ILO ratification demands labour reforms in Bangladesh
The rights groups welcome the move as a long-overdue response to workers’ demands
23 October 2025, 12:59 PM
BBS still relies on paper for 60% of data
Economists advocate for autonomy, resources and expertise
19 October 2025, 18:51 PM
Business Plus / Between dreams and debt
Excessive recruitment fees, low salaries, and permit costs trap Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia
10 October 2025, 18:00 PM
It will take political govt at least 3 years to stabilise economy
Says DCCI President Taskeen Ahmed
4 October 2025, 20:10 PM
Business person of the year / From family business to global player
Ahsan Khan Chowdhury, chairman and CEO of Pran-RFL Group, has been named the recipient of this year’s Business Person of the Year, one of the most prestigious accolades presented at the Bangladesh Business Awards.
1 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Lifetime achievement award / ‘Business people shouldn’t get into politics’
In an era when the lines between business and politics often blur, M Anis Ud Dowla, one of the most respected names in Bangladesh’s corporate history, offers a sharp counterpoint. The chairman of Advanced Chemical Industries (ACI) Ltd believes the two should remain firmly apart, and his own career stands as an argument for why.
1 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Opinion / Don't let Khagrachhari unrest pass silently
The crisis in Khagrachhari is rooted in deeper fractures.
30 September 2025, 04:00 AM
Tariff hurdles stall Bangladesh’s export growth in Malaysia
Despite strong diplomatic and economic ties, Bangladeshi exporters continue to face steep tariff and non-tariff barriers in the Malaysian market, constraining trade growth and widening the bilateral imbalance.
20 September 2025, 18:42 PM
Foreign firms’ finished steel product imports must be taxed
Local steel building makers yesterday urged the government to impose a duty on the import of finished steel products by foreign companies to safeguard the domestic industry.
14 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Cement makers lament over unmet demands
Cement manufacturers are frustrated over their demands being left unaddressed in the proposed budget, from which they had hoped to avail some assistance to cope with losses incurred for the pandemic.
14 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Debt burden gets heavier
Bangladesh is gradually being weighed down by foreign loans, understandable through the budgetary allocation for external debt repayment, which would fester in the upcoming fiscal year and undermine efforts to revive the economy bogged down by the novel coronavirus.
12 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Bailout package bottleneck still a concern
Trade body and business chamber leaders said the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is largely dependent on prompt implementation of the stimulus package.
11 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Allow black money in housing: REHAB
Real estate companies have urged the government to allow black money to be invested in the housing sector through the upcoming budget without prying into the sources as it would help the vulnerable industry survive the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
10 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Cement manufacturers want cuts in import duty on clinker
The cement manufacturers have sought a 60 per cent cut in import duty on clinker and waiver on existing loan interest, to recover from the losses they suffered since the COVID-19 outbreak.
9 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Light engineering industry seeks waiver of AIT on raw material imports
Local light engineering product manufacturers have sought withdrawal of the 5 per cent advance income tax (AIT) on the import of basic raw materials as the sector has been struggling to survive amid the coronavirus outbreak.
7 June 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Please bring down bike registration fees’
The motorcycle makers’ association has demanded an 81 per cent cut in bike registration fees in next fiscal year’s budget as the purchasing power of the general mass has seen a sharp fall due to the pandemic.
6 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Adani kicks off land development for Indian SEZ
Although most of Bangladesh’s major construction projects were put on hold amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (Adani Ports & SEZ), began land development at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar (BSMSN) in Mirsarai, Chattogram during the recent nationwide lockdown.
4 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Tk 2,492cr projects to fight Covid-19
The government will set up isolation and critical care units in district hospitals all over the country as part of its efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
2 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Tk 2,492cr projects to fight COVID-19 to get nod today
Two projects worth Tk 2,492 crore chalked out as part of the government’s plan to fight the pandemic will be tabled in today’s meeting of the Executive Committee of National Economic Council (Ecnec).
1 June 2020, 18:00 PM
NTT DoCoMo poured $350m in Bangladesh. But it is now leaving empty-handed.
Japan’s largest mobile firm NTT DoCoMo is leaving Bangladesh after 12 years completely empty-handed despite injecting $350 million in the country.
31 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Commercial production starts of another promising COVID-19 cure
Local pharmaceuticals have started commercial production of an anti-flu and viral infection medication found effective in treating novel coronavirus patients by Combined Military Hospital (CMH) and Bangladesh Air Force (BAF).
31 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Beximco hands over first batch of remdesivir to govt
Beximco Pharmaceuticals yesterday handed over the first batch of its antiviral drug remdesivir that has shown the most promise in treating Covid-19 patients by cutting the duration of symptoms from 15 days to 11.
21 May 2020, 18:00 PM
BB lets foreign firms bring in emergency funds from abroad
The central bank has relaxed regulations for foreign firms operating in Bangladesh such that they can bring in short-term working capital from abroad to tide them over during the pandemic, which has choked off their cash flows.
12 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Next year’s budget to be Tk 550,000cr
Keeping in mind the devastating impact of coronavirus and long, arduous road to recovery, the government has prepared a draft budget of Tk 550,000 crore for the next fiscal year, up 5 per cent from this year’s.
2 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Dhaka Elevated Expressway work will be in full swing once normalcy returns
The investors of the 47-kilometre Dhaka Elevated Expressway are committed to completing the project as rapidly as possible as implementation had faced a setback due to the pandemic and a fund crisis, said AHMS Aktar, the project director.
29 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Wanted: Tk 2,600cr
The global coronavirus pandemic has left no sector unscathed and stopped hardly any businesses from turning to the government for a pie of the stimulus package announced to mitigate the economic fallout.
28 April 2020, 18:00 PM
AC sellers in hot water
This was supposed to be a busy summer for the air conditioner manufacturers, what Bangladesh’s tremendous growth momentum that is raising the purchasing capacity of the middle-class and getting better access to electricity and the mercury inching up every year.
28 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Beza plans generous incentives to tempt foreign investors
The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (Beza) plans to put in place a generous incentive package to perk up the country’s investment climate and attract more foreign investors to economic zones in the post-coronavirus era when companies will scope out new destinations to reduce costs.
26 April 2020, 18:00 PM