The Bangladesh Business Awards ceremony began today at the Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden in the capital to honour the country's businesses for their exemplary contributions to the economy in 2021.

The 20th edition of Bangladesh Business Awards, an initiative of DHL Express and The Daily Star, will take place tomorrow.

The rate of unemployment is high among graduated youths than the ones with no graduation degree, said AKM Fahim Mashroor, CEO of bdjobs.com.

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has sought cooperation from Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) to establish lab facilities at land, sea and international airports in Bangladesh.

The Dutch government has teamed up with some Bangladeshi companies to invest 6 million euros to ensure sustainable growth of Bangladesh’s aquaculture sector.

Bangladesh’s remittance earnings crossed the $2-billion mark for the second consecutive month in August.

Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges continued their rally today. 

Sandhani Life Insurance Company Ltd reported a slightly higher profit in the year that ended on December 31, 2021. 

Nahee Aluminum Composite Panel Ltd has decided to invest Tk 27 crore under a project to manufacture five types of products.  

The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) has joined hands with US-based venture capital firm Anchorless Bangladesh to attract and facilitate targeted global investments and jointly promote investment opportunities in Bangladesh and abroad.

Punitive actions will be taken against people who have hoarded US dollars illegally, the Bangladesh Bank said today.

Al-Arafah Islami Bank gets approval to raise a fund of Tk 500 crore through issuing non-convertible, floating rate, fourth mudaraba subordinated bond.

Global off-grid energy distributor SHV Energy has completed the acquisition of local bottler and marketer Petromax LPG, joining Bangladesh's growing market for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

The Bangladesh Bank today gave go-ahead to Nagad Finance PLC to form a non-bank financial institution (NBFI).

The owners of private inland container depots (ICDs) today revised down tariffs for all the five types of services in container handling a day after the latest government move to trim fuel prices.

The government could have reduced fuel prices by more than Tk 5 per litre, as the global rates have been reducing, said Md Jashim Uddin, president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI).

Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges extended their gains today although most shares fell.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) reduced import tariff on rice further by 10 percentage points to over 15 per cent to facilitate imports of the staple grains and contain its prices in the domestic market.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) today reduced import tariff on diesel by 11.25 percentage points in order to cut import cost of the key fuel.

Chinese mobile phone manufacturer Xiaomi had the biggest market share in Bangladesh in the second quarter of 2022, according to Counterpoint, a global technology market research firm.