Current News

Trust Bank and Malaysian telecommunications conglomerate Axiata Group Berhad have secured the initial approval from the Bangladesh Bank to run a mobile financial service.

Publicly listed companies Beximco Pharmaceuticals and Beacon Pharmaceuticals have produced Favipiravir, an antiviral drug that is being used by China to treat Covid-19 patients.

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) on Sunday urged the government to keep corporate taxes unchanged and slash individual taxes in the upcoming budget to help businesses and general taxpayers overcome the crisis emerging from COVID-19.

Uncertainty looms large over the invitation of a planned international bidding for hydrocarbon exploration in the country’s gas blocks due to the coronavirus impact on the global economy.

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would impose tariffs on crude imports if he has to “protect” US energy workers from the oil price crash that has been exacerbated by a war between Russia and Saudi Arabia over market share.

The country’s two bourses will remain closed

Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) today welcomed the stimulus package of Taka 72,750 crore to mitigate the impact of coronavirus on the national economy.

Shibnath Roy, inspector general of DIFE, urged factory owners to refrain from laying off workers, considering that the government has announced a massive stimulus package aimed at protecting of workers and the industry.  

Three listed banks have recommended dividend ranging between 10 per cent and 16 per cent for the year ended on December 31, 2019.

The recent government instruction to support the livestock sector, including dairy farmers, during the ongoing countrywide shutdown has hardly benefited the marginal dairy farmers, insiders have said.