Ibn Sina Pharmaceutical Industry PLC’s profit jump 44 percent year-on-year to Tk 13.46 crore in the January-March period of 2023-24 fiscal year.

Ending last Friday, the fair showcased over 3,000 animals and birds, many of which were also on sale

In the last decade, the debt-to-GDP ratio rose by 13 percentage points. The IMF forecasts that the ratio will reach 43.5 percent in 2028-29.

As per the new formula, the price of jet fuel will be calculated each month by adding the average rate quoted by the Platts Asia Pacific/Arab Gulf (APAG) Marketscan for the preceding month with other expenses.

Data from the National Board of Revenue (NBR) shows that nearly 25.7 lakh tonnes of soybean and palm oil were imported in 2023, with the four companies accounting for 80 percent of the total amount.

Moreover, further setbacks are posed by Malaysia's decision to freeze new foreign worker recruitment in March as well as Oman suspending the issuance of visas to Bangladeshi citizens at the end of 2023 due to an oversupply of workers from the South Asian nation.

A recent rush to withdraw money from the BASIC Bank and National Bank is worsening the situation the troubled institutions are facing.

The bank made Tk 695.12 crore, a 30% rise year-on-year

From today, each bhori of 22-carat gold will cost Tk 118,798

It will take at least 2 to 3 days to resume the connection

Asian shares and bond yields sank on Friday while safe-haven currencies, gold and crude oil jumped after reports Israel attacked Iran in a continuing series of assaults

A day earlier, Karachi-based Bank Alfalah disclosed the information on the Pakistan Stock exchange.

Of the investment, $19 million came from its own pockets whereas $26 million in the form of a syndicated loan, which was released recently, he said.

The minimum net international reserves (NIR) will also remain below the threshold when an IMF mission visits Dhaka next week to review the progress of the programme before releasing around $681 million in the third tranche in May.

The market dropped as investors panicked seeing the continuous fall of market indices, said a top official of a leading stock brokerage.

The 2,270 square feet store on Banani Road 11 opened on April 1, aiming to draw the rising middle-income population with an assortment of imported denim jeans, t-shirts, polo shirts, and formal and casual woven shirts for men and women.

Speaking about the future of the economy, he said there is a possibility of Bangladesh transforming into a dynamic developed country on the back of its population’s entrepreneurial spirit.

The government yesterday increased the retail price of bottled soybean oil by Tk 4 to Tk 167 per litre, adjusting it in line with the removal of duty benefits on imports and a price hike in the international market.

Dutch-Bangla Bank PLC recorded nearly 42 percent growth in earnings last financial year, its highest in a decade, by improving asset quality and focusing on maintaining good corporate governance.

A golden goose had once started laying solid gold eggs in the whimsical land of Bangladesh. But alas, the taxman slapped a tax on it that turned its feathers grey.