Facebook owner Meta saw net income and revenues top expectations on Wednesday as the company said it would expand investments into artificial intelligence, drawing nervousness from investors.

Motivating employees is tantamount to convincing a fish to walk. While managers shout, “reach for excellence!” we reach for a cup of tea after braving Dhaka traffic to work. They say, “think big!” but our minds are counting down to the next public holiday. And “give it your best!” sounds great until someone realises “the best” had left at 5:30pm sharp. Let’s face it, the only motivation that really works here is Thursday afternoon, when we clock out and finally escape the inspiration overload!

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) yesterday removed the cap on interest rates for Resident Foreign Currency Deposit (RFCD) accounts, allowing banks to set their own rates.

Transportation of imported cargo from the Chattogram port to different parts of the country through inland water routes may face disruptions as disputes among lighter vessel owners’ organisations over managing the trade has intensified.

Poor financial and digital literacy among garment workers in Bangladesh coupled with a lack of supportive policies and related data are the main barriers for improving financial inclusion for this segment, according to experts.

Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC incurred a loss of Tk 89 crore in the third quarter of 2024, a first in the past couple of decades, due mainly to the necessity of retaining high provisioning against classified loans.

A large chunk of a Tk 10,000 crore central bank fund, meant for financing raw material imports for export orders, remains stuck with four crisis-hit banks, according to Bangladesh Bank officials.

Crisis-hit Social Islami Bank has terminated 579 probationary officers who were allegedly appointed illegally by Chattogram-based conglomerate S Alam group..The human resource department of the Shariah-based lender sent letters to the 579 officers on Thursday, informing them that their ser

The BB governor took the charge at the 46th Saarc Finance Governors' Group Meeting held in Washington on October 24

60 officials of BFIU, Bangladesh Police, NBR, ACC, BSEC and the Department of Narcotics Control will receive the training

In the face of rising prices of onions, the Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) has recommended that the government allow zero-duty entry of the kitchen staple to cut import costs and stabilise domestic prices. .Prices of the bulb surged to as high as Tk 150 per kilogramme earlie

Business leaders appreciate the steps taken for the domestic industry

Limited retail operations during the period hampered its sales and profitability

The DSEX advanced 44.92 points, reaching 5209.76 as of 11:04 am.

The interim government will see to it that there is no shortage of any essential commodity even though there are financial constraints, said Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed yesterday..“We have been repeatedly saying that we will not allow people to suffer for a shortage of essential commo

The government will bring structural reforms in all areas as required to mend the economy and create an investment climate, according to Lutfey Siddiqi, the chief adviser’s special envoy on international affairs..“We want to create a pro-business climate through discussions with businessme

The German economy unexpectedly grew in the third quarter as domestic spending increased, official data showed Wednesday, defying expectations of a slowdown that would have tipped the European giant into a technical recession.

Banks will no longer be required to take permission from the Bangladesh Bank to process import payments for internet bandwidth and related services.

Five of the six operators of Nationwide Telecommunication Transmission Network (NTTN) have not gone public despite being mandated to float shares on the stock market several years ago.

Onion production costs have practically doubled this year thanks to the higher price of Kondo onion bulbs, which are planted in October and harvested in mid-November, according to farmers in major producing districts of Bangladesh.