The interim government has checked to some extent macroeconomic headwinds it inherited from the ousted Awami League regime, but failed to infuse enough dynamism into the economy to overcome sluggish private sector investment and unemployment over...
Companies owned by the Ministry of Industries and Investment Corporation of Bangladesh officials held a meeting on July 31, said a press release...
The Criminal Investigation Department on Tuesday night arrested two suspected members of an organised fraud ring for their involvement in cheating people by impersonating insurance company officials at Rupganj in Narayanganj...
Investment Corporation of Bangladesh on Tuesday hosted a programme titled 鈥業nnovation Showcasing and Selection of Best Innovative Initiative鈥� at its head office, said a press release...
Islamic Finance and Investment PLC on Monday held its 364th board meeting at its head office, said a press release...
Prime Bank Investment, investment-banking arm and wholly-owned subsidiary of Prime Bank, has been named Best Bank for Securities Services and Best Investment Bank for Mergers & Acquisitions in Bangladesh at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2025, said a press release...
Saudi Arabia invited chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to attend the ninth edition of the Future Investment Initiative to be held in Riyadh on October 27-30...
The Criminal Investigation Department has frozen Tk 17.40 crore deposited in 17 banks belonging to former Awami League lawmaker for Cumilla-6 AKM Bahauddin Bahar and his daughter former Cumilla city mayor Tahseen Bahar Suchona, facing allegations of acquiring money through cheating, forgery, commission and laundering and receiving money through hundi...
Saudi Arabia has invited Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to attend the ninth edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII9) scheduled to be held in Riyadh on October 27-30, 2025.
Bangladesh Investment Development Authority has said Chinese investors have demonstrated strong interest in Bangladesh鈥檚 key sectors during a series of bilateral engagements between a Bangladesh delegation and the Chinese investors in Shanghai and Guangzhou...
The government has taken a step to improve utilisation of public money reducing project implementation delays and increasing the efficiency of the public investment system by maximizing the use of project financing...
Australia has expressed its keen interest to further strengthen trade and investment cooperation with Bangladesh, particularly in food processing, agriculture, recycling, and circular economy sectors...
Prime Bank Investment, investment banking arm and wholly-owned subsidiary of Prime Bank, has earned three accolades at the Asian Banking & Finance Corporate & Investment Banking Awards 2025, said a press release...
NEW Age deeply mourns the unimaginable loss of lives from the Bangladesh Air Force jet crashing into Milestone School and College campus in Uttara and stands in solidarity with the bereaved student, teachers, parents and larger community in grief. An air force training aircraft, the FT-7 BGI, crashed into the campus immediately after take-off in early afternoon on July...
US president Donald Trump on Monday stepped up his attack on Barack Obama by posting an AI-generated video of the Federal Bureau of Investigation arresting the former president in the Oval Office, reports NDTV...
More than 60 German companies said Monday they would fund new domestic investments worth at least 100 billion euros ($117 billion) each as Chancellor Friedrich Merz seeks to revive Europe鈥檚 largest economy...
A high-level delegation from the Government of Bangladesh led by Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) and the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA), has departed for China to promote and facilitate foreign direct investment...
The newly formed Income Tax Intelligence and Investigation Unit has uncovered revenue evasion worth Tk 1874 crore in the preliminary investigation of tax evasion of 183 individuals/organisations based on intelligence activities in the seven months since December last year...
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association president Mahmud Hasan Khan has put emphasis on expanding Bangladesh鈥檚 apparel exports to South Korea and thus attracting Korean investment in non-textile sectors within Bangladesh...
Stock markets on Sunday finished the session of the week flat amid heightened intraday volatility as investors opted to lock in short-term gains from recently appreciated stocks while taking renewed positions on selected small-cap and blue-chip scrips...
Community Bank Investment Limited, a fully owned subsidiary of Community Bank Bangladesh PLC, has been appointed as a corporate adviser for Khusi Composite Limited鈥檚 Tk聽200 Crore syndication financing initiative...
Fuel control switches to the engines of an Air India flight that crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 260 people, were moved from the 鈥榬un鈥� to the 鈥榗utoff鈥� position moments before impact, a preliminary investigation report said Saturday...
The net foreign direct investment witnessed a robust hike of 114.31 per cent in the first quarter or January-March period of 2025 to $864.63 million, according to recent data published by the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority.
Pakistan police arrested 149 people 鈥� including 71 foreigners, mostly Chinese 鈥� in a raid on a scam call centre, the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency said on Thursday...
Unifa Accessories (BD) Co Limited, a China-British Virgin Islands owned company, is set to invest $48.66 million to establish a bag and fashion accessories manufacturing industry at BEPZA Economic Zone located at Mirsharai in Chattogram...
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Wednesday urged auditors and chartered accountants to ensure more transparency and integrity in financial reporting and auditing to increase investment...
Indian forensic investigators have identified all 260 people killed in last month鈥檚 crash of a London-bound passenger plane, health authorities said Wednesday, ahead of a hugely anticipated preliminary report into what went wrong...
Stocks on Wednesday sustained the gaining streak with the key index of the major bourse crossing the 5000-mark for the first time since April 23 as the buoyant investors continued their buying interest in sector-wise issues anticipating positive momentum ahead...
The purchase of physical assets was eclipsed last year by a surge in investment in intangible items like software, data and AI, the UN said Wednesday, describing a 鈥榝undamental shift in how economies grow and compete鈥�...
BANGLADESH stands on the cusp of becoming a regional manufacturing powerhouse by 2035. To materialise this goal, the government plans to merge its various investment bodies into a unified one-stop entity , the investment promotion agency, to simplify processes and attract foreign investors. This vision is bold, but it contains a critical oversight: the possible...