The profits of state-owned enterprises plummeted in the last fiscal year as their incomes took a beating from the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Bangladesh’s exports to Bhutan could rise on the back of the bilateral trade pact signed last year after shipment to the South Asian nation has already shown a significant upward trend. 

Many Dhaka residents are well aware about the milkman, known as “goala” in Bangla, who delivers fresh milk to their doorsteps on a daily basis.

The government has initiated a move to award licences for submarine cable to the private sector with a view to attracting private investment to the telecommunication industry to support the growth in bandwidth consumption.

The World Bank Group has decided not to publish its Doing Business report anymore amid the allegations of data irregularities.

Honey cultivation has proved to be a profitable venture for many farmers, especially small-scale entrepreneurs, in Sylhet division and as a result, people are becoming increasingly interested in the practice.

The price of aluminium products has increased significantly over the past year due to the rising cost of raw materials at the international level, according to industry insiders.

No solution has come about over a shortage of gas supply turning captive power plants inoperative, effectively shutting down production at textile mills in some areas in Savar, Narayanganj, Dhamrai, Manikganj, Gazipur and Chattogram.

The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) is going to publish the gross domestic product (GDP) growth data every quarter from the next fiscal year.

There are a few moments in a person’s life when one has to dig deeper into their pocket. The wedding of your children is one of them.

The per capita foreign debt of the citizens of Bangladesh is Tk 24,890 now, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said yesterday. The minister said this in reply to a query from ruling Awami League MP Didarul Alam from Chittagong-4 in the parliament.

The per capita foreign debt of the citizens of Bangladesh is Tk 24,890 now, Finance Minister AHM Mostafa Kamal said today.

Although  the overall implementation of the annual development programme (ADP)  marked a rise in the first two months of the new fiscal year compared to  the corresponding period a year before, the ADP  implementation in the health service sector is still lagging.

It has been six months since farmers have harvested potato and wheat. However, if anyone requests for data about the quantity of the crops produced and their acreage in the latest harvest from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the state agency responsible for generating data nationally, they will be disappointed as no information is available.

Businesses will now get six months time to bring in imported goods after payments are made, up from four months allowed earlier.

South  Korean company JD Creation Ltd will invest $4.15 million in Mongla  Export Processing Zone to establish an industrial unit to manufacture  camping items, garments, tents and garment accessories.

Sri Lanka’s Capital Alliance (CAL) has recently made a foray into Bangladesh’s brokerage business. CAL is Sri Lanka’s leading investment bank, offering integrated investment and capital market solutions, and this becomes its first overseas foray.

The price of raw jute has fallen by about Tk 500 per maund (37 kilogrammes) at local markets in Faridpur district, thereby depriving farmers and traders of higher profits, local sources said.

Bangladesh Standards & Testing Institution (BSTI) is going to issue halal certification for processed products, particularly processed foods, to facilitate exports.

Bangladesh is one of the top five resilient economies in the world during the coronavirus pandemic, said Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday.