for the 15.31-kilometre elevated road in the haor region of Kishoreganj although experts have been urging the authorities not to take up such a big project at this moment.

The Dhaka stocks bounced back today after experiencing a mild correction a day before while the turnover of the premier bourse crossed Tk 900 crore after a break of two and a half months.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has formed three separate committees to look into the assets of three fund managers: LR Global Bangladesh, Race Asset Management and ICB Asset Management.

Shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) broke a four-day rally today despite higher participation from investors.  

Customers thronged the stall of Polar Ice Cream at the ongoing Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) 2023, which is taking place at Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre in Purbachal, Dhaka.

The richest 1 per cent grabbed nearly two-thirds of all new wealth worth $42 trillion created since 2020, almost twice as much money as the bottom 99 per cent of the world’s population holds, reveals a new Oxfam report today.

The Chattogram port today berthed first ever vessel with 10-metre draught and 200 metres in length at a jetty, a big achievement for the port as such ships will fuel import and export of cargo and cut cost.

Bangladesh should continue with the measures to reform various sectors of the economy, said IMF's Deputy Managing Director Antoinette Monsio Sayeh today.

Nigeria wants to expand trade with Bangladesh as the south Asian country has achieved significant development in the last decade, said Akinremi Bolaji, director for economic, trade and investment of the foreign affairs ministry of the west African nation.

HRM Textil GmbH has recently donated $50,000 to Sorerhat Kollani Shishusodon & Momotaz-Aziz Old Home located in Bagha, Rajshahi through Rotary International (Dhaka RC Paradise).

Kazi Food Industries Limited has recently signed an agreement with Daraz Bangladesh for delivery services in Dhaka.

Stocks continued rising for the fourth consecutive day while the turnover of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) crossed Tk 700 crore after a break of two months as some investors went for buying shares.

Banks can now fix interest rate of their credit cards, Bangladesh Bank (BB) said today after allowing the lenders to charge up to 12 per cent interest on consumer credit.

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Deputy Managing Director Antoinette Monsio Sayeh today praised the proactive measures taken by the government and the Bangladesh Bank to tackle the economic challenges the country is facing.