Gross domestic product (GDP) was 0.5 percent in the April-June period, the Office for National Statistics said in a statement, while economists expected it to have remained at 0.6-percent expansion

All of its non-current assets will be sold

Brent crude futures for November delivery increased 51 cents, or 0.71 percent, to $72.49 a barrel as of 0330 GMT.

The teetering property sector has long accounted for around a quarter of gross domestic product and experienced dazzling growth for two decades

Southeast Bank elects its founding chairman MA Kashem as its new chairman

Distressed loans at banks totalled over Tk 4.75 lakh crore at the end of 2023 – a revelation that makes for a sobering read of the actual health of this vital sector of the economy.

Nearly half of the users of official statistics produced by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) are not satisfied with the frequency at which the state-run statistical agency releases new data, according to a recent survey..In particular, around 47 percent of the users expressed thei

The benchmark index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) rose yesterday on falling for two days last week as investors traded select shares to pocket short-term profits..The DSEX, the broad index of the country’s premier bourse, edged up by 18.98 points, or 0.34 percent, from that on the day prio

The stock market regulator approved 127 firms for listing in the past 14 years, allowing their transition from private to public companies. However, the subsequent outcomes are disheartening as most of these companies showed declined performance rather than growth.

As India aims to become a $3 trillion tourism economy by 2047, it is fast becoming one of the world’s most sought-after travel destinations with 14.3 million international tourists in 2022 and $17.6 billion in revenue.

Fixing retail prices for essential commodities like chicken and eggs might seem like a straightforward solution to ensure affordability for all consumers. However, in Bangladesh such measures often fall short due to various economic and structural challenges. Understanding the underlying microeconomic principles and market dynamics is essential to grasp why price controls may be ineffective at the national level.

Taxi driver Surendra Parajuli’s decision to buy an electric cab would have been unthinkable a decade ago, when chronic power cuts left Nepalis unable to light their homes at night.

The interim government yesterday restructured an inter-agency taskforce meant to bring back money that has been illegally taken abroad.

Holding unmet demands responsible for the latest spell of worker agitation in garment manufacturing belts, labour leaders have called for an immediate implementation of the 18-point demand agreed on at a tripartite meeting last week.

Different shipping lines are showing interest in expanding their services to directly connect and quickly transport cargo between the Chattogram port in Bangladesh and those in China, the biggest source for local imports.

Multilateral development finance (MDF) sometimes brings risk for the receiving countries, for which there should be meticulous reviews for facing the challenges, according to experts.

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) today expanded the size of the refinancing fund meant for marginalised communities to Tk 750 crore from previous Tk 500 crore, with a priority to extend financial coverage to flood victims across Bangladesh. .The refinance fund is for the small bank account h

Headed by Bangladesh Bank governor, the nine-member task force became operational with immediate effect

The banks’ unclassified rescheduled loan also rose, according to Financial Stability Report 2023

Experts say at CPD, OECD webinar on the Multilateral Development Finance 2024 report