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
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
Foreign banks see spike in deposits
Foreign banks operating in Bangladesh registered an 8.57 per cent growth in deposits in the October-December quarter of 2022, the highest since 2018, as many savers shifted their funds from local banks amid a confidence crisis.
21 March 2023, 02:00 AM
No minimum deposit for micro-merchant accountholders
Small merchants who have personal retail accounts will not have to maintain any minimum deposit and face any account maintenance fee, according to a central bank notice.
20 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Bank Asia, BB sign refinance deal
Bank Asia Limited has signed a participation agreement with Bangladesh Bank under a refinance fund of Tk 5,000 crore aiming to accelerate green practices and sustainable growth in export-oriented and manufacturing industries.
20 March 2023, 18:00 PM
RFL holds dealers’ conference in Dubai
RFL Group recently organised a “Dealers’ Conference” at a hotel in Dubai.
20 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Romana Rouf Chowdhury re-elected as Bank Asia Securities’ chair
Romana Rouf Chowdhury has been re-elected as the chairman of Bank Asia Securities Limited at the 12th annual general meeting of the company held on March 14 this year.
20 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Banglalink’s revenue grows over 12% in 2022
Banglalink registered a double-digit growth rate in its revenue in 2022 driven by increased investment in 4G network, expanding coverage and enhancing network speed.
20 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Nagad to make cash withdrawal free
Nagad will offer free-of-charge cash withdrawal service to its account-holders by this year in order to accelerate Bangladesh’s financial inclusion drive, said its Managing Director Tanvir A Mishuk.
20 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Banks may lose 40% assets if global standards followed
Banks and non-banks in Bangladesh are not properly following the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) and so, the real picture is not seen in their financial reports, said Md Hamid Ullah Bhuiyan, chairman of Financial Reporting Council (FRC).
20 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Cassava cultivation catching on in hilly areas
Cassava, known as shimul alu in Bangladesh, is a root vegetable widely consumed in many countries across the globe for its dietary benefits, which include healthy carbohydrates and vitamin C.
20 March 2023, 03:30 AM
Mobile subscriber numbers up in Feb
The number of mobile subscribers in Bangladesh continued to grow for a second month in February on earlier falling for several months, with all but Teletalk displaying a solid performance.
20 March 2023, 03:00 AM
67% RMG export earnings come from 10 items
About 68 per cent of Bangladesh’s annual export earnings from apparels is still confined to just 10 items, indicating that product diversification in the industry is yet to reach expected levels even after a journey of four-and-a-half decades.
20 March 2023, 02:30 AM
Local production of pharma raw materials gaining traction
Pharmaceutical companies are gradually enhancing their capacity to produce the raw materials needed to make medicines, which will go on to reduce Bangladesh’s over-reliance on imports and augment the country’s competitive edge in the global market.
20 March 2023, 02:00 AM
Govt asks millers to cut sugar price by Tk 5 a kg
The commerce ministry yesterday asked millers and refiners to reduce sugar price by Tk 5 per kilogramme at the retail level three weeks after the revenue authority reduced import duty for raw and refined sugar in a bid to bring down the prices of the sweetener.
19 March 2023, 18:00 PM
BB to impose 4% penal interest on banks
The central bank has decided to impose a 4 per cent penal interest on the banks’ unpaid amount of loans made from its Export Development Fund (EDF).
19 March 2023, 18:00 PM
UK to help Kazakh exports bypass Russia
Britain will help Kazakhstan develop export routes bypassing Russia, British Foreign Minister James Cleverly said on a visit to the Central Asian nation on Saturday, when he also signed a memorandum on supplies of critical minerals.
19 March 2023, 18:00 PM
United Insurance clocks 6% higher profit
United Insurance Company Ltd registered a 6 per cent year-on-year growth in profit to Tk 7.79 crore last year, thanks to higher premium collections and interest incomes.
19 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Southeast Bank wins Wasa award
Southeast Bank Limited won a “Dhaka Wasa Bill Collection Award” for financial year 2021-22.
19 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Tourism job fair begins in Dhaka
A two-day career fair centring the travel and tourism sector began at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka in the capital yesterday, open from 10:00am to 8:00pm.
19 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Crop protection assoc reelects chairman, secy gen
Bangladesh Crop Protection Association (BCPA) recently reelected its chairman and secretary general.
19 March 2023, 18:00 PM
High prices may cut demand by 20%
The demand for essential commodities may fall 20 per cent year-on-year in the upcoming month of Ramadan thanks to the high prices of the items in the market, according to a paper by the commerce ministry.
19 March 2023, 18:00 PM