Although the key index for measuring share price performance in the stock market of Bangladesh fell to an 18-month low yesterday, some poor-performing companies saw their share values soar on the back of rumour-based trading.

Danish fruit drinks firm CO-RO A/S is going to launch its new brand in Bangladesh to enhance their global footprint and grab a slice of the country’s market.

There is no single and straight answer to this question. The causes of failure are multiple and complex. We shall try to analyse some of them and see if we can arrive at a rational outcome.

The ongoing decline of share values in the stock market of Bangladesh was expected as the removal of floor prices has allowed them to adjust to their real levels, according to market analysts.

Although there are only about 17 days to go before the biting cold all over the country makes way for the warm embrace of spring, customers are flocking to outlets of local clothing brands in a rush to secure the best winter clothes.

Although private telecom operators excelled in expanding their subscriber base in 2023, state-run Teletalk saw its market share shrink to just 3.38 percent that year.

Both the government and banks are facing a tight liquidity situation, which has pushed up the yield of treasury bills and bonds and the lending rate in the banking sector

International clothing retailers and brands are still choosing seaways, instead of air, to carry goods from Bangladesh to Europe although the rerouting of ships away from the Red Sea has increased the freight charge by more than 30 percent and added 15 days to the sailing time.

In 2023, Bangladesh's capital market faced a challenging environment characterised by internal constraints and external difficulties. It proved to be a tumultuous year for the stock business marked by unprecedented lows in average turnover and foreign investments, not seen since the collapse in 2010.

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) is striving to be a good development partner to Bangladesh in its journey towards an advanced economy.

BB has included the Chinese yuan in the RTGS system, allowing automated clearing in the currency.

Despite starting off with a strong momentum and goodwill, Teletalk failed to become consistently profitable

Tax collection soared nearly 14 percent in the first half of the fiscal year (FY) 2023-24

In an amusing incident highlighting the generation gap in technology use, a grandmother new to internet was being taught how to use search engines by her grandson. Believing in the importance of politeness, she wrote a stack of thank you notes for internet, grateful for its answers to her questions.

Inflation, lack of any scope to avail government opportunities are among reasons for the desperate state of informal workers

Inflation is the leading cause of the slow growth of leading food makers

Post-pandemic, Bangladesh recovered reasonably quickly and was seeing encouraging signs that the economy was well poised to return to the pre-Covid growth path. However, a combination of global inflationary pressure and supply disruptions owing to the Russia-Ukraine War, a rising US dollar, increasing international inflation rates, and the emergence of recessionary fears in advanced economies coupled with a few not-so-thoughtful domestic policy measures created a hostile economic environment for us.

Bangladesh has met all but one quantitative target set for December 2023 by the International Monetary Fund to qualify for the third instalment of the $4.7 billion loan.

Even with taka's devaluation, profits of listed export-oriented garment makers declined heavily for higher costs

After 18 months, BSEC yesterday withdrew the floor price for most stocks, to bring back vibrancy to the market