The Russian economy has been deeply damaged by sanctions and the exit of international business since the country invaded Ukraine, according to a new report by Yale University business experts and economists.

Maersk raised its 2022 profit guidance for a second time on Tuesday after beating quarterly revenue expectations as congested global supply chains that have boosted freight rates persist longer than expected.

Tourism is the integration of culture, society, civilisation, art, history, tradition, literature, architecture and the nature of a country.

Bangladesh Bank has suspended licences of five foreign exchange houses and served show-cause notices on 42 for their alleged involvement in the manipulation of US dollar prices in the kerb market.

Turnover in the Dhaka bourse soared to nearly a two-month high today thanks to the higher participation of general investors amid an upward trend in the index.

Export earnings grew by 15 per cent year-on-year to $3.98 billion in July, the first month of the current fiscal year.

Bangladesh has embarked on a journey from a labour-intensive economy to a digital economy and here the hi-tech parks will be the driving force, said State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak today.

The stock market regulator today urged the Bangladesh Association of Publicly Listed Companies (BAPLC) to increase their investment in the market.

Foodpanda, an on-demand food and grocery delivery platform, has launched pandapro, a new subscription programme for customers.

Remittance flow to Bangladesh rose 11.76 per cent year-on-year to $2.09 billion in July, a development that would bring some relief for the country that is struggling to keep its foreign currency reserves in a healthy shape.

The United Arab Emirate cut fuel oil prices after a break of six months and the new prices will be effective from August 1.

Bangladesh is keen to establish a strong relation with Egypt as the two countries have immense bilateral trade potential, said Bangladesh's Ambassador to Egypt Md Monirul Islam.

A separate authority should be established to approve the structural design to ensure building safety, said Md Jashim Uddin, president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI).

Shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange leapt today largely owing to the re-introduction of floor prices that prevented securities from falling below last week’s average.

The port’s effort to keep trading on even amid pandemic in the last fiscal year has helped log the export growth, said Abdul Jalil, deputy director for administration of the Benapole Port.

Banks’ financing to the agriculture sector soared 13 per cent year-on-year to Tk 28,391 crore in the fiscal year 2021-22, exceeding their targets set by Bangladesh Bank.

The jewellers have decided to increase gold prices by Tk 2,741 per bhori from tomorrow.

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) today urged the central bank governor for conducting strong monitoring in private commercial banks and financial institutions to check the anomalies in currency exchange business.

Banglalink wins with a score of 10 Mbps, 1.2 Mbps ahead of second placed Grameenphone, while Robi and TeleTalk are in third and fourth place, respectively, with scores of 6.8 Mbps and 4.4 Mbps respectively, according to the report.

The stock market regulator has set floor price again in a bid to halt freefall of the stock market indices amid a global economic meltdown that had impacted Bangladesh’s economic indicators in the last few months.