The government has introduced a new product under the Universal Pension Scheme (UPS), allowing the existing employees of state enterprises, autonomous bodies and their affiliated organisations to help them avail pension benefits monthly

Spending under the annual development programme (ADP) has been going slow in the current fiscal year (FY), with implementing agencies using just 31.17 percent of the total allocation till February this year, showed official figures.

The profitability of the banking sector in Bangladesh is the lowest in South Asia due to the prevalence of higher non-performing loans, lower efficiency, and an elevated level of costs of funds.

Readymade garment (RMG) workers will get their salary and festival bonus before the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays, State Minister for Labour and Employment Nazrul Islam Chowdhury said yesterday

State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu recommended the Chittagong Stock Exchange include products such as potatoes, soybean oil, palm oil, and raw sugar in the commodity exchange when it is launched.

During the 40th board meeting of NRBC Bank on February 7, 2016, current Chairman Tamal Parvez and Director Adnan Imam entered the boardroom accompanied by a man carrying a large gun. Both Tamal and Adnan were board directors back then.

Consumers were not spared even during the fasting month of Ramadan, a time to show self-restraint, even though there have been a lot of promises and drives on the part of the government. Therefore, while devotees perform their religious duty, the escalated prices of essentials have continued to give them hard times.

However, apparel shipment to the EU rose 3.27% in Jul-Feb

A delegation of Otto Group meets BGMEA president today

The commodities will be purchased for the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh

The Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) in India’s Lasalgaon made the demand

Dhaka stocks gained in early trade today, halting the losing streak the bourse suffered for eight days in a row.

The use of the document verification system (DVS) has increased in Bangladesh in the last couple of years, plugging the scope for unruly firms to submit forged audit reports. The number of audit reports signed by accountants by securing codes from the DVS rose by nearly 2 percent year-on-year to 38,316 in 2021-22 compared to a year prior, data from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) showed.

Operational costs of the country’s steel sector have increased by 65 percent over the past year, posing a threat to the loan repayment capability of manufacturers, according to Bangladesh Steel Manufacturers Association (BSMA).

Deposits at non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) have slightly increased on an interest rate hike but the number of deposit accounts have dropped sharply, indicating a lack of trust.

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell for the eighth consecutive day yesterday as both local and foreign investors went for sales amid lingering economic uncertainty and disappointing corporate earnings while institutional firms sat idle.

Recycling of plastic products is a crucial step in Bangladesh’s path to building a sustainable export market, experts said.

There is ample supply of basic goods, the state minister for commerce says

Dollar crisis, rise in utility bills taking toll, says Bangladesh Steel Manufacturers Association

The illegal profits from forced labour has risen by 37% since 2014