Economy

During the week, most of us spend half our waking hours at work. And a lot of us see it as a struggle, or at least a bore, looking forward to the weekend when we can do more worthwhile things. But what if your job itself was...

There is a growing concern that Covid-19 will stay for quite a while, and therefore, we need to explore innovative ways to cope with the 'new normal' realities. More and efficient utilisation of information and communication technology (ICT) could be a critical tool to handle various challenges...

Saudi Arabia has suspended entry to the Kingdom for non-citizens from 20 countries as it steps up efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic. The move will come into force at 9:00pm (KSA local time) on Wednesday (Feb. 3), as part of the Kingdom’s precautionary...

Leading steel, cement and paint companies related to the construction sector witnessed higher profits in the July-December period of the current financial year despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Although industry insiders fear that they will face 30 per cent lower profits from the July-December...

When coronavirus first made its way to Bangladesh, the government initially struggled to convince its mass population to maintain the health and safety rules needed to keep the rogue pathogen at bay.  But gradually, people came around and the government succeeded in bringing the...

Bangladesh has beaten India on exports in the past decade, and the Economic Survey 2021 explains why. Bangladesh exports posted a compounded annual growth rate of 8.6% over 2011-2019 versus India's export growth of 0.9% and a world average of 0.4%, the survey said.

Owners of washing factories in Keraniganj on Tuesday urged the government to allow them to reopen their factories to collect money from clients who are not paying their overdue invoices. ''Allow us to reopen and run the factories here until they are relocated to...

The country’s insurance sector will have to be developed with innovative products in order to cope with the growing economic development, speakers said on Sunday. The observation came at a seminar titled “Challenges and Opportunities of Insurance Sector in Bangladesh” organised by Bangla Daily...

Bangladesh is formulating a national productivity masterplan to improve the industrial productivity in the country. As per media reports, Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun, during discussion with regional experts recently, underlined that the Government targets to improve the productivity in all industrial sectors...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said Dhaka University has to come up with innovative quality research to improve the quality of education. “Research is a must. Bangladesh is now self-reliant in food. We’re now advancing in every sector it’s the result of...