Bangladesh needs to ramp up its efforts in elevating competitiveness in attracting foreign direct investment and private investment, experts said yesterday.

Bangladesh is yet to achieve its potential in flower exports as the country is unable to produce sufficient breeds in absence of adequate research and development, according to industry people.

Twenty-one businesses are going to be awarded the "President's Award for Industrial Development" for their contributions to industrialisation, employment generation, and overall economic development, according to a gazette notification issued by the Ministry of Industries on November 15.

It will invest $1 million in Samson Pharma Inc, Philippines

A Gazipur court today sent garment workers' union leader Babul Hossain to jail after a 24-hour remand

Pakistan and Sri Lanka did better than Bangladesh in the index

Excess liquidity in the banking sector of Bangladesh continues to fall despite lower credit demand ahead of the national polls and higher interest on deposits offered by banks to lure savers.

One and a half years after the completion of construction, the newly-built Patenga container terminal (PCT) at the Chattogram port is finally going to be formally inaugurated.

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) is seeking higher prices for each unit of garment items in line with workers’ wage increases as factories that had temporarily shut down due to recent unrest started reopening gradually yesterday after the arrival of workers.

The nationwide blockade being observed by several political parties in Bangladesh is taking its toll on businesses as sales have plunged.

The National Pension Authority (NPA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Office of the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC).

In September forex transactions through cards stood at Tk 689 crore, up from Tk 658 crore a month ago, as per the latest data from the Bangladesh Bank.

Although coffee is considered an expensive beverage mostly consumed by urbanites in Bangladesh, Md Mokhlesur Rahman is trying to change this perception by bringing its rich flavours to rural areas.

Business leaders and apparel exporters are worried over a recent US statement on Bangladesh’s labour rights situation while union leaders and trade analysts suggested bringing improvements to avert trade sanctions.

The country aims to become a developed economy by 2041 and, in that pursuit, elevating living standards and strengthening private and foreign direct investment (FDI) and tax revenue collection will be critical, said the Foreign Investors' Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Ficci) in a publication unveiled yesterday.

“People do business to make money, if green activities are more costly, how they will make money?”

In 2019 to 2023, online banking branches grew by 39% in rural areas, 15% in urban

The India-Germany joint venture will produce RMG accessories

Biman Bangladesh Airlines Ltd is planning to carry its passengers to Vancouver in Canada and Los Angeles in the US through codesharing with Air Canada via Narita of Japan by January next year.

Still quite some time to go for the signing of Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (Cepa) between India and Bangladesh