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
Transcom Digital offers Hitachi’s Eclipse washing machines
Transcom Digital, a partner of Japanese electronics company Arcelik, has launched a new series of Hitachi washing machines.
12 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Cement makers call for reconsidering duty hike on clinkers
The customs duty (CD) on clinker, the main raw material for cement, has been increased from Tk 500 per tonne to Tk 700 in the proposed budget for the next fiscal year, leaving manufacturers disappointed.
12 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Budget FY24: unrealistic forecasts
The proposed budget of Tk 7,61,785 crore (17 per cent of GDP) with a deficit of Tk 2,61,785 crore (5.2 per cent of GDP) has been presented to the country.
12 June 2023, 18:00 PM
TCB’s sugar, lentil, soybean oil sales begin
State-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will start selling essential commodities at subsidised rates from today to one crore family cardholders.
12 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Firms with over Tk 2cr turnover likely under NBR scanner
Partnership firms, registering more than Tk 2 crore in annual turnover, are expected to require the submission of an audited financial statement along with returns as the tax authority seeks to include the provision in the new income tax bill.
12 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Farm mechanisation push missed in budget
Agricultural mechanisation has increased in Bangladesh. But it is mostly limited to some crops grown in large areas such as rice and there is a need to push for its expansion in horticulture, aquaculture and dairy farming.
12 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Stocks fall
All indices of the Dhaka and Chattogram bourses fell yesterday.
12 June 2023, 18:00 PM
HBL Bangladesh appoints Parul Das as its CFO
HBL has appointed Parul Das as its new chief financial officer (CFO) for Bangladesh.
12 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Prime Bank, Jatri Service sign deal
Prime Bank Ltd has recently partnered with Jatri Service Limited, a transportation service in Dhaka.
12 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Oil prices fall
Oil prices fell on Monday ahead of a US Federal Reserve meeting as investors tried to gauge its appetite for further rate hikes and amid concerns about the prospects for Chinese demand and rising Russian supply.
12 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Mutual Trust Bank launches ‘M Auto Lead’ app
Mutual Trust Bank Limited has launched an app named “M Auto Lead” to accelerate digital transformation for auto vendors.
12 June 2023, 18:00 PM
TCB's sugar, lentil, soybean oil sales begin tomorrow
Sugar, lentil will be Tk 70 a kg, soybean oil Tk 100 a litre
12 June 2023, 14:41 PM
'WB needs new playbook to boost private investment in emerging markets'
New World Bank President Ajay Banga says
12 June 2023, 12:13 PM
Cattle farmers unsatisfied with sales ahead of Eid
Sales of sacrificial animals have yet to reach levels deemed satisfactory to farmers ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, raising concerns of further losses for those rearing them in Pabna and Sirajganj.
12 June 2023, 02:00 AM
Tobacco businesses to face higher taxes
Cigarette makers are expected to face higher taxes on their gross receipts from the next fiscal year as the National Board of Revenue (NBR) seeks to collect more taxes and discourage the health-hazardous business.
12 June 2023, 01:50 AM
Tax rebate scope for investment in mutual funds narrows
The draft Income Tax Bill 2023 has delivered bad news for big investors of mutual funds though it has retained all benefits for stock investors, including the capital gains tax.
12 June 2023, 01:40 AM
Why aren’t prices of essentials falling locally?
Global commodity prices are falling.
12 June 2023, 01:30 AM
Tk 2,000 minimum tax in conflict with constitution
The constitution of Bangladesh assures that the opportunity for all the citizens of the Republic should be equal. Since such an equal condition can’t prevail automatically or it can be distorted for various reasons, the government of Bangladesh shall engage in removing such inequalities.
11 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Depositors to get double compensation
A Bank Deposit Insurance Bill (Amendment) 2023 was placed in parliament yesterday aiming to double the amount of compensation for depositors.
11 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Expectations unmet in budget
The expectations of businesses in Bangladesh have grossly remained unmet in the proposed budget for fiscal year 2023-24 at a critical juncture of the country’s macroeconomic turmoil, according to various businesses.
11 June 2023, 18:00 PM