A move to facilitate export diversification

The news on Priya’s phone screen felt like a ghost. It was a report of numbers: poverty at nearly 28 percent, jobless growth. These figures seemed as remote from her life in the Korail slum as the glass towers of Gulshan. She had once believed in the “development miracle” of Bangladesh, leaving her village in the hope of joining it. Now it seemed that the miracle was a party for a select few, and she was left outside, looking in.

Gold prices surged above $3,800 an ounce for the first time on Monday, driven by rising bets on a US Federal Reserve rate cut that weakened the dollar, while concerns over a possible US government shutdown bolstered safe-haven demand.

It will begin from November this year

Salehuddin Ahmed inaugurated academic activities at ERF Institute

The bond will be issued under private placement

The EFTA countries are Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland

Dedicated platform launched to collect feedback

From August 4 onwards, every taxpayer must file income tax return online

The DSEX increased 7.57 points to 5,387.64 by 12:10 pm

Asiatic Laboratories Ltd, a Dhaka-based pharmaceutical company, has approved the construction of a 32-storey building in Dhaka's Tejgaon commercial area.

Apex Footwear Ltd has reported a sharp decline in annual profit, prompting the company to recommend a lower cash dividend compared with the previous year.

Bangladesh used $750 million in foreign aid during the first two months of the current fiscal year, a 64 percent rise compared to the same period last year, according to data released by the Economic Relations Division (ERD).

Another subsidised food programme for 1cr families struggles with incomplete list

Review aims to ensure safety net benefits keep pace with high inflation

BB mandates internal Shariah audit department to assist independent committee's work.

Traders create artificial crisis by storing hilsa to raise prices later

Real estate slump, stalled projects, and liquidity crunch hit ceramic firms

Lack of investment, skills mismatch fuel high graduate joblessness rate

Taiwan is seeking to double its exports of chips and electronics to India over the next five to seven years as smartphone shipments from the country ramp up thanks to demand from the US, the head of the island’s main trade body said.