Chinese venture capital is playing an increasingly important role around the world, as the nation’s technology companies have been taking the lead on obtaining financing...

Bangladesh has a market of Tk 20,000-Tk 30,000 crore of agro-processed foods and it is growing thanks to rising incomes, changing lifestyles and urbanisation, said...

The Dhaka stocks hit its 21-month low yesterday thanks to the thin participation of institutional investors who adopted a wait-and-see policy ahead of the upcoming...

Bangladesh should significantly improve on the “ease of doing business” index to attract more foreign direct investment (FDI) from the US, Marcia Bernicat, outgoing US...

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has revised its forecast on Bangladesh's rice production in the May-April period of 2018-19, saying it would increase to...

Mobile phone operators gave back only a third of the minutes payable to users because of massive call drops in the year to September, highlighting...

Industriall Bangladesh Council, a rights group, yesterday demanded the minimum wage for garment workers be set at Tk 12,020 a month.“We have earlier wanted the...

Wholesale onion prices have been rising in parts of India for the last two weeks because of falling supplies from producing states, a traders' body...

Robi has pulled in 16,916 customers to its network from three rivals in the first three weeks after the mobile number portability was rolled out,...

Stock market investors are feeling jittery ahead of the national election scheduled for December, a worrying development.Even last month's disclosure of record GDP growth in...

More than 350 economists -- among them a Nobel Prize winner -- have signed a declaration saying Brazil's frontrunner to be president, far-right politician Jair...

Some 110 differently-abled persons yesterday got much-needed jobs at a career fair.The Bangladesh Business and Disability Network (BBDN), a platform of employers promoting inclusion of...

Local seagoing container shippers have urged both the Bangladeshi and Indian governments to allow them to carry goods of third countries for the sake of...

Loans written off by banks soared in the second quarter of 2018 as efforts to clean up balance sheets petered out.Between the months of April...

Entrepreneurs investing in the economic zones will get all types of trade and investment services from various government agencies within 45 working days of their...

The local furniture industry has achieved a significant growth in the last one decade thanks to the rising spending capacity of the consumers.The industry insiders...

Locally grown pineapples and aloe vera are exported abroad in processed form, ushering hopes that farmers would not suffer losses for production gluts, said three...

Dhaka Stock Exchange lost Tk 3,528.19 crore, or 0.90 percent, from its market capitalisation in the last seven working days as institutional investors preferred small-cap...

About 20 lakh people are involved in micro-merchant retail trade in Bangladesh, transacting more than $18.42 billion a year, according to a United Nations study.The...

Bangladesh should use its vast coastal zones for economic development so that the population concentration on Dhaka and Chittagong comes down, said a top official...

The National Board of Revenue yesterday requested the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) to develop standards for energy drinks and malt beverages to boost...

The tax administrator plans to discontinue the Kar Bahadur title, a decoration that was introduced last year to honour long-time taxpaying families and to encourage...

The tax authority will make submission of income tax certificates mandatory for candidates running for elections in future, said National Board of Revenue Chairman Md...

Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Ltd's net profit sank 77 percent to Tk 7.33 crore in fiscal 2017-18 despite logging in record revenue thanks to repayment...

Five state-run banks made half-hearted efforts in the first half of the year in recovering their non-performing loans, which account for 47 percent of the...

Bangladesh Petroleum Corp (BPC) issued an international tender on Tuesday to import up to 1.425 million tonnes of refined oil products in the first half...

The customs authority plans to start working along with all stakeholders soon to ease congestion of vehicles at Benapole and Petrapole land ports.The decision for...

The benchmark index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) plunged to a three-and-a-half months low yesterday mainly because of a huge fall in prices of top...

IDLC Finance's net profits grew just 1 percent to Tk 182.15 crore in the first nine months of the year thanks to interest rate volatility...

Banks went on a loan rescheduling spree once again in the second quarter of 2018 after holding back in the first quarter.Between the months of...

The members of the Dhaka committee of the Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) yesterday visited the Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) and the...

Grameenphone yesterday launched its new “013” number series as its existing “017” prefix has reached its 10 crore capacity.The rollout came through the first official...

Trust Bank and IPDC Finance have recently attained the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission's approval to issue bonds for raising capital.The bank will raise Tk...

The Sustainable Development Goals will not be achieved without ensuring quality education and employment for the youth, experts said yesterday.There is no doubt that the...

Walmart Inc said on Friday it has acquired online lingerie retailer Bare Necessities for an undisclosed amount, its second apparel-focused acquisition in less than two...

In today's world, corporate reputation management is one of the key business drivers for any organisation. No wonder managing reputation is taking the centre stage...

State-owned banks and financial institutions have been instructed not to recruit any more employees on a temporary basis.The finance ministry issued a circular recently asking...

After winning contracts in Japan and Saudi Arabia DataSoft has now gotten a breakthrough in neighbouring Nepal, with the local tech giant set to provide...

Mobile handset assembling is set to expand further in the country as a fifth company is set to officially announce its enrolment today with its...

Bangladesh expects to sign a free trade agreement with Sri Lanka during the tenure of the incumbent government as both countries have already completed looking...

Tea consumption will be costlier in Bangladesh as the price of the world's second most popular drink after water increased 31 percent in the local...

The Ecnec yesterday approved 17 projects including one for land acquisition to elevate the Faridpur-Kuakata highway into a four lane one to establish smooth communication...

AB Bank Managing Director Moshiur Rahman Chowdhury yesterday handed in his resignation 17 months into his three-year term at the helm of the first generation...

Once surreptitiously dumped down drains in the dead of night, Asia's used cooking oil is fast becoming one of the most sought-after commodities in Europe...

China's ultra wealthy saw their ranks thinned this year as the trade war with the US pummelled stocks and shredded billions of dollars of paper...

The stockmarket regulator said it is going to change the definition of institutional investors so that they played their due role in the market instead...

South Asia will be benefitted if seamless trade can be ensured, land ports are integrated and related rules are harmonised, said Gowher Rizvi, international affairs...

Bangladesh needs a lot of innovative entrepreneurs to create quality jobs, add value to the gross domestic product and help the country become a developed...

China has choked back on imports of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the United States, traders and analysts said, turning to the Middle East for...

Proper utilisation of maritime resources available in South Asia can help the region achieve tremendous success in socio-economic development of the people, Prime Minister Sheikh...