1. Nagad, a mobile financial service, has partnered with Dhaka Bank to launch an Add-Money service for its customers.
2. Inflation in Bangladesh hit a 13-month high of 6.05% in December 2021 due to rising prices of diesel and kerosene.
3. Three out of four mobile phone operators failed to provide minimum 4G internet speed in Rangpur division, as per a Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission report.
4. Indian high commissioner to Bangladesh sought cooperation from the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry to boost trade relations between the two countries.
5. Six banks have initiated a process to finance Bangladesh’s first-ever gold refinery to be set up by Bashundhara Group.
6. Dhaka stocks continued their upward trend for the fourth session, with investors buying shares and booking profits from recent gains.
7. Padma Bank chairman Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat has entered into the board of National Tea Company Limited as a shareholding director.
8. Crude oil hit a more than seven-year high on Tuesday due to optimism about the global recovery, while EU car sales fell to a new low last year due to the Covid pandemic and a shortage of computer chips.
9. Toyota no longer expects to meet its annual production target due to the global chip shortage.