The prices of major garment items exported to the US declined year-on-year in the January­-October period this year as American consumers are yet to recover from heightened inflationary pressures..During the 10 months, the price of men’s cotton woven trousers declined by 7.7 percent, accor

With the economic development of Bangladesh, the number of corporate bodies, especially led by the private sector, has increased significantly over the years.

Flower farmers expect a bonanza in December as the peak season for flowers has begun, which will continue until April next year.

Stock investors saw further declines in major indices as many listed companies presented lacklustre earnings disclosures for the first quarter of the current fiscal year of 2024-25.

The central bank governor projects cooling the red-hot inflation, which has hovered above 9 percent since March last year, to 7 percent by June next year.

Despite the fact that the population has been reeling from heightened inflationary pressures over the past two years, public food distribution under various social protection schemes fell by about 6 percent year-on-year in the first half of the current fiscal year.

Jute millers are struggling as exports show no sign of recovery and demand in the domestic market remains lukewarm amid slack implementation of the mandatory jute packaging act.

State-run Janata Bank has been partly exempted from the Bank Companies Act-1991 so that it can lend money to Beximco Group, a loan defaulter. 

The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange dropped 91 points in a week

The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) has recommended that the government impose a 25 percent regulatory duty on the export of crude and refined rice bran oil to discourage shipments and increase domestic supply..The suggestion comes in response to soaring cooking oil prices in

Twenty-nine garment factories in the Ashulia industrial area were declared closed following continued demonstrations by workers demanding a 15-percent increase in annual increments.

The United States firmed up tariff hikes Wednesday on more Chinese imports including crucial solar panel components, capping recent efforts by the world’s biggest economy to guard its growing green energy sector.

Researchers and experts yesterday launched a new platform named “Bangladesh Development Insights (BDI)” to promote evidence-based policy formation in Bangladesh.

Faced with a stuttering economy, political turbulence in the eurozone and the prospect of renewed trade tensions with the United States, the European Central Bank is Thursday set to cut interest rates again.

Dacca Dyeing & Manufacturing Co Ltd reported a staggering 344 percent year-on-year increase in losses primarily because of the gas line disconnection by Titas.

One of my senior colleagues was a file-hoarding perfectionist, minutely checking every line before approving. His room looked like a paper factory explosion! He also believed everyone was out to stab him in the back, so he trusted no one. When the boss caught him delaying, he would pull a “Chatur from Three Idiots” -- “I didn’t do it!” -- triggering a blame game that turned the office into a daily soap opera of chaos and comedy! Often, I was on the receiving end of that blame game! Trying to be perfect in an imperfect world is like ironing your pyjamas -- hard work that nobody notices, and it’s a waste of time!

Janata Bank has requested Tk 20,000 crore in urgent funds from the interim government and the central bank to overcome its fund crisis, maintain a normal cash flow and uphold depositor confidence.

Container and cargo handling at Chattogram port, the main seaport of Bangladesh, could hit record highs this year after declining steeply in the two years prior, according to official data.

Motaher Hossain Masum was frustrated last September when Confidence Cement announced a mere 10 percent dividend for the last fiscal year despite making a handsome profit.

Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur yesterday said the interim government has set a target to reduce inflation to 7 percent by the end of next June and further below 5 percent in the next fiscal year.