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Khondoker Md Shoyeb

Head of Star Business Digital

Agri-loan disbursement falls, recovery rises

Agricultural loan disbursement declined, but recovery increased in Bangladesh in the six months to December last year compared to the same period of the previous year.
17 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Syed Manzur Elahi: a visionary entrepreneur and nation-builder

Syed Manzur Elahi was one of Bangladesh’s most distinguished industrialists and entrepreneurs.
12 March 2025, 04:52 AM

US, UAE overtake Saudi Arabia as top remittance sources

The United States, the United Kingdom, and Saudi Arabia were the top sources of remittance inflows to Bangladesh in the first seven months of the 2024-25 fiscal year.
5 March 2025, 18:00 PM

USA, UAE overtake Saudi Arabia as top remittance sources

According to BB data, total remittance inflows from the top 30 countries stood at $15.96 billion during FY25
5 March 2025, 14:58 PM

Agent banking remittance rises 21% in Dec

Loan disbursement increased a massive 56%
3 March 2025, 10:37 AM

Lending through agent banking rises 41%

Agents disbursed Tk 16,482.5 crore loans as of March this year, up from Tk 11,667 crore in March last year
20 May 2024, 18:05 PM

Five banks hold 82% of deposits in small accounts

Sonali, Agrani, Bank Asia, Islami Bank and Global Islami Bank hold Tk 3,849 crore in no-frills accounts
8 January 2024, 20:30 PM

Deposits in micro-savers' accounts rise 12%

The deposits in no-frills accounts hit Tk 3,849 crore in Jul-Sep quarter
6 January 2024, 15:13 PM

Tax raised to 25% on investment of black money in stocks

Black money holders get more time to whiten their undisclosed income through pouring in money in stocks as the parliament today passed the Finance Act 2021 by giving the unquestioned amnesty against such investment.
29 June 2021, 14:37 PM

GP retrenches 159 employees

Grameenphone retrenched 159 employees on Sunday after they refused to accept its voluntary retirement scheme (VRS).
21 June 2021, 18:00 PM

There is no glass ceiling for women, sky is the limit

Women should strengthen their psychological state and be always prepared to face any challenge to find success in the banking sector.
22 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Sea tourism gets a boost

Karnafuly Ship Builders launched a luxury cruise ship—MV Bay One—on January 14 for the travellers to go from Chattogram to Saint Martin’s Island with ease.
19 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Leading the way with resolve

If women want their voices to be heard and supersede all the impediments that come their way, they have to be confident enough to express themselves articulately.
9 January 2021, 18:00 PM

ICT infrastructure shaping up in sync with economic boom

The local telecom and ICT industry went through a silent revolution over the past 10 years, when the country’s fibre optic cable network expanded exponentially to cater to the spiralling demand for data and internet.
5 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Small paint manufacturers need easy loans for survival

The coronavirus outbreak wreaked havoc on the paint industry at a time when it was reeling from a slowdown in the housing and infrastructure sectors for the last couple of years, said Rupali Chowdhury, managing director of Berger Paints Bangladesh.
27 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Demand for paints picking up again

The stage was all set for Kansai Nerolac Paints Bangladesh, as it was annually growing at 25 per cent since acquiring majority stakes of another high-performing paint maker RAK Paints in 2018. Foolproof strategies were also in place to become the best in the business.
20 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Diamond World becomes first Bangladeshi company to import gold bars

Diamond World has made history as the leading jewellery house has become the first company from Bangladesh to import gold bars through a legal channel to cater for both local and foreign markets.
5 July 2020, 18:00 PM

‘We will eat shares of other companies’

Being amongst the fastest growing nations in the world in recent years, it is natural to assume that foreign companies would want in on Bangladesh.
28 January 2020, 18:00 PM

Huawei ready to deal with digital challenges

Huawei is all set to fight the digital challenges the world would face in the days to come helped by its self-developed chips, ICT
17 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Huawei has big plans for AI, 5G

Huawei will bring huge change to the world with its work in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and fifth-generation (5G) network, a top official of the global ICT solutions provider said yesterday.
16 April 2019, 18:29 PM

PepsiCo sees massive potential in Bangladesh

The soft drinks industry has tremendous potential in Bangladesh, which is a home to a big pool of young population and has posted healthy economic growth in the last 10 years.
4 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Recognition for project on Brac University campus

Lafargeholcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction has recently awarded a project on the new 'floating' campus
18 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Sustainable construction takes centre stage

Sustainable construction aims to meet present day needs for housing, working environments and infrastructure
18 December 2017, 18:00 PM

State-owned finance provider plans big with low-cost housing

Low-cost housing would be the next big thing for the real estate sector. Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation (BHBFC) would give priority to home loan applicants who opt for low-cost technology.
7 August 2017, 18:00 PM

With the flag of Bangladesh at Cannes Lions

In conversion with Bangladesh Brand Forum founder and two participants of the event
25 July 2012, 18:00 PM

Rain, traffic hit Eid shopping

Kaiser Murtaza was unwilling to let go of a customer wanting a pair of earrings at his store on Monday. Customers were few and far between anyways. At last, he managed to sell the pair. But rather than being happy about it, he began to worry about scanty sales on the day.
16 August 2011, 18:00 PM

Shoe market shines

The shoe depicts what a person really is. So every person wants to be seen in the best in footwear. And in times of festivals like Eid-ul-Fitr, most people want to buy the latest in footwear fashion. This is why shoemakers and sellers mark the period as the best season to sell and gather the best items.
16 August 2011, 18:00 PM

Edible oil brands in a crunch

Companies selling branded oil are now in despair as the government fixed the price for a litre of refined soybean oil (loose) at Tk 88 a litre in Dhaka and Tk 87 in Chittagong.
7 February 2011, 18:00 PM

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