Bangladesh Bank today extended the deadline for tanners to repay default loans by three months under relaxed facilities given the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.

Shopowners today stressed the need for collecting value-added tax (VAT) at source until the government completes installing cash register machines in all kinds of stores.

Jackfruits from Bangladesh are now on sale in a German market.

Standard Chartered Bangladesh has announced a Tk 13.5 crore strategic action plan for 2021 to support healthcare and immediate assistance, restore livelihoods and catalyse long-term growth.

The stock market experienced a fall today just a day after hitting a three-and-a-half-year high, as investors went for booking profits.

Oil prices edged higher on Monday, underpinned by strong demand during the northern hemisphere summer driving season and a pause in talks to revive the Iran nuclear deal that could lead to a resumption of crude supplies from the OPEC producer.

Oil prices edged higher on Monday, underpinned by strong demand during the northern hemisphere summer driving season and a pause in talks to revive the Iran nuclear deal that could lead to a resumption of crude supplies from the OPEC producer.

How people divide their working hours between home and office should develop naturally over time and not be forced into law, senior financial services industry officials said on Monday.

Bangladesh Bank has asked non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) to form their own cybersecurity management teams in order to monitor and thwart digital threats.

Bitcoin tumbled almost 10 per cent on Monday as recent volatility in the cryptocurrency market showed no signs of dampening down, with market players citing jitters over China’s expanding crackdown on bitcoin mining in thin liquidity for the losses.

The continuous support of the mobile financial service (MFS) industry to the government and individuals to face the challenges of Covid-19 in the last 16 months has been recognised by the top policy-makers.

Car factories, including those of Renault-Nissan, Hyundai and Ford, can operate with full workforces in India’s automaking hub from Monday, even though 75 per cent of workers at the global carmakers’ plants have not been vaccinated against Covid-19.

An apparent lack of coordination and disconnect with state initiatives is causing brush makers of a small village in Tangail to lose out to the Covid-19 fallouts and competition from China.

The Dow was set for its best day in more than three months on Monday as investors piled back into financials and energy shares that are set to benefit from a broader economic recovery.

Private sector borrowers will have to keep at least 5 per cent in cash collateral against foreign loans with the associated guarantee-providing banks.

American Airlines on Sunday said it would cancel around 1 per cent of its flights in July to serve a surprise uptick in travel demand at a time when the airline struggles with unprecedented weather and a labor shortage at some of its hubs.

Dhaka stocks rose to a three-and-a-half-year high yesterday as institutional investors received a boost following the complete withdrawal of the floor price for all companies by the regulator.

Germany on Monday opened an investigation against Apple over anti-competition practices, as the iPhone maker became the fourth US tech giant to be hit by such probes.

Stocks of GPH Ispat rose 2.47 per cent yesterday after news that the company’s Tk 2,390-crore plant has begun commercial production.

Britain’s business minister Kwasi Kwarteng said on Monday he was “pretty sure” the so-called ‘triple lock’ system for increasing state pensions would not be changed to pay for the cost of dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic.