The programme was held on Thursday at Bharat Bhaina High School in Keshabpur, Jashore

MV Lowlands Patrasche, carrying 60,950 tonnes of the grain, arrived on Thursday at Chattogram Port

Govt adopted a five-year plan to address issues of sugarcane farmers, he says

Ratifying key International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions will help Bangladesh better negotiate the GSP+ scheme and a potential Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU), as it demonstrates progress in human rights and good governance, said EU Ambassador to Bangladesh Michael Miller yesterday.

Government spending on subsidies and interest payments, considered a fiscal burden, rose 30 percent year-on-year to Tk 2.43 lakh crore in the fiscal year 2024-25.

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has decided to introduce a separate SIM numbering series for Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) devices to manage the country’s rapidly growing network of smart gadgets and sensors.

There is an old joke in corporate circles: a burglar breaks into a house, finds nothing worth stealing, and leaves a thank-you note for wasting his time.

Doing business in developing countries is never straightforward, but India needs to make life easier for foreign firms. Apple is tussling with telecoms officials and antitrust watchdogs in the country. The US company’s growing list of headaches undercuts New Delhi’s big push to open up the world’s fifth-largest economy to multinationals.

US private-sector hiring data released Wednesday painted a downcast picture of the job market in the world’s biggest economy, especially among small businesses.

Bangladesh’s merchandise exports have declined for the fourth consecutive month, as the reciprocal tariff measures by the United States and a slump in global demand continue to weigh on the apparel sector, the backbone of the country’s export industry.

Say they are losing ground to regional peers

Mangrove forests are indispensable for safeguarding the coastal environment, says Farida Akhter

The application for a three-year contract should be submitted by December 22 this year

ASK Trade and Exhibitions is organising the three-day show with the support of the LFMEAB

Ahsan H Mansur attends a dialogue organised by the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority

Earnings from exports dropped 5.54% year-on-year to $3.89 billion in November

The white paper paints a bleak picture of a sector "structurally misaligned, operationally compromised and failing to deliver trusted, affordable connectivity"

Farmers welcome project but say they need heat-tolerant seeds

Higher bills for foreign-funded projects due to taka devaluation strain budget, and may force government to borrow again

The latest increase comes amid persistently high inflation, which stood at 8.17 percent in October