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Winrock International’s Ashshash project, supported by the Embassy of Switzerland in Bangladesh, brought together survivor-turned micro-entrepreneurs, market actors, financial institutions and policy leaders at a conference in Dhaka. The National Women Entrepreneurs’ Conference 2025 was a landmark event designed to amplify the economic reintegration of trafficking survivors and accelerate the …

Toyota Bangladesh Limited, the newest arm of Japanese automotive giant Toyota Tsusho Corporation, inaugurated its first showroom on Wednesday in Dhaka’s Tejgaon Industrial Area. The launch marks the company’s initial step toward expanding its presence in the country, officials said. At the ceremony, Premmit Singh, managing director of Toyota Bangladesh …

Farm loan disbursement by banks increased for the second consecutive month in October with a …

WeWork said on Thursday it was laying off around 2,400 employees, almost 20 per cent …

Consumer goods giants Unilever and Henkel and a series of buyout funds including Advent and …

Gold firmed on Friday as doubts persisted over the prospects of an interim trade deal …

Oil prices held near two-month highs on Friday and were set for a third consecutive …

Global stocks inched up on Friday, lifted by China’s renewed offer to work out a …

US president Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping both insisted Friday they would …

Onion consumption has fallen in the country with its spiralling prices. Even so, expenditure has …

Turkey has expressed its interest to invest in Bangladesh’s tourism sector. Turkish Culture and Tourism …

The Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has raised at least $11 billion in a share offering …

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Thursday bounced back to the green after witnessing correction …

US President Donald Trump on Friday said he does not believe congressional Democrats will approve …

Wall Street stocks on Friday cut their losses for the week following solid consumer data …

US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping both insisted Friday they would …

Hong Kong shares opened with slight gains on Friday morning but investors remained on edge …

Embattled office sharing firm WeWork will lay off 2,400 employees worldwide — about a fifth …

With Saudi Aramco yet to name any major foreign investors in its upcoming share sale, …

Bangladesh is one of the top four countries in terms of ‘improvement and remarkable growth’ …

A think-tank on Wednesday warned that Bangladesh would face debt-servicing problem unless it proceeded with …

Remitters who will wire $1,500 or equivalent amount of other currencies or Tk 150,000 will …

China’s civil aviation sector reported steady expansion as well as continuous high safety standards in …

Bangladesh’s exposure to illicit financial outflows is very high among the least developed countries as …

The weeklong nationwide income tax fair ended on Wednesday with the National Board of Revenue …

Lack of regulations, awareness, skills and incentives is the main barrier to the introduction of …

Deposits in the school banking accounts posted the highest quarterly growth — 20.95 per cent …

Dhaka stocks dropped on Wednesday after three days of slight gains as investors increased their …

The prices of salt remained stable across the country on Wednesday following a sudden hike …

As per the government’s initiative to build a digital Bangladesh, at least 90 per cent …

Mohammed Manea has tended honey bees northeast of Sanaa for years, but despairs that the …

The distinguished fellow of Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Debapriya Bhattacharya on Wednesday said Bangladesh …