China’s factory activity shrank for a fifth straight month and the services sector slowed sharply in September, suggesting Beijing will need even more stimulus to hit its 2024 growth target with only three months left in the year.

To meet the rising demand for basic and high-quality glass in Bangladesh’s construction sector, AkijBashir Group recently began production at a sprawling plant in Habiganj’s Madhabpur upazila, placing emphasis on more transparent and pure products to position itself as a key player in the rapidly growing market.

Workers have been deprived of a fair share of the country’s development as they are still not being paid proper wages, labour leaders yesterday told Debapriya Bhattacharya, head of a committee preparing a white paper on the state of the economy.

Automation of government financial services is critical for reducing corruption and resource misuse, said Salehuddin Ahmed, finance adviser to the interim government.

Bangladesh’s cost to service loans from multilateral and bilateral lenders surpassed the amount received from them during the first two months of fiscal year (FY) 2024-25, indicating that the country’s already fragile foreign exchange reserves may be stressed further.

The workers of Apparel Plus Limited blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Gazipur demanding unpaid salaries

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reaffirmed its support for Bangladesh’s interim government in overcoming the various economic challenges the country has been facing in recent times.

A delegation of the Foreign Investors’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry meets Salehuddin Ahmed

The amount hit $589 million in the first two months of FY25

The reduced import taxes will remain effective until Nov 30 this year

An RMG worker died with bullet wounds after a clash broke out between protesting workers and law enforcers in Ashulia today

The anti-money laundering agency also directed banks to freeze the accounts of companies owned by them

They made the demand at a press conference at the BGMEA office 

Ahmed emphasised that integrating financial services into a unified digital system would improve transparency and accountability

All of its non-current assets will be sold

Southeast Bank elects its founding chairman MA Kashem as its new chairman

S Alam Group and its linked companies account for more than 86 percent of the disbursed loans of Global Islami Bank (GIB), one of the six Shariah-based lenders that were controlled by the Chattogram-based business giant.

The benchmark index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) rose yesterday on falling for two days last week as investors traded select shares to pocket short-term profits..The DSEX, the broad index of the country’s premier bourse, edged up by 18.98 points, or 0.34 percent, from that on the day prio

As India aims to become a $3 trillion tourism economy by 2047, it is fast becoming one of the world’s most sought-after travel destinations with 14.3 million international tourists in 2022 and $17.6 billion in revenue.

Fixing retail prices for essential commodities like chicken and eggs might seem like a straightforward solution to ensure affordability for all consumers. However, in Bangladesh such measures often fall short due to various economic and structural challenges. Understanding the underlying microeconomic principles and market dynamics is essential to grasp why price controls may be ineffective at the national level.