Banglalink, the second largest mobile operator, aims to log profit this year -- for the first time in its history, its chief executive said.

With the political crisis deepening, the apparel industry that accounts for 80 percent of the country's total exports is going through a critical phase. Losses are piling up every day due to a decline in orders from international retailers, order cancellation, soaring air freight charges, a production shortfall and higher transportation costs.

Export orders at Dhaka International Trade Fair 2015 rose 18.16 percent to Tk 95.05 crore from the previous year, despite blockades and strikes across the country enforced by the BNP-led alliance since January 6, according to data from the Export Promotion Bureau.

Housing and Public Works Minister Mosharraf Hossain yesterday pledged to announce an incentive package for the ailing real estate sector shortly.