Rangpur: After succeeding in cultivating, producing, processing, and popularizing coffee on his own initiative, young entrepreneur Md. Mokhlesur Rahman now dreams of making Bangladesh self-sufficient in coffee production.
According to Bangladesh San…
Dhaka: The January reading of the Bangladesh Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) has increased by 4.0 points from the previous month to record a faster expansion rate at 65.7. This latest PMI reading was attributed to a faster rate of expansion posted by…
Dhaka: Bangladesh Bank (BB) has brought flexibility to exchange rate management. ‘To bring flexibility in exchange rate management, it has been decided that spot exchange rates may vary from transaction to transaction in a business day, subject to mov…
Dhaka: Anthente Bulk Bag Ltd., a Chinese company, is set to invest US$ 10 million in BEPZA Economic Zone (BEPZA EZ) to establish a container bag manufacturing industry. The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) signed an agreement with …
Dhaka: Bangladesh has experienced modest growth in US apparel imports amidst market volatility in 2024. Bangladesh managed to hold its ground, achieving a slight 0.73% increase in export value to the US during the January-December period of 2024, reac…
Dhaka: The World Bank Vice President for the South Asia Region, Martin Raiser, arrives in Dhaka today. During his four-day visit, Raiser is scheduled to hold discussions with the Chief Adviser of the Interim Government, the Finance Adviser, Energy Adv…
Dhaka: A Dutch trade delegation styled Netherlands Circular Textile Trade Mission, consisting of 18 Dutch companies, will visit Bangladesh from February 10 to 13 to stimulate business-to-business collaboration with the garment and textile sector of Ba…
Dhaka: Stocks witnessed a positive start to the week as opportunistic investors opted to capitalize on favourable earning calls and take positions in sector-specific scrips with quick gain potential. The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) i…
Chattogram: An environment friendly steel plant of Bangladesh Steel Re-Rolling Mills (BSRM) Limited was built in Chattogram under the Private Sector Investment Finance (PSIF) scheme of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The new plant, loca…