Business & Economy
Bangladesh seeks greater trade ties with Serbia
Business Desk :Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen seeks Bangladesh’s stronger trade and investment ties with Serbia and close cooperation in addressing global issues. Photo:...
BD ranks 76th in Global Hunger Index
Business Desk :Bangladesh has slipped by one notch to 76th position among 116 countries in the Global Hunger Index 2021, released on Thursday.The South Asian...
Govt to boost nat’l revenue for rapid economic growth
Business Desk :The government is aiming to take up the economy’s revenue-GDP ratio to 11.5 per cent by 2023-24 fiscal through modernisation of revenue administration,...
Benetton plans to increase sourcing from Bangladesh
Business Desk :United Colors of Benetton, a renowned global fashion brand, has expressed their willingness to increase apparel sourcing from Bangladesh.Monica Joshi, head of operations...
FICCI to unveil three growth drivers on FDI
UNB, Dhaka :The Foreign Investors’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry is going to have an event on November 21 to commemorate the 50 years of...
Investors now buy govt bond through DSE debt board
Business Desk :The Dhaka Stock Exchange on Thursday launched debt securities board, which will allow everyone, including individual investors, to buy government bond from the...
15 FIs team up to finance PPP projects
Business Desk :The Public Private Partnership Authority on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with 15 interested banks and non-banking financial institutions to facilitate...
‘BSTI will be modernise’
Business Desk :Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun on Thursday said the government is working to transform the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) into...
DSEX turnover 2.5-month low
Economic Reporter :Turnover at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell to a two-and-a-half-month low today when the benchmark index of the premier bourse also fell.The...