Vietnam has expressed interest in launching direct flights between Hanoi and Dhaka to facilitate the travel of tourists and people of the two countries.

The time has come for the manufacturers to invest more in waste management and recycling of products to ensure the sustainability of the business, experts and entrepreneurs said at a webinar today.

Fortnightly journal The Bangladesh Monitor will organise the 17th edition of its “International Tourism Fair” or Dhaka Travel Mart at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka on March 10-12 next year. 

Investor morale in the euro zone fell for the third month in a row in October and hit its lowest level since April on dimming economic expectations, a survey showed on Monday.

A company’s way of raising funds should be determined by analysing its financial statements so that its sustainability does not face any threat, said Tanzim Alamgir, managing director of UCB Investments, a merchant bank.

Revenue collection soared nearly 15 per cent to Tk 34,548 crore in the July-August period of the current fiscal year from Tk 30,160 crore, powered by a recovery in economic and business activities since lifting of the countrywide lockdown early August.

A huge demand for coal in China has had a butterfly effect that may reach Bangladesh’s construction, garment, and power generation industries as the highly-required fossil fuel is becoming increasingly expensive in global markets.

Power cuts in China have started to affect Bangladesh’s garment and other industries reliant on raw material supply from the country, a blow that could derail the recovery of the economy from the coronavirus pandemic.

A parliamentary body today recommended setting up different facilities including dedicated casinos for foreign tourists in the country’s tourist spots.

The 17th edition of the Dhaka Travel Mart, an international tourism fair, is expected to start at Pan Pacific Sonargaon in Dhaka on March 10 next year.

Asian Paints Limited, a decorative coatings company, virtually launched ‘ColourNext 2021’ for the top architects, engineers and interior designers recently.

Bangladeshi travel-tech startup Go Zayaan has raised $2.6 million in a seed round led by Wavemaker Partners, one of Southeast Asia’s leading venture capital firms, according to a press release.

Overall poverty in Bangladesh is increasing as the vulnerable non-poor have slipped below the upper poverty line due to the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study.

Nine foreign and domestic firms are going to invest $55 million in Bangladesh’s hi-tech parks to set up manufacturing units for a number of products, including semiconductors, digital devices, and medical equipment.

Bangladesh’s ICT sector is flourishing on the back of artificial intelligence (AI), internet of things (IoT) and big data warehousing, said Farhana A Rahman, senior vice-president of the Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS).

Farmers in Nilphamari district are cultivating a fast-growing variety of potato in order to maximise their profits before the year ends.

A total of 46,100 factories across the country are set to undergo safety inspections as the government looks to ensure adequate infrastructural and fire safety measures at all industrial units.

Non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) can invest easily in the capital market as the government allows free inflow and outflow of funds of diaspora community, said a top official of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) today.

The joy and gratification for making dreams into reality are enticing. In the golden jubilee year of independence, one can speak of a creative and visionary industrial entrepreneurship for the socio-economic development of Bangladesh that will build the future of the country.

Surat Ali, a middle-aged farmer based in Khulna’s Jhenaidah district, is enjoying massive success from dragon fruit cultivation.