MGI adds four new oceangoing vessels to fleet

Leading industrial conglomerate Meghna Group of Industries (MGI) has added four brand new ultramax bulk carriers to its fleet of oceangoing vessels.
26 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Novoair to resume Dhaka-Barishal flight

Novoair will resume its flights on the Dhaka-Barishal route from March 1.
26 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Steer clear of IPR violations

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has urged members to remain more careful about rights ownership when making products to avoid counterfeiting goods and violating intellectual property rights (IPRs). 
26 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Building an organisation that promotes learning

In today’s rapidly changing business environment, organisations that fail to adapt and evolve run the risk of becoming obsolete. As the management guru Peter Drucker said, “The only sustainable competitive advantage is an organisation’s ability to learn faster than the competition.”     
26 February 2023, 04:30 AM

Cheap and durable, cane products hold huge potential

Though plastic, plywood and board furniture have captured the market, the demand for those made from cane has not disappeared completely
26 February 2023, 04:00 AM

Palm oil Tk 10 costlier than govt rate

Though the government last December had fixed the rate of loose palm oil at Tk 117 per litre, retailers said they were charging Tk 125 to Tk 127
26 February 2023, 03:30 AM

World’s best green factory now in Bangladesh

Bangladesh now not only has the most green garment factories but yesterday also became home to a textile factory which scored the highest rating of United Stated Green Building Council. 
26 February 2023, 03:00 AM

‘Reuse of plastic waste growing’

Plastic recycling plants in Bangladesh are becoming a vital part of the circular economy as foreign buyers are prioritising sourcing plastic products from Bangladeshi manufacturers who use recycled plastic along with virgin materials.
26 February 2023, 02:30 AM

Demand for luxury flats intact despite economic woes

The demand for luxury apartments has remained unchanged while the sales of regular properties and initiation of new housing projects are in the slow lane amid the ongoing economic crisis, according to market players.
26 February 2023, 02:00 AM

MCCI for continuation of energy subsidies

The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) has requested the government to continue the subsidy on the energy sector so that the private sector can stay afloat amid the double blow dealt by the coronavirus pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war.
25 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Bangkok Hospital arranges seminar on health awareness

Bangkok Hospital’s Bangladesh office has organised a health awareness seminar titled “Advanced 360° Cancer Treatment Services at Bangkok Hospital Headquarters” at Cadet College Club, Purbachal on Friday.
25 February 2023, 18:00 PM

City Bank, BAU in agri research deal

City Bank and Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on financial assistance for agricultural research and development to ensure sustainable food security in Bangladesh. 
25 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Kellogg’s offers Ramadan package

Kellogg Company has started offering “Snehobhara Ramadan”, a package containing Kellogg’s Oats (400gm) and Kellogg’s Chocos (385gm), for Tk 600 from today.
25 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Prime Bank gets new DMD

Prime Bank has recently promoted a senior executive vice-president to the post of deputy managing director (DMD).
25 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Maritime sector can help boost forex reserve

Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserve would hit $200 billion dollars, if the country can properly utilise its maritime sector, State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury said yesterday.
25 February 2023, 18:00 PM

ICT can play key role to diversify exports

Bangladesh’s export basket dominated mainly by garments needs to be diversified, where ICT can play the key role, experts said yesterday.
25 February 2023, 18:00 PM

BBS finally releases Boro output data, nearly to no avail

The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) last week finally made public its estimate of the amount of Boro season paddy produced in the country last year, which sadly will come to little effect as farmers will be harvesting this year’s crops within a month or so. 
24 February 2023, 02:30 AM

Depositors withdraw Tk 11,426cr from Islamic banks in 3 months

Deposit flow to Islamic banks in Bangladesh registered a fall in the fourth quarter of 2022, the first such decline in eight years, in a sign of erosion of confidence among savers owing to loan irregularities.
24 February 2023, 02:00 AM

Polish ambassador visits Dhaka Bank head office

Non-resident Polish Ambassador to Bangladesh Adam Burakowski visited Dhaka Bank’s head office in the capital on Monday at the invitation of Reshadur Rahman Shaheen, honorary consul general of Poland and former chairman and sponsor director of the bank. 
23 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Lal Teer Seed brings salt tolerant wheat

Local seed company Lal Teer Seed Ltd and Sweden-based firm OlsAro Crop Biotech along with Gothenburg University of Sweden have developed chemical mutations of a wheat variety that can be grown on salt affected soils, a press release said.
23 February 2023, 18:00 PM