HC bars trade, town association groups from Ctg chamber’s polls
23 October 2025, 15:00 PM
Business
Akij Resource plans to launch digital bank
23 October 2025, 13:27 PM
Business
ILO ratification demands labour reforms in Bangladesh
23 October 2025, 12:59 PM
Business
Summit Power’s profit plunges 88% in FY25
23 October 2025, 10:18 AM
Business
Culture of impunity behind repeated industrial disasters: BILS
23 October 2025, 08:05 AM
Business
Govt moves to boost House Building Corporation’s lending capacity
22 October 2025, 18:42 PM
Business
Interbank dollar price crosses Tk 122 after 2.5 months
22 October 2025, 18:36 PM
Business
Auction full ‘golden spectrum’, lower prices
22 October 2025, 18:35 PM
Business
Foreign banks top profits, trail in social spending
22 October 2025, 18:24 PM
Business
Telcos, ISPs asked to boost fire safety measures
22 October 2025, 15:40 PM
Business
Govt names 73 firms for FY21 export trophy
A total of 73 exporters have been named as the winners of “National Export Trophy” for fiscal year 2020-21 for earning the highest amounts of foreign currencies.
25 July 2023, 18:00 PM
MTB app free of data charges
Mutual Trust Bank Ltd (MTB) recently enabled use of its MTB Smart Banking app free of data charges on Grameenphone, Airtel, Banglalink and Robi networks.
25 July 2023, 18:00 PM
GPH Ispat staff to get discounts at Evercare
GPH Ispat Ltd signed a memorandum of understanding with Evercare Hospital Dhaka recently enabling employees and their dependents to avail privileges and discounts on medical services.
25 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Chevron Bangladesh MD joins US-Bangladesh Business Council
US-Bangladesh Business Council has incorporated Eric M Walker, president and managing director of Chevron Bangladesh, as a board member.
25 July 2023, 18:00 PM
FSIBL holds business review confce
First Security Islami Bank Ltd organised a half-yearly “Business Review Conference” reviewing performances of branches in the last January-June period and providing directives on attaining the year’s targets.
25 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Brac Bank to finance research on tackling salinity
Brac Bank signed a deal with Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) recently to finance a two-year project for conducting research and training coastal farmers, local government officials and community leaders to better deal with salinity in arable land and increase harvests.
25 July 2023, 18:00 PM
NRB Commercial Bank’s losses widen
NRB Commercial Bank’s losses widened in the April-June quarter of 2023.
25 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Uttara Bank’s profit declines
Uttara Bank’s profits fell 18 per cent year-on-year in the first six months of 2023.
25 July 2023, 18:00 PM
UCB’s profit falls 43.50% in April-June
United Commercial Bank PLC suffered a 43.50 per cent year-on-year decline in profit in April-June of 2023 owing to a significant decrease in operating profit stemming from a spike in interest expenses on deposits and borrowings and operating expenditures.
25 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Cement makers call for cutting assessment value at import stage
The Bangladesh Cement Manufacturers Association (BCMA) has urged the Chattogram Custom House to cut the assessment value of three raw materials as their prices have fallen in international markets.
25 July 2023, 01:00 AM
Financial reforms going in right direction: IFC
Initiatives to bring about reforms in the financial sector of Bangladesh have been moving in the right direction, according to Martin Holtmann, country manager of International Finance Corporation (IFC) for Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan.
25 July 2023, 01:00 AM
Banks’ forex balances on the rise
Gross foreign exchange balances held by commercial banks in Bangladesh rose to a 19-month high of $5.53 billion in June, owing to lower imports and higher export and remittance earnings, central bank data showed.
25 July 2023, 00:00 AM
Public food stock surges to 18-month high
Public food stocks in Bangladesh rocketed to an 18-month high in July thanks to higher procurement, imports of grains and reduced distribution, official figures showed.
25 July 2023, 00:00 AM
More talks with Japan today
A second round of discussions between Bangladesh and Japan starts in Dhaka today to finalise negotiations focusing a joint study, which would act as a guideline principle for signing an economic partnership agreement (EPA).
24 July 2023, 18:00 PM
First project approved through planning ministry software
The planning ministry yesterday approved a project through the Project Processing, Appraisal and Management System (PPS), which aims to ensure transparency and accountability in the formulation and approval of various initiatives.
24 July 2023, 18:00 PM
SMC Enterprise launches SMC biscuits
SMC Enterprise Ltd launched a new kind of micronutrient-fortified food item SMC biscuits for the local market on July 19.
24 July 2023, 18:00 PM
bKash, DataSoft in microcredit instalment deal
Mobile financial service provider bKash has signed an agreement with DataSoft Systems Bangladesh Ltd to facilitate instalment payments by customers who avail microcredit.
24 July 2023, 18:00 PM
NRBC Bank’s June deposits up 19% year-on-year
Deposits at NRBC Bank at the end of last June stood at Tk 17,753 crore, which was a year-on-year increase of 19 per cent, as per a meeting of its board of directors.
24 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Prime Bank, Portonics sign deal over payments
Prime Bank Ltd has signed an agreement with online payment aggregator Portonics Ltd enabling customers to make merchant payments through internet banking and credit cardholders to avail up to 36 monthly equal instalments.
24 July 2023, 18:00 PM
ICC Bangladesh organises workshop
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Bangladesh organised a daylong workshop on “Managing Trade Payment and Trade Finance Risk- Operations, Compliance & Legal Analysis” in Dhaka on Saturday.
24 July 2023, 18:00 PM