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
GDP may cross $500b for first time in FY26
The finance ministry is likely to project that the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) will surpass the $500-billion mark for the first time in the upcoming fiscal year (FY), anticipating an economic rebound in FY 2025-26.
15 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Automation boosts Barishal’s salt processing
The use of automatic machines has increased processed salt production by 25 percent in Barishal, while improved efficiency has turned Jhalakathi district in the division into a manufacturing hub.
15 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Russia sharply raises inflation forecast
Russia’s central bank sharply raised its inflation forecast for 2025 on Friday, warning there was no sign rocketing price increases would go into reverse.
15 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Resourcing a resource-hungry country
Bangladesh’s higher education system faces a critical issue: While universities are expanding rapidly, an increasing number of degree-holding graduates are struggling to find meaningful employment because employers cannot find graduates with the necessary skills.
15 February 2025, 18:00 PM
No well-thought-out urban planning in the past 50 years
Bangladesh is growing horizontally and vertically, with new multistoried complexes being erected on fresh land in suburbs and towns to replace more modest structures.
15 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Guardian Life launches ‘Nirbhar’ insurance plan
Guardian Life Insurance Limited has introduced a new insurance plan, Nirbhar, designed to offer regular income benefits after a limited premium payment period.
13 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Dhaka Bank to install CRMs at metro rail stations
Dhaka Bank PLC has signed an agreement with Dhaka Mass Transit Company Ltd (DMTCL) to install cash recycling machines (CRMs) at all 16 stations of the Dhaka Metro Rail, officially known as MRT Line-6.
13 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Housing fair begins in Ctg
A four-day housing exhibition, REHAB Chattogram Fair 2025, began yesterday with the aim of showcasing flats, plots, and other real estate and housing products.
13 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Proactive action plan needed to cure labour market woes: expert
A proactive action plan, incorporating demand-driven training, apprenticeships for youth, and strategies to foster entrepreneurship, must be adopted to address the severity of unemployment, wage disparity, and gender inequality, said a top expert on labour markets and employment.
13 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Swadesh Islami Life’s fine for ‘excessive commission’ upheld
The Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) has upheld a Tk 5 lakh fine on Swadesh Islami Life Insurance Company for excessive commission expenses.
13 February 2025, 18:00 PM
A comedy of exploitation
Move over nine-to-five office hours! In Bangladesh, where traffic jams are our unofficial “overtime”, the idea of a 90-hour workweek sounds like a plot twist in a Dhallywood movie.
13 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Coats plans to go greener in Bangladesh
The UK-headquartered thread manufacturer Coats Group has been expanding its operations in Bangladesh to meet the growing demand from local customers, according to a top official.
13 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Monetary policy is working
The country’s tight monetary measures are beginning to yield results, paving the way for a gradual stabilisation in consumer prices, according to CAL Bangladesh, a financial services company.
13 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Potato exports rising as prices drop locally
Potato exports from Bangladesh are picking up after last fiscal year’s unusual slump, as a sharp drop in domestic prices provides hope that they could reach levels of the past decade or so.
13 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Development spending in Jul-Jan hits 15-year low
Implementation of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) stood at just 21.52 percent in the first seven months of fiscal year 2024-25 as public works were weighed down by political unrest.
13 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Declining investments dampen growth outlook
Bangladesh’s investment-to-GDP ratio declined by 0.25 percentage points to 30.70 percent in the fiscal year (FY) 2023-24, according to official data, signalling a potential slowdown in future economic growth.
13 February 2025, 18:00 PM
BB discovers irregularities at Al-Arafah Islami Bank
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has uncovered serious irregularities at Al-Arafah Islami Bank, including misuse of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds.
11 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Economic growth lowest in 4 years
Bangladesh’s economy grew by 4.22 percent in fiscal 2023-24 fiscal year, the lowest in four years, marking the second consecutive year of deceleration due to weak consumption and exports.
9 February 2025, 18:16 PM
United Power’s profit up 5% in Q2
United Power Generation & Distribution Company (UPGDCL) saw its profit grow in the second quarter of the fiscal year 2024-25, driven by higher electricity tariffs and steady production.
8 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Why so many problems with FDI?
Bangladesh has mostly failed to achieve its targeted level of foreign direct investments (FDIs), with investment inflow amounting to only 0.75 percent of GDP in 2023, according to UNCTAD.
8 February 2025, 18:00 PM