Kazi Abu Saad Chowdhury, a resident of Ghoraghat upazila in Dinajpur, has found an answer to his financial woes in the form of Vietnamese dwarf coconut trees.

Just as the economy was sailing smoothly to make a turnaround from the coronavirus pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war has suddenly emerged as a major obstacle standing in the way of faster and full revival. And this, among other things, is likely to increase poverty and eat into growth, warned the International Monetary Fund (IMF), policymakers and experts.

Delivery  Tiger recently received a courier service licence as it looks to run  its e-commerce delivery business and collect the funds for  cash-on-delivery.

Banks are installing cash recycling machines at a faster pace as part of their efforts to provide deposit and cash withdrawal services to clients under the same platform.

My journey to obesity started when I was introduced to the executive canteen of Unilever Bangladesh in Kalurghat, Chattogram, in 1993. My weight shot up by 15 kilogrammes within a span of six months despite my efforts to discipline myself.

While most average towns in the countryside slowly wake up to brace the day, the small port town of Mongla in Bangladesh’s southwest region is already bustling with activity by 6:00am each morning.

A three-day Bangladesh Jewellery Expo-2022 opened at International Convention City Bashundhara yesterday, organised by Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) to celebrate the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the country’s golden jubilee of independence.

The stack of complaints against mobile phone operators is increasing everyday but the authorities are having to keep those aside because of a case pending at High Court (HC).

Stockbrokers in the county should ensure proper monitoring of their own activities as the continued misuse of investor funds could lead to poor confidence in the market, according to top officials of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC).

The government has initiated a move to transform the growers’ markets in Rangpur into hubs for small agro entrepreneurs since they have been lying idle for more than a decade owing largely to farmers and wholesalers’ lack of interest and a propaganda carried out by a vested group.

Japanese investors in Bangladesh are facing six issues when conducting business in the country due to complicated regulations, according to the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).

A high-profile European Union (EU) delegation yesterday demanded that a labour law meant for export processing zones (EPZs) be amended by 2023 instead of 2025 for Bangladesh to be eligible for a new Everything But Arms (EBA) scheme.

Twenty-five controversial e-commerce platforms in Bangladesh were deluged with orders worth a staggering Tk 6,050 crore in just four months last year under Ponzi-like schemes that lured unsuspecting customers on the back of hefty discounts.

Middle Eastern country Iraq wants to buy mango, vegetables and potato from Bangladesh.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide financial and technical support to Bangladesh for constructing cold storages in the country.

The South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (Sanem) yesterday said 53 per cent of the garment workers surveyed in a recent study by the non-profit research organisation reported that their children were not provided any online classes amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Oil rose almost 3 per cent on Wednesday, back above $100 a barrel, recovering from a decline in the previous session as concern eased about slowing demand in China, although signs of progress in Russia-Ukraine peace talks limited gains.

The government should take up an effective plan to ensure eco-friendly development and reshape current growth to one that is sustainable, analysts said yesterday.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday cut value added tax (VAT) at imports of edible oil to 5 per cent from 15 per cent in line with the government’s decision to reduce the indirect tax to give some relief to consumers.

Fahmida Khatun, executive director of the Centre for Policy Dialogue, has been made a member of the high-level advisory board on the productive capacities index (PCI) of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).