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
Majority not enrolled in formal education
More than half the children with disabilities in Bangladesh are not enrolled in any formal education, according to new national-level data.
24 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Plastic fair from Feb 22 aims for market expansion
A four-day 15th International Plastic Fair-2023 is scheduled to be held at International Convention City Bashundhara in Dhaka from February 22 aiming to increase investment and exports through market expansion.
24 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Sonali Bank holds view exchange with expatriates in USA
Sonali Bank virtually organised a view exchange meeting with Bangladeshi expatriates living in the US to open accounts and transactions in proper channels using Sonali e-Wallet and Sonali e-Sheba on Sunday.
24 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Call for nurturing more IT professionals
More programmes are needed through both public and private initiatives for building skilled manpower equipped with knowledge of information technology to upgrade the country to a “Smart Bangladesh”, underscored speakers yesterday.
24 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Simtex Industries’ profit rises in first half of FY23
Simtex Industries Limited’s profit rose to Tk 3.58 crore in the first half of the ongoing financial year, up 4.67 per cent from Tk 3.42 crore year-on-year.
24 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Marico’s sales, profit growth slows
Marico Bangladesh Ltd’s sales growth nearly halved in the April to December period compared to a year ago, which affected profits as higher inflation cut people’s purchasing power.
24 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Transcom Electronics, Uttara University ink deal
Uttara University and Transcom Electronics Limited recently signed an agreement on installing the state-of-the-art Samsung “VRF Cooling” and “HVAC” systems at the permanent campus of the university.
24 January 2023, 18:00 PM
DCCI for adequate dollar support for banks to pay for imports
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) has urged the Bangladesh Bank to support commercial banks with adequate foreign exchange supply to help them settle letters of credits (LCs) with a view to keeping the market of essentials stable during Ramadan.
24 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Eastern Housing clocks Tk 30cr profit in Jul-Dec
Eastern Housing Limited posted a Tk 29.22 crore profit in July-December of the current financial year, up 18.58 per cent year-on-year.
24 January 2023, 18:00 PM
New jute variety, technologies launched
Bangladesh Jute Research Institute (BJRI) yesterday launched a new variety of jute and four technologies to expand cultivation of the natural fibre across the country.
24 January 2023, 18:00 PM
If Japan can, why can’t we?
During the 1970s, Japan was gradually establishing itself as a global manufacturing powerhouse. In fact, the spectacular rise of Japan’s economy started in the late 1950s. This was naturally a big surprise to the world. How come the nation, which was devastated in the second World War, could turn around so fast?
24 January 2023, 03:00 AM
HR Lines adds two more container vessels to fleet
Feeder-vessels operator HR Lines Limited, a subsidiary of Karnaphuli Group, has expanded its carrying capacity by adding two more container ships to its fleet.
24 January 2023, 02:30 AM
Dollar shortage bites pharma industry
The pharmaceuticals industry, which has made life-saving drugs available at lower costs, is facing troubles in opening letters of credit (LCs) to import much-needed raw materials and capital machinery owing to the US dollar crunch.
24 January 2023, 02:00 AM
12 industrialists feature in ‘Life Struggle of Pioneering Entrepreneurs’
A ceremony marking the publication of “Life Struggle of Pioneering Entrepreneurs” featuring stories of 12 renowned industrialists of the country was held at Daffodil International University (DIU) yesterday.
23 January 2023, 18:00 PM
1,250 tonnes of sugar stuck at Benapole for tariff stalemate
Around 42 trucks carrying 1,250 tonnes of sugar from India have remained stuck at Benapole port for the past 28 days as the local customs authorities allegedly imposed a higher tariff than that stipulated by the government.
23 January 2023, 18:00 PM
BGMEA to urge buyers not to nominate suppliers
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) is going to urge international clothing retailers and brands not to nominate any particular supplier for the sourcing of raw materials and fabrics to prevent market distortions and bring back perfect competition.
23 January 2023, 18:00 PM
BB brings back lending curbs for National Bank
The central bank has ordered National Bank Ltd not to disburse more than Tk 10 crore in loans to a single borrower as the lender is going through uncertainties after its Managing Director Md Mehmood Husain stepped down.
23 January 2023, 18:00 PM
bKash again ranked as number one ‘Employer of Choice’
Leading mobile financial service provider bKash has once again been ranked as the number one ‘Employer of Choice’ across all sectors for the third consecutive year, according to the results of the ‘Campus Track Survey B-school: 2022’ conducted by NielsenIQ.
23 January 2023, 18:00 PM
WB support sought for RMG development
The country’s apparel makers have sought cooperation from the World Bank (WB) for the development of Bangladesh’s garment sector.
23 January 2023, 18:00 PM
AB Bank disburses loans among marginal farmers
AB Bank Limited has disbursed agricultural loans among marginal farmers in Tungipara, the birthplace of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
23 January 2023, 18:00 PM