Business & Economy
Stocks keep falling
Business Desk :Stocks in Bangladesh continued to plunge for the third consecutive day on Sunday amid a selling spree.The DSEX, the benchmark index of the...
NBR chairman for widening tax net
Business Desk :National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem on Sunday said that widening the tax net is a must for...
BD to be self-reliant in jute seed production within 3 yrs
BSS, Dhaka :Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque on Sunday said the country will be self-reliant in jute seed production within next three years as a...
Food prices jump 24.1pc yr/yr to hit record high in Feb
Reuters :World food prices hit a record high in February, led by a surge in vegetable oils and dairy products, to post a 24.1 per...
Lankan firm eyes Agora takeover
Business Desk :Softlogic Holdings PLC is in talks with Agora to acquire the full operation of Bangladesh’s oldest supermarket chain, said the Sri Lankan conglomerate...
PayPal suspends its services in Russia
Reuters :Payments company PayPal Holdings Inc shut down its services early on Saturday in Russia, citing “the current circumstances,” joining many financial and tech companies...
Cryptocurrencies in a time of war
Reuters, London :Cryptocurrencies have been close to the headlines since Russia invaded Ukraine, with the ever-volatile bitcoin in demand in Russia and beyond.Here are some...
BD, India to finalise study on CEPA, open border haats soon
Business Desk :Bangladesh and India have decided to finalise at the earliest the joint study on India-Bangladesh Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), reopen border haats...