Kamal Quadir founded bKash in 2010, as a subsidiary of Brac Bank, with just 37 employees. Under his leadership, bKash has now grown to be one of the top fintech companies in Bangladesh with a workforce of more than 1,700 employees and 300,000 agents.

Local shipbuilder Ananda Shipyard & Slipways Ltd today handed a multi-purpose container vessel to its buyer in United Kingdom.

No additional salary, allowance, bonus and benefit beyond the limit stipulated in the laws can be given to the CEOs of insurance companies, the insurance regulator said in a notification on Monday.

Hong Kong has become one of the top 10 foreign investors in Bangladesh, pouring $1.8 billion till date mainly in the textile and energy sectors, said Rizwan Rahman, president of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI).

Meghna Insurance Company Ltd reported a slightly lower profit in the year that ended on December 31.

The Bangladeshi taka today depreciated against the US dollar, hitting Tk 96 on the interbank platform after the Bangladesh Bank had decided last week to allow the market forces to set the exchange rate of the local currency.

There are around 12 million micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Bangladesh. They employ about 30 million people and contribute about 25 per cent of national gross domestic product.

Eminent industrialist Nasir Uddin Biswas, founder of glass and melamine manufacturer Nasir Group of Industries, is no more.

The Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges fell for the second straight day today.

Abul Khayer Hiru and his associates manipulated the stocks of BDCOM Online and One Bank to influence the stocks prices, according to the probes of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC).

Banks in Bangladesh would offer a maximum of Tk 108 for remittances coming through the exchange houses and Tk 99 to the exporters in case of purchase of US dollars from them.

State-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) started selling essential commodities today at subsidised rates to one crore family cardholders for September.

Most shares on the Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges ended in red today as investors kept booking profits but are taking a wait-and-see approach while making new investments amid lingering uncertainty.

Indian businesses want to invest in energy, transport and agro-processing sectors in Bangladesh, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said yesterday.

An exposition on food and chemical lab will start in Dhaka’s Bangabandhu International Conference Centre tomorrow.

India on Thursday imposed a 20% duty on exports of various grades of rice, according to a statement seen by Reuters, as the world's biggest exporter of the grain tries to calm local prices.

Bangladesh has the potential to generating over 4,000 megawatts of electricity from rooftop solar panels, said Alamgir Morshed, executive director and CEO of Infrastructure Development Company Limited (Idcol).

On many occasions, we discussed how to set up a small and medium enterprise, how to formulate a good business plan, startup strategies, digital marketing, cost management and so many things.

Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges ended the week in black although most shares on the bourses fell today.

Bangladesh and India should address the non-tariff barriers to facilitate and boost bilateral trade, said Md Jashim Uddin, president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI).