China’s ecommerce and cloud group Alibaba is planning to raise HK$80bn ($10.2bn) from a share placement, as it steps up capital expenditure to compete with the world’s leading artificial intelligence […]
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has stressed the need to promote innovation and industry-oriented research to strengthen Bangladesh’s industrial capacity and competitiveness. He said recognising the achievements of researchers, […]
Bangladesh’s economy and governance have failed to show the expected turnaround during the first six months of the BNP-led government, with 19 of 31 key indicators deteriorating despite progress in […]
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has expressed hope that recognising innovative achievements will inspire researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs across Bangladesh. He made the remarks as the chief guest at […]
India and Bangladesh should focus on expanding trade and economic cooperation despite differences on political issues, Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi said on Monday (August 24). “Let politics take its […]
A prolonged power outage has caused an oxygen shortage at a fish farm in Sonamukho Beel in Sharsha, Jessore, killing fish worth an estimated Tk15.5 crore, according to the farm […]
Bangladesh’s overseas employment has declined sharply amid the ongoing conflict and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Airspace closures in several countries, heightened security risks and regional instability have disrupted […]
Bangladesh Bank is expected to announce this week a detailed repayment scheme for returning deposits to customers of four troubled non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs). The institutions—People’s Leasing (Abiba), Fareast Finance, […]
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said that the United States was entering an “economic D-Day” against Iran following what he described as the Trump administration’s dismantling of Tehran’s military […]
Gold prices hit their highest level in more than three months on Monday as a subdued dollar lent support, while focus shifted to key U.S. inflation data and a speech […]