Aspiration can lead people to development, but this can also encourage them to go for rent-seeking and hooliganism if the aspiration is not associated with values, eminent economist Professor Wahiduddin Mahmud said today.

Coordinated efforts are needed to cut inflation and increase trade in the south Asian countries, experts said at the daylong SAFA International Conference 2022 today.

British retailer Marks & Spencer (M & S) is going to stop sourcing apparel items from Myanmar from next year citing the reasons of human rights abuse.

The commerce ministry today suggested the authorities concerned to take measures so that the edible oil is sold in the local markets at prices fixed by the government.

Bangladesh has earned global accolades for making remarkable strides in the areas of workplace safety, environmental sustainability and workers’ rights and welfare in the garment sector, said Faruque Hassan, president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) should facilitate establishing a petrochemical industry in Matarbari-Moheshkhali project area, said Md Jashim Uddin, president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI).

Businesses should be environment-friendly in Bangladesh and they should ensure good governance to build a safer earth, analysts said today.

Professional accountants can play an important role in solving the south Asian economic crisis caused by the Ukraine war, dollar shortage, global fuel oil price hike and commodity transportation disruptions, experts said today.

Banglalink’s parent company Veon Group CEO Kaan Terzioğlu is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka tomorrow for a four-day visit.

Thailand's first Diabetic Center Hospital, Theptarin, has embarked on its journey with the promise of delivering world-class healthcare for Bangladeshi nationals at affordable prices.

Bangladesh’s garment shipment to the country’s single largest export destination, the USA, rose 53.54 per cent year-on-year to $6.64 billion in the January-August period of the current year, according to data from the USA’s Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA).

No treasury bill and bond was traded on the country’s stock exchanges today on the first day of commencement of their trading on the bourses due to a technical problem.

Bangladeshi investors should invest more in Kosovo to expand the south Asian country’s export market in the landlocked nation, Rizwan Rahman, president of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), said today.

Bangladesh Bank today asked banks to draw up citizen charter such that clients will be able to get financial services smoothly.

City Bank launched its first-ever Shariah-based savings scheme City Islamic DPS Savings today.

Designer furniture manufacturer Bohu Bangladesh Limited took part in the 17th National Furniture Fair held in Dhaka with the company’s premium product line called Metro 21 Collection.

The port city bourse’s prime index was 1.5 per cent down from the previous day to 11,413 points as of 1.43 pm.

DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), fell 1.18 per cent to 6,495.7 points as of 1.20 pm today.

A mobile app and game testing lab was inaugurated at Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT) at Mirpur in a bid to make students more specialised in development of mobile and gaming apps.

Unilever Bangladesh launched the 13th edition of BizMaestros, one of the most awaited business case competitions among the country’s top graduates.