Govt plans to restrict sales of rice in packets
Business Desk :The government will not allow the packaging of rice for sale after buying those from the open market, said Food Minister Sadhan Chandra...
Business & Economy
Stocks on a gaining streak
Business Desk :Stocks continued to rise on Wednesday for the fifth consecutive day.The DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), rose 40...
MBL launches 7 new card services
Business Desk :Mercantile Bank Limited (MBL) launches 7 new card services marking its 23rd anniversary. Chairman of the bank Morshed Alam M.P., launched the cards...
Upcoming budget to focus on economic recovery: Kamal
BSS, Dhaka :Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said upcoming national budget for 2022-23 will focus on economic recovery from uncertainties due to Covid-19 impact...
Fitch Solutions cuts growth forecast for BD
Business Desk :Fitch Solutions Group Ltd, an affiliate of Fitch Ratings, has cut Bangladesh’s growth forecast to 6.5 per cent for the next fiscal year....
BGMEA urges ILO to root for ethical prices of garment items in global forums
Business Desk :Leaders of the country’s apparel sector urged the International Labour Organization (ILO) to press for ethical prices of garment items in different global...
Asia pacific new farming ecosystem launched in BD
Business Desk :Syngenta Bangladesh has opened Centrigo, the first ever Asia Pacific new farming ecosystem in the country, in order to support farmers.It all starts...
PLFSL chief jurist Kamal Ul Alam resigns
Business Desk :Barrister Kamal Ul Alam, also a Senior Supreme Court lawyer, has resigned from the post of the chairman of the Board of Directors...
Bankrupt Sri Lanka hikes taxes
AFP, Colombo :Cash-strapped Sri Lanka on Tuesday announced steep, across-the-board tax hikes to shore up revenue as the country suffers its worst economic downturn and...