HC bars trade, town association groups from Ctg chamber’s polls
23 October 2025, 15:00 PM
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Akij Resource plans to launch digital bank
23 October 2025, 13:27 PM
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ILO ratification demands labour reforms in Bangladesh
23 October 2025, 12:59 PM
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Summit Power’s profit plunges 88% in FY25
23 October 2025, 10:18 AM
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Culture of impunity behind repeated industrial disasters: BILS
23 October 2025, 08:05 AM
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Govt moves to boost House Building Corporation’s lending capacity
22 October 2025, 18:42 PM
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Interbank dollar price crosses Tk 122 after 2.5 months
22 October 2025, 18:36 PM
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Auction full ‘golden spectrum’, lower prices
22 October 2025, 18:35 PM
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Foreign banks top profits, trail in social spending
22 October 2025, 18:24 PM
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Telcos, ISPs asked to boost fire safety measures
22 October 2025, 15:40 PM
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Meena Bazar opens 3 outlets
Retail chain Meena Bazar has gone through further expansion, launching three new outlets at Uttara 3, Uttara 4 and Nazimuddin Road in Dhaka yesterday.
15 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Grameenphone launches tourist SIM for first time in Bangladesh
Grameenphone has introduced “Tourist SIM” for foreigners, entrepreneurs, travelers, business owners, traders and others making a short trip to Bangladesh.
15 June 2023, 18:00 PM
HC reconstitutes board of People’s Leasing
The High Court has reconstituted the board of directors of the People’s Leasing and Financial Services Ltd (PLFSL), a troubled non-bank financial institution, to run it “effectively for the greater interest of depositors and stakeholders”.
15 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Jerks at Work: Know Your Colleagues (KYC)
An organisation is like a tree full of monkeys on different limbs at different levels. The monkeys on top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces.
15 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Chinese firm Mingda to invest $76.41m in Bepza EZ
Chinese company Mingda (Bangladesh) New Material Co Ltd will invest $76.41 million in Bepza Economic Zone to produce different types of cotton product.
15 June 2023, 18:00 PM
BB hikes capital requirement for new banks
Bangladesh Bank yesterday said that the upcoming commercial banks in the country will have to ensure Tk 500 crore as paid-up capital instead of the existing Tk 400 crore requirement.
15 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Focus on making apparel by recycling yarn, fabric
Local garment suppliers will have to focus on making apparels wholly from recycled materials by 2030 as the H&M is going to abide by a European Union (EU) due diligence law on protecting the environment and human rights.
15 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Govt forced to borrow from banks to plug budget deficit
The government has no other alternative but to borrow from the banking sector to meet the budget deficit, Planning Minister MA Mannan said yesterday.
15 June 2023, 18:00 PM
'Only bank borrowing can help manage budget deficit'
Planning Minister MA Mannan says
15 June 2023, 11:27 AM
Electrical, electronic goods export surges
The shipment of electrical and electronics goods from Bangladesh displayed an impressive growth of 48 per cent in July-May of the outgoing financial year on the back of improving product quality and government support, official figures showed.
15 June 2023, 02:00 AM
Advanced income tax should be abolished
The advanced income tax (AIT) should be abolished as the National Board of Revenue’s overall capacity to realise taxes has expanded, according to Planning Minister MA Mannan.
14 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Foreign investors worried over income tax law provisions
Foreign investors in Bangladesh yesterday expressed concern over some provisions of a proposed income tax law alongside measures, including one on increasing the minimum tax on carbonated beverage makers.
14 June 2023, 18:00 PM
BB frames rules for setting up digital banks
The Bangladesh Bank yesterday approved the guideline on digital banks, paving the way for establishing branchless banking operations, a development that is expected to accelerate cashless transactions and digital transformation.
14 June 2023, 18:00 PM
UNDP, H&M join hands to tackle climate change
Swedish retail giant H&M has signed a deal with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Bangladesh to work together to tackle effect of climate change and help the country achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs).
14 June 2023, 18:00 PM
StanChart teams up with brands for Eid offers
Standard Chartered has partnered with leading retail, travel and dining brands so the bank can offer its customers a wide range of special privileges catering to their every need to make the lead-up to Eid-ul-Azha more joyous.
14 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Tech entrepreneurs should lead digital banking
Tech entrepreneurs have expressed strong dissatisfaction and concern over the lack of consultation with them in formulating the digital banking guidelines.
14 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Mushroom production trebles in 12 years
Mushroom production in the country has increased almost three times in the last 12 years thanks to technological innovation and reductions in production costs, according to the agriculture ministry documents.
14 June 2023, 18:00 PM
The story of the dollar
The fascinating story of the dollar has taken a new turn that is widely known as de-dollarisation. Countries are cutting their reliance on the US dollar as the reserve currency, the primary medium of exchange and the unit of account.
14 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Duty hike to destabilise elevator, escalator market
The Bangladesh Elevator Escalators and Lift Importers Association (BEELIA) yesterday demanded the withdrawal of the proposed duty on imports of elevators and escalators in the national budget for fiscal year (FY) 2023-24.
14 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Cut customs barriers for more Japanese investment
Bangladesh needs to improve on cumbersome government approval procedures, customs clearance delays, restrictions through customs duty and processes for receiving remittance to attract more Japanese investment, said Iwama Kiminori, Japanese ambassador to Bangladesh, yesterday.
14 June 2023, 18:00 PM