It received the licence on November 7

The commerce ministry and the Export Promotion Bureau jointly organised the event

80 exhibitors from 12 countries took part in show

Padma Oil Co Ltd registered a 45 percent year-on-year increase in profit to Tk 349.51 crore in the financial year that ended on June 30.

Actual investments at six government-owned economic zones have remained at a far lower level compared to the proposals put forward by both foreign and local investors owing largely to inadequate facilities, official figures showed.

What comes to your mind when you think of the easiest and shortest escape route from your regular tiresome workload? Have you ever thought of the way a brief moment of laughter contains the power to rejuvenate you within minutes?

The production cost of potatoes nearly doubled this year in comparison to last year due to an increase in prices of potato seeds, fertiliser and irrigation, raising concerns about a further increase in retail prices of the tuber.

The nationwide blockade is taking its toll on local airlines as the number of passengers has declined significantly on the domestic routes owing to growing fear of violence, officials said.

Meghna Automobiles Ltd, a concern of Meghna Group, is working to assemble passenger cars of South Korean automobile manufacturer Kia in Bangladesh, said a top official.

BTRC orders telcos with an eye on polls

RMG workers’ platforms rejected new wage structure

The announcement came from State Minister for Labour Monnujan Sufian

Mr Arif, a lower-middle-class citizen, decided to visit his local market to purchase essential goods for his family. To his dismay, he discovered that the prices of almost all necessities had gone up by a staggering 30 to 50 percent. This sudden spike in prices left Mr Arif perplexed and worried about the increasing burden on his already strained budget.

Says CPD’s Mustafizur Rahman

Garment factory owners have submitted a new proposal on the minimum wage for apparel workers in Bangladesh, revising it upwards to Tk 12,500, according to a source. 

The tourism industry of Bangladesh has been hit hard by the ongoing political unrest as people are unwilling to travel for fear of violence amid strikes and blockades across the country, according to businesspeople.

The delivery of import cargo from Chattogram port as well as private off docks has been sharply impacted by a countrywide two-day blockade that ended yesterday.

For more than 11 days, RMG workers have been protesting demanding Tk 23,000 as minimum wage

The socioeconomic development of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh is being hampered by the prevalence of poor governance and institutional weakness in the three South Asian nations, according to analysts.

Inflation once again grazed double digits in October, advancing 30 basis points to 9.93 percent despite the government’s repeated assurances of measures to rein it in.