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
Robi’s profit squeezed for forex crisis
Mobile phone operator Robi Axiata missed clocking an additional Tk 178 crore in profit in 2022 due to the massive depreciation of the local currency against the US dollar.
17 February 2023, 02:50 AM
Thai guava cultivation bringing success to many
Shafiqul Islam, a farmer in Putia upazila of Rajshahi, initially started growing a new variety of guava, called Thai guava, on five bighas of leased land about five years ago in hopes of turning his fortunes.
17 February 2023, 02:45 AM
Tax waived loans or their interest: ICMAB
Cost and management accountants yesterday proposed that the government tax either loans waived by commercial banks and non-bank financial institutions or the interest accrued on the loans to discourage defaulting on loans.
17 February 2023, 02:30 AM
Only 3.6% SME stimulus loans provided in Ctg
Small-scale enterprises of Chattogram are facing a crisis of capital in operating their business while banks have disbursed only 3.6 per cent of the loans allotted under a government stimulus package for cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises.
17 February 2023, 02:20 AM
Bida identifies 106 risky factories
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) has identified 106 factories as risky for lacking required fire safety measures and having vulnerable working conditions under a nationwide initiative aimed at preventing fire incidents and other disasters.
17 February 2023, 02:00 AM
Will AI only displace jobs?
The anchor of a popular US talk show confronted Alexa, an artificial intelligence (AI) bot, regarding complaints from its users concerning Alexa’s creepy laugh.
16 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Small businesses to get term
The Bangladesh Bank yesterday said cottage, micro and small enterprises would receive term loans under its refinance scheme funded by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
16 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Refinance Scheme: Cinema hall owners get more time to apply for loans
Cinema hall owners in Bangladesh will be able to apply by December this year for loans under the central bank’s Tk 1,000 crore refinance scheme as the deadline has been extended by a year.
16 February 2023, 03:30 AM
CPA to end forced shipment of empty containers
The forced shipment of empty containers from the yard of the Chattogram port is finally coming to an end, a positive development for foreign shipping liners as it would allow them to avoid the financial losses they have been incurring for the last six years.
16 February 2023, 03:00 AM
Crop disease decimating maize in Chuadanga
A crop disease which has yet to be identified is devastating maize fields in the western district of Chuadanga, dashing the hopes of local farmers to turn a profit from producing the cereal grain.
16 February 2023, 02:45 AM
Chattogram trade fair begins today
The month-long Chattogram International Trade Fair begins in the port city today with a view to promoting and marketing local products at home and abroad.
16 February 2023, 02:30 AM
Govt to buy LNG at 16% lower price
The government yesterday decided to buy 33,600 Million British thermal units (MMBtu) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from JERA, a Japanese energy company, as it looks to ensure adequate supply ahead of the coming Ramadan and summer months.
16 February 2023, 02:20 AM
Textile, machinery market growing fast in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has become one of the important hotspots for textile and garment machinery amidst the quest of entrepreneurs to improve productivity and cater to orders of apparel shifting from other countries.
16 February 2023, 02:00 AM
UK’s new trade facility widens scope for non-garment exports
The Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) of the UK, a new trade facility replacing the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) of the EU,
16 February 2023, 01:45 AM
Bangladesh to buy 150,000 tonnes of TSP from Tunisia
Bangladesh will import 150,000 tonnes of triple superphosphate (TSP) from Tunisia in 2023.
15 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Outsourcing: opportunities and challenges
In recent years, outsourcing has gained traction. Most business entities, including SMEs, are either thinking of or are already in the process of outsourcing business operations.
15 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Poor disbursement of stimulus fund for retrenched workers
More than two and a half years ago, the government took a Tk 1,500 crore safety net programme for the workers who lost their jobs owing to the devastating impact of Covid-19.
15 February 2023, 03:00 AM
USTR alleges Bangladesh breached IPR rules
The United States Trade Representative (USTR), the American government’s chief trade negotiating body, sent a letter to Bangladesh alleging that intellectual property rights (IPRs) rules on the export of garments, footwear and electronic goods to the American markets have been violated.
15 February 2023, 02:45 AM
Credit card issuance grows at faster pace
Credit card issuance by banks grew at a faster pace in 2022 compared to the year prior as there is a growing interest among people to avail the benefits offered by plastic money, such as interest free loans for up to one-and-a-half months.
15 February 2023, 02:30 AM
State-run oil companies see higher profits
While most listed companies struggled to raise profits in the first half of 2022-23 owing to higher petroleum prices, listed state-run oil companies in Bangladesh saw a staggering double-digit growth in earnings.
15 February 2023, 02:15 AM