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
Cut registration fees on flat sales
Real estate businesses have urged the government to reduce registration fees on apartment sales and cut taxes on registration of second hand or used flats to give a boost to the sector.
23 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Insurers asked to take prior nod for branch relocation
Bangladeshi insurers have been asked to take prior permission from the insurance regulator in case of relocation or closure of any branch or office.
23 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Trade thru Benapole to get a boost for new infrastructure
The second passenger terminal building is being constructed while another cargo terminal gate is going to be erected at the Petrapole-Benapole Integrated Check Post (ICP) in order to facilitate smoother movement of goods and people between the two countries.
23 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Fair of S Korean products kicks off tomorrow
A two-day fair for South Korean companies in Bangladesh to showcase their latest products and technologies will begin tomorrow at the International Convention City Bashundhara in Dhaka.
23 February 2023, 18:00 PM
CSR or eyewash!
A common sight during winter months in recent years has been the distribution of blankets by our politicians, corporate leaders and businessmen to communities with little or no real need for them.
23 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Political campaigns needed to reduce NPLs
The presence of a huge amount of non-performing loans (NPLs) in the banking sector raises funding costs for entrepreneurs so Bangladesh Bank’s decision to cap the lending interest rate was a wrong one, says economists and entrepreneurs.
23 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Collaborative efforts key to higher IT export
The ICT industry, academia and government should collaborate on research and development while also promoting the sector and building skilled human resources to fuel IT service exports, according to experts.
23 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh's IT export surges despite global economic crisis
The higher earnings were driven by the shipment of computer data-processing and hosting services, which cover most business process outsourcing and IT-enabled services
23 February 2023, 03:00 AM
Rules eased for US cotton import
The government has eased the rule of compulsory fumigation test for import of American cotton, particularly from the United States, clearing the ways for smooth import of the raw material of textile mills, the backward linkage industry for country’s main export earning garments.
23 February 2023, 02:30 AM
Spike in funding costs to hurt banks’ profitability
Weak banks in Bangladesh with small holdings of government securities, which are used to mobilise funds either from the central bank or peers, may become more vulnerable in the days to come, Moody’s Investors Service warned yesterday.
23 February 2023, 02:00 AM
Real estate fair kicks off in Ctg today
REHAB Chattogram Fair 2023, a four-day housing exhibition, will begin in the port city today at the Radisson Blu Chattogram Bay View hotel.
22 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Call for compliance in plastic industry
The 15th edition of the International Plastic Fair kicked off in Dhaka yesterday with a call to ensure industry compliance so that Bangladesh can sustain its share in the global export market.
22 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Huge potential to raise agro, processed food exports to UK
Agricultural and processed food exports from Bangladesh to the United Kingdom (UK) would increase if the shipments were certifiably pure, according to exporters.
22 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Dollar hovers near six-week high
The dollar was little changed on Wednesday, continuing to trade near six-week highs on the back of strong economic data.
22 February 2023, 18:00 PM
IFC to invest $5b in Bangladesh in 5 years
The International Finance Corporation will invest $1 billion annually over the next five years under the Bangladesh Investment Climate Fund (BICF) programme.
22 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Road to Smart Bangladesh
When Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina declared the vision of “Digital Bangladesh”, there were very few people who believed it would eventually come true. But after one decade, it is no longer a dream, it’s now a reality.
22 February 2023, 04:00 AM
Mustard farmers pleased with yields, prices
Farmers in the greater Rangpur region are so far pleased with their mustard yields amid the ongoing harvesting period while prices for the major oilseed are higher compared to what they were last season.
22 February 2023, 03:30 AM
Consumers feel the heat of war everywhere
Nearly a year ago when President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, many had thought that the war would end soon
22 February 2023, 03:00 AM
SMEs to conglomerates -- none left unscathed
Businesses of almost all segments of the economy have been passing tough times since last July, when the Russia-Ukraine war started to have an impact in a multitude of ways.
22 February 2023, 02:30 AM
Economy bleeds while reality only getting harsher for people
Russia’s war in Ukraine might be taking place 5,800 kilometres away from Bangladesh and the country is not involved militarily in the dragging conflict in any way, but its economy and people have been paying heavy prices.
22 February 2023, 02:00 AM