The gap in access to financial services between men and women dropped to 4 percentage points for the first time in the past decade, according to the Global Findex Database 2021.

RFL Group opened its second bicycle factory in Rangpur’s Gangachara to meeting the growing demand in the local and export markets.

Bangladesh needs to diversify its export basket and seek out new markets in order to prevent potential losses after graduating from the list of least developed countries (LDC), according to Saiful Islam, president of the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI).

In mid-2020, FTX's chief engineer made a secret change to the cryptocurrency exchange’s software.

Twelve journalists in eight categories of print, digital and television of different media outlets won the best reporting awards given by the Economic Reporters’ Forum (ERF) as a recognition of their outstanding reporting capability.

All indexes of the Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges (DSE) rose today as investors showed fresh interest in making investments after political tension eased to some extent.

Global Heavy Chemicals Limited’s losses more than doubled to Tk 3.31 crore in the first quarter of the current financial year compared to a year earlier.

Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) has included 10 new products in the list which now need mandatory certification from the national standards body.

Stocks in Bangladesh rose for the second consecutive session today.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has entered into a €10.8 million ($11.2 million) loan agreement with Envoy Textiles to fund a second yarn spinning unit at Envoy’s manufacturing plant in Mymensingh’s Bhaluka.

Bangladesh has started hydrogen-based power generation, which will play an important role in reducing carbon emissions, Bangladesh Power Development Board Chairman Mahbubur Rahman said today.

Aman paddy harvesting season has begun, but the general mass is struggling to buy rice as the price of the staple food is still high in the local market.

The central bank has asked banks to take a minimum cash advance from importers while opening letters of credit (LCs) for a number of essential commodities in order to keep their prices at a tolerable level during Ramadan and ensure smooth supply.

All indexes of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ended in positive territory today on the back of an increase in trading activity by investors.

The six-day training funded by the European Union consists of five different courses, the NBR said in a statement.

A breathtaking surge in the US dollar trampled foreign currencies, gouged corporate profits and gave investors one of the year’s few winning trades.

Chinese President Xi Jinping told Gulf Arab leaders on Friday that China would work to buy oil and gas in yuan, a move that would support Beijing's goal to establish its currency internationally and weaken the US dollar's grip on world trade.

SoftBank-backed Indian e-commerce firm Snapdeal has decided to pull the plug on its $152 million IPO, the company told Reuters, making it the latest casualty of a meltdown in tech stocks that has soured investor sentiment.

Globally, people are experiencing inflation at levels not seen for decades as prices surge for essentials like food, heating, transport and accommodation. And though a peak could be in sight, the effects may yet get worse.

The National Board of Revenue today awarded nine firms for paying the highest amounts of value-added tax in 2020-21 fiscal year.