Newly appointed Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi yesterday said highest emphasis would be given to raising the country's export earnings to $50 billion by 2021.“I want...

US President Donald Trump said Sunday negotiations are underway on the location of his next summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, while remaining...

Trade deficit narrowed 12 percent in the first five months of the fiscal year thanks to a rise in exports and a slowdown in imports.At...

There are 61 merchant banks in the country but they were able to collectively bring in only 14 companies in the capital market last year,...

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday expressed his optimism that the GDP growth rate in the current fiscal year (FY19) would reach near 8.5...

Police dispelled a demonstration of garments workers over the new wage structure in Dhaka’s outskirts Savar this morning.Over a hundred workers of two factories of...

The finance ministry will make a fresh start from today and will be beyond reproach, said AHM Mustafa Kamal after he was given charge of...

Annual production of cassava, a root vegetable similar in looks to sweet potato and commonly eaten across Africa, is estimated to have doubled in Bangladesh,...

The stockmarket has continued to maintain its post-election rally, reaching an eight-month high of 5,687 points yesterday.Turnover has also been increasing since the national polls...

Sonali Bank's operating profits soared in 2018 thanks to recovery of huge amounts of bad debts and lending to the call money market.The state-run lender...

US President Donald Trump said Friday he is confident Washington and Beijing will reach a deal to bring to a close the months-long trade dispute...

The automotive tyre market is flourishing in Bangladesh thanks to increasing sales of commercial and passenger vehicles fuelled by expanding economic activities and affluent consumers.The...

Xiaomi has recently launched the latest model of its flagship Mi 8 series, Mi 8 Lite, in Bangladesh.With a 6.26-inch LCD display, AI face unlock...

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index started the Year of the Golden Pig below 2,000 points at the lowest level in about two years, down...

Loan rescheduling soared about 30 percent to Tk 10,963 crore in the first nine months of 2018, fuelling further fears for the sector.Six banks accounted...

The telecom regulator's revenues rose 58.51 percent year-on-year to Tk 6,445.36 crore in the last fiscal year, a four-year high backed by earnings from the...

Export earnings increased 2.18 percent year-on-year to $3.43 billion in December thanks to higher shipment of garment items.The receipt is still 3.49 percent short of...

Chittagong Vikings skipper Mushfiqur Rahim  said yesterday that they want to embark on their Bangladesh Premier League campaign in the ensuing sixth-edition of the blockbuster...

Japanese Sakata Inx is set to invest $10 million to establish a liquid ink manufacturing plant in the Meghna Industrial Economic Zone (MIEZ), a development...

Lending to the agriculture sector fell 9 percent year-on-year to Tk 7,475.60 crore between July and November of the current fiscal year, according to central...

Janata Bank logged in losses of Tk 3,132 crore in the first nine months of 2018, a stunning reversal in fortune for the state-owned bank...

Private sector credit growth hit a three-year low in November due to cautious lending and reluctance by businesses to go for expansion ahead of the...

Proper grading of the skilled workers ensures higher take-home salaries and inspires the workforce to improve productivity in garment factories, according to a recent study...

Wall Street started 2018 strong, buoyed by a growing economy and corporate profits. It didn't end that way.US stocks climbed to new highs in January,...

Bopha should be in school but instead toils seven days a week in a searing brick kiln on the outskirts of Phnom Penh -- a...

Private banks reported hefty operating profit in the just concluded year, helped by the much higher interest rate on lending than that on deposits.The banks...

Shrimp processors finished the first half of fiscal 2018-19 amid lower export receipts than a year earlier, with a revival in fortunes progressively looking unlikely...

Bangladesh could have exported $17.4 billion more last fiscal year even with the current capacity were there certain constrains not in place, found a study...

Bangladesh Bank has suspended all kind of mobile financial services in the run-up to the 11th general election. All MFS providers have been asked to...

The banking sector's capital base strengthened in the third quarter of the year as state-run Sonali Bank got a shot in the arm from the...

Faster internet service has been switched back on 37 hours into its suspension.The 3G and 4G service have been resumed at 10:00am, a spokesperson with...