You’ve got an idea that you think will go big with you at the helm. You battle it out for months -- building, testing, learning. Then you’re ready to pitch to some investors and the feedback is … overwhelmingly negative. You’re just a single person with an early-stage idea. Come back to me when you hit X -- they say. 

The Bangladesh Bank instructed banks to further clear overdue letters of credit (LC) payments, as this type of non-payment tarnishes the image of the country’s banking system, increases the cost of foreign trade, and disrupts the trade environment.

Over the past 15 years, farmers in Rangpur have transformed their agricultural practices by shifting from reliance on imported seeds to supplying homegrown ones across the greater northern region and other parts of the country. 

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday said there was no scope to reduce corporate or individual tax rates in the budget for the upcoming fiscal year, a stance that businesses opposed.

Business leaders from Bangladesh and the United States have called on the government to make every effort to remove both tariff and non-tariff barriers on imports from the US to narrow the trade gap and facilitate Bangladeshi exports to the American market.

Bangladesh’s wheat imports are expected to cross 60 lakh tonnes for a second consecutive year, thanks to lower prices in the international market and higher domestic demand for the cereal grain, which is the second most consumed staple after rice.

The bank's board took the decision to ensure a fair investigation on alleged irregularities

In July 2023, the price of gold surpassed Tk 100,000 for the first time in Bangladesh.

Agricultural research has been a significant driver of food and nutritional security in Bangladesh

Today, the DSEX, dropped 35.55 points, or 0.68 percent, to settle at 5,169.68

From now on, new industrial connections will be charged Tk 40 per cubic metre

This move follows her acquisition of 15.15 lakh shares on 15 January

"Rather, we want a non-discriminatory tax regime for all sectors.”

2 garment factories inside Narayanganj EPZ were vandalised yesterday as workers allegedly did not join the "March for Gaza" protest

The insurer attributed the drop in EPS to a decline in net profit after tax.

Turnover stood at Tk 122.17 crore during the period.

The feud between shipping agents and berth operators over increasing the onboard container handling rate has remained unresolved for over three months now, despite repeated attempts by the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA).

Moody’s recently downgraded the outlook for Bangladesh’s banking sector to negative due to increasing asset risks and worsening economic conditions.

Although Bangladesh is the world’s second-largest exporter of readymade garments, it continues to struggle with major challenges, including inadequate infrastructure, cumbersome bureaucracy and murky regulations.

Credit demand in the private sector of Bangladesh has virtually ground to a halt, hitting its lowest level since at least 2004, indicating a distressed business and investment situation.