The contraceptive pill named Levonorgestrel 1.5 mg is known by its brand name of Novella-1

Bangladesh is doing better than many countries in reducing poverty. However, questions remain whether the data about poverty alleviation match reality, according to Prof Joe Devine, an expert on poverty, inequality, and vulnerability

Jewellers have hiked gold prices by Tk 1,831 to Tk 117,281 a bhori (11.664 grammes)

Why is there such a huge discrepancy between multinational banks and state-run lenders despite operating in the same business environment? The reason is a lack of efficiency in making business decisions, business focus, and political bias.

The debt stood at $11.04 billion in March, $11.07 billion in February and $11.25 billion in January, according to Bangladesh Bank.

As a result, general investors remained in the dark about the financial performance of the company during this period.

The FID later backtracked following criticism from different quarters, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF), about the formation of a public corporation since state enterprises have usually underperformed in the country.

BASIC Bank is experiencing a deep liquidity crunch as depositors have been withdrawing money for weeks following news that the state-run lender is going to be acquired by a private commercial bank.

The social and economic disparity continues to rise in the country and this has to be addressed before things get out of control, said noted economist Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman today

Russell T Ahmed has been reelected as the president of the Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) for a two-year term..M Rashidul Hasan was elected as senior vice president of the apex tread body of Bangladesh's ICT industry..It elected two other vice pre

However, workers resumed operations today early morning

Commodity prices are projected to experience a slight downturn in 2024 and 2025 but are expected to remain above pre-pandemic levels, according to the World Bank

The vast low-lying depressions in the northeastern part of Bangladesh, called haors in Bangla, remain inundated for almost half the year centring the monsoons.

On March 21, the cabinet committee on economic affairs took the decision not to provide electricity and gas supply to new factories if they are set up in any other places except in government-designated economic zones or industrial enclaves.

She also directed the secretary to the finance ministry to analyse and identify which of the companies were eligible to get listed.

The PMI is a number from 0 to 100, with a reading above 50 indicating expansion and a reading below 50 representing contraction.

Bankers said the exchange rate was already hovering at around Tk 117 unofficially, meaning the impact of easing the restrictions was yet to come about in the forex market.

The national food inflation rate in the same month stood at 9.58 percent, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

Mobile financial service provider bKash logged a massive 504 percent year-on-year rise in profit in 2023.

Bangladesh Bank’s steps to boost the country’s foreign currency reserves will not yield any positive results overnight.