The share of unemployed tertiary-educated youth within the total unemployed population in Bangladesh increased to 27.8 percent in 2022 from 9.7 percent in 2013 as many struggled to find jobs that match their skills and educational qualifications, according to the latest World Bank (WB) report.

The prices of essential and grocery commodities have skyrocketed in Bagerhat amid supply crunch..Green chilli, priced at Tk 180-220 per kilogramme just a week ago, is now being sold at Tk 600 per kg

Tariff commission recommended reducing VAT on imports of oil to 10 percent

A delegation of the US-based LNG company calls on chief adviser

This was the second consecutive year of losses for Desco 

The WB said Bangladesh's economy is expected to grow by only 4 percent due to the uncertain impact of political protests and the ongoing transition in government

About 99.26 percent garments factories are open now at Savar, Ashulia, and Gazipur

The government has identified a dozen slow-paced projects funded by the World Bank, from which up to $1.5 billion will be repurposed and utilised as budget support or in other policy-based reform programmes.

The world’s 26 poorest economies are facing the most significant debt burden since 2006, the World Bank announced in a new report published Sunday.

Gold prices edged up on Monday as investors assessed China’s weekend stimulus announcement, while also focussing on US Federal Reserve officials’ comments for further rate cut cues.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has formed committees on border trade cooperation with representatives of related agencies to facilitate faster trade.

Plastic goods makers in Bangladesh urged the interim government to implement measures to ban single-use plastics after 2030 considering the greater interests of businesspeople and consumers.

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) yesterday eased the rules relating to exports through e-commerce platforms to facilitate small value exports under a business-to-consumer process.

The government has cancelled all activities related to issuing commercially important person (CIP) cards for 2023, according to a circular issued by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) yesterday.

Alleged discrepancies in financial records and subsequent board restructuring and non-payment of dividends to investors over the past five years have done little to dissuade Uttara Finance and Investments from going for lavish expenditures this year.

Amid a persistent liquidity crunch, some lenders are desperately trying to increase their deposit base by offering higher interest rates to attract customers.

Data released from the Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) showed the fall

Salehuddin Ahmed visits Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar kitchen market

Transactions in their personal and business accounts will also remain suspended for 30 days

The instruction came from the commerce ministry