The Dhaka bourse posted a profit of Tk 27 crore for the financial year that ended on June 30, down 72 per cent year-on-year
Read More »ASEAN countries can be potential pharmaceuticals market for Bangladesh: Speakers
Speakers at a webinar organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that Bangladesh has high potential to enter the ASEAN market.
Read More »‘Saudi private, public sectors want to invest in Bangladesh’
Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Essa Yussef Essa Al Dulaihan on Sunday said Saudi public and private investors are interested to invest in different sectors in Bangladesh.
Read More »FBCCI president reelected as VP of Asia-Pacific trade body
Sheikh Fazle Fahim, president of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI), has been reelected as the Vice-President of the Confederation of Asia Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CACCI).
Read More »World stocks ease further from highs, oil dips on COVID-19 count
Positive news about possible vaccines had helped push the MSCI World Index to a record high earlier in the week, but investors pulled back as a host of countries announced record infection rates and tougher lockdowns.
Read More »Microcredit operators demand withdrawal of fees on incomes
Country’s microfinance institutions (MFIs) have demanded the withdrawal of annual fees charged by the Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA).
Read More »Pandemic no setback for Bangladesh’s soaring ship industry
The 15,000 workers sometimes toil seven days a week to meet the demand
Read More »Govt to expand tea cultivation in CHT: commerce secretary
Commerce Secretary Dr Md Jafor Uddin said the government will provide all sorts of assistance on a priority basis for the expansion of tea cultivation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT).
Read More »Women in garment sector hit hard by COVID-19: ILO
The impact of COVID-19 on women in the garment industry has worsened due to underlying challenges, including discrimination and harassment, underrepresentation of women’s voice, wage gaps as well as unevenly shared unpaid care and family obligations, says a new brief from the International Labour Organization (ILO).
Read More »Bangladeshi families bear over 90pc of health costs for elderly people out of pockets
Bangladesh’s households bear some 93 per cent of the total cost of illness for senior citizens as out-of-pocket payment, highest in South Asia, a new study finds.
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