Bangladesh has disbursed 59 per cent of the total credit support unveiled by the government to protect businesses, the economy and the poor since the coronavirus pandemic hit the country more than one-and-a-half years ago.

Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) on Tuesday witnessed the appointment of a new chief executive officer.

MetLife has been named in Fortune magazine’s 2022 list of the “World’s Most Admired Companies”.

The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) witnessed the election of a president for a one-year term 2022 in its council meeting on Tuesday.

Listed IT-based companies’ profits bounced back strongly in the last six months after the initial shock of the pandemic.

For a not-so-good student like me, the academic notes of the top students in the class were like a gold mine in school days. Anyone who asked for such “notes” would get the daring look as if you are asking for their marks from the exam or something similar, let alone sharing them! Experiences like these are very common in our academic culture.

As soon as winter begins, the Sundarbans sees an influx of tourists who come to enjoy the tranquil and exotic atmosphere of the world’s largest mangrove forest.

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi yesterday laid the foundations of a fifth haat on the Bangladesh-India border, providing an additional source of income for families in the surrounding localities.

Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL) has sent a rejoinder to a report headlined “6pc private bankers lose jobs during pandemic” published in The Daily Star on February 1, 2022.

The Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) has urged the land ministry to continue the existing law of the power of attorney considering the real situation.  

Listed textile manufacturers logged a staggering 152 per cent higher profits year-on-year in the October to December period of the current financial year of 2021-22.

Implementation of the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) motor vehicle agreement will enable the adoption of a sub-regional protocol for a cost-effective, efficient and seamless multimodal transport system, according to speakers at a webinar.

Earnings from merchandise exports from Bangladesh surged 41.13 per cent year-on-year to $4.85 billion in January, the second-highest single month receipts, on the back of rebounding garment shipments.

Being a densely populated country, one of the major sources of Bangladesh’s competitiveness is the young and vibrant workforce. We have around six million economically active population, and various estimates suggest that around two million people are joining our labour force every year.

Potato growers in Bangladesh are grappling to recover their investment as prices of the tuber crop have fallen below their production cost this season, according to various farmers.

The government yesterday handed over two jute mills to the private sector as part of its efforts to modernise the state-run enterprises dealing with the natural fibre.

Fakir Apparels Ltd (FAL) appointed 400 new workers last month after training them for three months at its training centre as the Narayanganj-based garment factory has received 25 per cent more work orders this season compared to the last season.

Summit Alliance Port said its earnings rose in the first half of the current financial year of 2021-22 as its handled an increased volume of containers for international trade during the period.

The Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) has urged all the ministries and their affiliated agencies to allocate 10 per cent of their annual budget for buying software and IT-enabled services (ITES).

Almost all listed pharmaceutical companies in Bangladesh registered higher profits in the first half of the ongoing financial year (FY) thanks to increased health consciousness amid the coronavirus pandemic.