Business & Economy
Trade deficit crosses $22b mark
Business Desk :The country’s overall trade deficit crossed over $22-billion mark in the first eight months of the current fiscal year mainly for higher import-payment...
World food prices jump nearly 13pc in March
Business Desk :World food prices jumped nearly 13 per cent in March to a new record high as the war in Ukraine caused turmoil in...
Gas crisis slows production in textile, spinning mills
Business Desk :Production in spinning mills in this peak season has remained halted over the past six days because of a severe crisis of gas...
Japan to ban coal imports from Russia
Business Desk :Japan, the world’s third-largest coal importer, said on Friday it will ban coal imports from Russia and impose a wide range of additional...
Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton wears BD’s clothes
Business Desk :The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, has been recently seen wearing a G-Star pant made by MBM, a Bangladeshi garment factory. BGMEA feels...
Shanghai lockdown snarls world’s busiest port
AFP :Shanghai’s grinding coronavirus lockdown is slowly clogging China’s supply chains, as delays hit the world’s busiest container port where staff are tangled in a...
Nisho becomes Mr. White’s brand ambassador
Business Desk :Renowned TV actor, Ahmed Fazle Rabbi, popularly known as Afran Nisho has signed a contract as the brand ambassador for Mr. White Detergent...
Extend validity of trade, environ-linked licences
Business Desk :The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) urged the government on Wednesday to extend validity of several licences related to trade...
Stocks extend losses for four straight sessions
Business Desk :Stocks witnessed yet another bearish session Thursday, extending the losing streak for the fourth straight session, as investors remained in a selling mood...
Steel manufacturers call for withdrawal of duty, taxes on raw materials
Business Desk :The Bangladesh Steel Manufacturers’ Association (BSMA) has urged the government to withdraw duties and taxes from all types of raw materials with immediate...