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
Nigeria keen to expand trade with Bangladesh
Nigeria wants to expand trade with Bangladesh as the south Asian country has achieved significant development in the last decade, said Akinremi Bolaji, director for economic, trade and investment of the foreign affairs ministry of the west African nation.
15 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Bank Asia donates Tk 4cr to PM’s Ashrayan Project-2 Fund
Bank Asia has donated Tk 4 crore to the prime minister’s Ashrayan Project-2 Fund for underprivileged and homeless people of the country as a part of its corporate social responsibility.
15 January 2023, 18:00 PM
UAE pledges to invest $30b in South Korea
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has decided to invest $30 billion in South Korea’s industries, South Korea’s presidential office said on Sunday, as the two countries seek to expand economic cooperation.
15 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Workshop on economic development in Cox’s Bazar
Prabriddhi, a local economic development project funded by Switzerland and Bangladesh, recently organised a capacity development and knowledge exchange workshop that was inaugurated by Muhammad Ibrahim, secretary to the Local Government Division in Cox’s Bazar.
15 January 2023, 18:00 PM
City Bank gets new AMD
City Bank has promoted Mahia Juned to the post of additional managing director (AMD).
15 January 2023, 18:00 PM
BB looks to promote digital banking
The Bangladesh Bank plans to promote digital banking to encourage the broad adoption of financial products and services as it looks to accelerate financial inclusion, thus moving the country towards a cashless society.
15 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Power tariff hike to weigh on private sector: DCCI
The recent retail electricity tariff hike will ultimately create an additional economic burden on the smooth operations of the private sector and power intensive industries, according to the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI).
15 January 2023, 05:20 AM
Premier Bank logs Tk 1,024cr profit
Premier Bank Limited’s operating profit rose 20 per cent year-on-year to Tk 1,024 crore in 2022. The profit was Tk 852 crore in the previous year.
15 January 2023, 05:10 AM
Internet banking transactions surge in November
Internet banking transactions rose more than 61 per cent year-on-year to Tk 27,426 crore in November in Bangladesh as an increasing number of people are opting for digital technologies to carry out financial transactions, official figures showed.
15 January 2023, 03:30 AM
MFS transactions drop in November
Transactions through mobile financial services (MFS) have decreased slightly in November last year compared to that in the preceding month, showed the latest data of Bangladesh Bank (BB).
15 January 2023, 03:10 AM
Gold prices to cross Tk 93,000 per bhori for first time
Gold is going to turn even pricier from tomorrow as Bangladesh Jewellers’ Association (Bajus) is set to hike its rates for a third consecutive week.
15 January 2023, 03:00 AM
Puma expands footprint
International footwear and apparel brand Puma has expanded its footprint in Bangladesh by launching a flagship showroom in port city Chattogram.
15 January 2023, 02:50 AM
Abdul Monem Ltd goes from strength to strength
Bangladesh launched its first metro rail on December 28. Albeit it is running on a limited scale at present, it holds the promise of offering a fast-commuting experience to thousands of people every day and contributing to ridding the capital city of notorious traffic congestion.
15 January 2023, 02:40 AM
Evolving role of relationship managers
I am grateful to each of the seniors at ANZ, Standard Chartered, Citibank, and for the last eight years at PwC, for trusting me as an important client interface and solution-building person. Almost 35 years of client interface experience is all about what I am today.
15 January 2023, 02:30 AM
Monetary policy won’t work if interest rate cap stays
By retaining the interest rate cap on lending and fixed exchange rate, the upcoming monetary policy for the second half of this fiscal year will not play any role in containing inflation, economists said.
15 January 2023, 02:20 AM
Nagad, Kurmitola General Hospital sign agreement
Mobile financial service provider Nagad signed an agreement with Kurmitola General Hospital enabling patients to pay all medical bills using this digital platform.
15 January 2023, 02:10 AM
Bangladesh moves up 14 notches
Bangladesh has advanced 14 spots in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2022 in a major stride but it still lags behind some of its innovative peers.
15 January 2023, 02:00 AM
Parvez re-elected as BCI president
Anwar-ul Alam Chowdhury Parvez has been re-elected the president of the Bangladesh Chamber of Industries (BCI) for another two-year term.
14 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh Bank set to announce new monetary policy Sunday
Bangladesh Bank (BB) is going to announce a new monetary policy on Sunday in line with the advice of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
13 January 2023, 14:48 PM
Plight of small businesses only deepens
Mohammad Sohel was dusting off the shelves in his shop at the Muktijoddha Supermarket in Mirpur 1 on Wednesday afternoon as no shopper was present. In fact, he did not record any sales on the day although some shoppers did turn out.
13 January 2023, 09:00 AM