The government is set to raise Tk 80 billion through sukuk or Islamic bonds this December and they will mature in five years, said officials at the financial institutions division.
For the first time in the country's history, the government is going to borrow...
American business magazine Forbes has added three Bangladeshi companies to its "Asia's 200 Best Under A Billion list".
The list highlights 200 Asia-Pacific public companies with sales under $1 billion US Dollars (USD). Forbes claims the companies added to the list have" track records...
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi has presented a five-point proposal for a digital, green and resilient post-pandemic business recovery at a Commonwealth dialogue. The Bangladesh High Commission in London and the Commonwealth Secretariat organised the virtual high-level Commonwealth B2B Connectivity dialogue on Monday. Bangladesh also paid tribute to...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday invited Sweden and Spain to invest in Bangladesh’s special economic zones (SEZs) and hi-tech parks, and enjoy the government offered facilities. She made the call when the newly appointed Swedish and Spanish ambassadors in Dhaka met her separately at her official...
The real minimum wage in Bangladesh saw a negative 5.9 per cent growth between 2010 and 2019 despite a 5.8 per cent growth in productivity, making it the largest decrease among the Asia Pacific nations, according to a recent study of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Called...
Imports for the manufacturing sector in Bangladesh plunged in the first four months of the current fiscal year, signalling to a weak economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. In July-October, imports of capital machinery and industrial raw materials for major industries such as textiles plummeted along with...
Having no old base can turn into a blessing for the potential automobile industry in Bangladesh if it grabs the leapfrogging opportunity emerging amid the global shift for green cars, say experts and policymakers. The sector is still stuck in the debate over brand new versus reconditioned...
Policy makers of the most developing countries have been very active in promoting some forms of sustainable banking activities. Likewise, policy makers and banks in Bangladesh have been pursuing sustainable banking activities and development agendas. In spite of some remarkable achievements, the banking industry is in a...
Seeing the rising anti-China sentiment in India, the US and much of the world, local electronics giant Walton has now set its sight on attracting buyers who are shifting away from China for procuring electronics and home appliance goods, said its top executive recently. “But for that,...