Dhaka : Bangladesh, which weathered the pandemic better than most economies in South Asia, will continue to grow strongly as exports pick up. The country's GDP growth is projected to accelerate 6.8 per cent in FY2021 with stimulus package implementation and recovery in g...

Dhaka : A boost in e-commerce businesses, fuelled by the trend of staying home amid the coronavirus pandemic and shopping online, has generated jobs in the sector while other areas of the economy are struggling to cope up with the situation.
During the lockdow...

Dhaka : The commerce ministry has announced the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) will hold an election on May 5 as per the announced schedule.
Earlier, on April 6, the commerce ministry said in an order that taking the Covid-19 situat...

Dhaka : USAID is to launch a multi-year project of up to USD 17 million in Bangladesh titled "Bang-ladesh Advancing Deve-lopment and Growth through Energy" (BADGE) soon, announced the US Embassy in Dhaka. However, it also said it is subject to the availability of f...

Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated the US-Bangladesh Business Council on April 7 to boost bilateral trade and investment between the United States and Bangladesh. She hopes that the new trade council, initiated by the US Chamber of Commerce, will serve as a...

Ambassador of Vietnam to BD Pham Viet Chien, BVCCI President and MD of Novo Group Syed Mustafizur Rahman, and Chairman of Runner Group Hafizur Rahman Khan, among others, seen attending the celebration of the golden jubilee of BD's independence at Novo Tower in the capita...

Dhaka : bKash has won the 'Iconic Company 2021' award at the South Asian Iconic Star Awards held on March 13 at Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC).
The company was awarded for its contribution in the financial sector of the country - transformi...

Dhaka : Eastern Bank Ltd. ( EBL), a leading private sector bank in the country, has received the  prestigious Bangladesh's best bank  2021 award by Asiamoney, a renowned global financial publication. The award was announced on March 26. EBL was awarded for its ...

Dhaka : The World Bank is helping Bangladesh to create more and better jobs, laying the foundation to accelerate the recovery from the crisis following the coronavirus pandemic. It is also supporting the country to protect over five million jobs as part of the government'...

Dhaka : First Security Islami Bank Ltd on March 7 moved its north zonal office to a new premise at Dhanmondi in the capital. 
The new location of the zonal office is now Holding # 21 (Old-352/B), Road # 16 (Old-27), Ward # 15, Dhaka South City Co...