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Almost 59 per cent of women entrepreneurs in the cottage, micro, small and medium enterprise (CMSME) sector has not heard of the government stimulus packages for the sector, according to findings of a study conducted by the Centre for Policy Dialogue.

In a span of just two days, the prices of eggplant, tomato, lemon, and cucumber have almost doubled

Global pandemic has made a significant dent in the apparel retail industry, forcing the mass closures of retail stores and Bangladesh is not an exception. As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc across Bangladesh, the outlook for the country’s shrinking fashion industry remains bleak with the pandemic once again dealing a …

Inter-bank cheque settlement and electronic fund transfer system of Bangladesh Bank remained suspended  since Tuesday last due to a technical fault in the optical fiber of Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL).

Country’s both the bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) today also witnessed upward trend like earlier as investors continued their buying spree on large-cap issues amid optimism.

Workers of the urban informal sector, which has been largely ignored despite the devastating pandemic for more than a year, are facing a fresh onslaught of adversities amid a surge in coronavirus infections.

The price of aubergine shot up to Tk 90 a kilogram on the kitchen markets in the capital on Tuesday, a day before the beginning of Ramadan, the fasting month of the Muslims.

The selling of essential products by the state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will continue across the country despite the strict lockdown enforced by the government to rein in the surge in Covid-19 cases.

Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Business Automation Ltd to introduce one-stop services. Addressing the agreement signing event, BSCIC Chairman Mostaque Hassan hoped that the one-stop services can be introduced within this month. Describing the one-stop service as a milestone …

The Bangladesh Bank on Tuesday asked banks to provide service to customers for three hours in working days during the April 14-21 restriction period, backtracking on its previous decision to keep scheduled banks closed for the eight days.