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
Desh Garments’ profit plunges 50pc in Jul-Sep quarter
Desh Garments Ltd posted a 50 per cent fall in profit to Tk 9.8 lakh in the first quarter of the ongoing financial year of 2022-23.
20 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Berger Paints offers ‘Mr. Expert Damp Guard’
Berger Paints Bangladesh recently launched a product called “Mr. Expert Damp Guard”, saying it protects homes from damages possible from damp conditions.
20 November 2022, 18:00 PM
HSBC celebrates digital transformation
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Bangladesh jointly with Bangladesh Bank and National Board of Revenue (NBR) has opened up new opportunities for its clients through enabling online statutory payments (value-added tax (VAT), VAT deduction at source, duty) and paperless trade.
20 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Wagely gets new MD for Bangladesh
Financial wellness platform wagely recently appointed a new managing director, saying it was to accelerate its expansion in catering to middle and low-income workers in the country.
20 November 2022, 18:00 PM
ICB profit falls over 62pc in Q1
The Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) posted a 62.85 per cent year-on-year decline in profit in the first quarter of the current financial year.
20 November 2022, 18:00 PM
SME fair in Dhaka from Nov 24
The 10th National Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Fair-2022 will be held from November 24 to December 3 this year with the aim of promoting SME entrepreneurs and expanding their markets through product diversification.
20 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Fu-Wang Ceramic sees lower profit in FY22
Fu-Wang Ceramic Industries Ltd reported a 32.39 per cent year-on-year decline in profit to Tk 3.13 crore in the last financial year.
20 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh’s share in global RMG trade to rise this year BGMEA says
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) is hopeful that the country’s share in the global apparel market may reach 8 per cent within this year as international clothing retailers and brands are coming here with new work orders.
20 November 2022, 18:00 PM
PM opens 14 factories at economic zones
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday inaugurated the comme-ncement of commercial production at 14 industrial units while also announcing the establishment of 29 others in public and private economic zones to encourage planned industrialisation in Bangladesh.
20 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Bashundhara’s concern to buy 25pc CSE stakes
ABG Ltd, a concern of Bashundhara Group, signed an agreement with the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) yesterday to buy a 25 per cent stake in the bourse in line with a demutualisation process.
20 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Foreign shipping lines facing difficulties remitting funds
Bangladesh’s trade with other countries may suffer as foreign shipping lines are facing difficulties in remitting foreign currencies from the country because of a dollar crisis, speakers said yesterday.
20 November 2022, 16:14 PM
Adani Godda Power Plant to supply 800MW from Dec 16
The 1,600-megawatt Adani Godda Power Plant in India will start exporting half of the electricity to Bangladesh from December 16 this year, according to a report by the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB).
20 November 2022, 15:21 PM
Bangladesh's share in global apparel trade to hit 8% this year: BGMEA
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) is hopeful that the country's share in the global apparel market may reach 8 per cent within this year as international clothing retailers and brands are coming here with new work orders.
20 November 2022, 14:41 PM
Baliamari border haat to reopen in December
The border haat in Baliamari char under Kurigram’s Rajibpur upazila is set to reopen its doors in the first week of December, ending a roughly two-year hiatus that began with the onset of Covid-19.
20 November 2022, 02:50 AM
Forex shortage: A brief diagnostic review
Our importers and institutions, those that need to remit various fees and surplus earnings outside the country, are facing challenges with foreign currency (FCY) payments for the last several months.
20 November 2022, 02:40 AM
Bangladesh is a key market for PepsiCo
Eugene Willemsen, chief executive officer of PepsiCo for Asia, Middle East and South Africa, was in Dhaka last week on an official visit. During his stay, he talked to The Daily Star’s Senior Reporter Refayet Ullah Mirdha.
20 November 2022, 02:40 AM
Govt’s food distribution slumps
While the queue of people behind open market sale (OMS) trucks of the food ministry continues to remain fairly long, food grain distribution by the ministry was said to have dropped 19 per cent year-on-year in the first four months of the current fiscal year.
20 November 2022, 02:30 AM
Firms’ falling profits testify to slowing business, economy
Businesses in Bangladesh went through a tough time in recent months due to a dearer US dollar that pushed up their costs of raw materials and a rocketing fuel bill that contributed to the surge in operating expenses.
20 November 2022, 02:10 AM
Meghna Bank gets ISO certificate
Meghna Bank won the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certificate from British Standards Institution (BSI) on fulfilling standards requirements for Information Security Management Systems.
19 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Ceramics expo from Nov 24
The Bangladesh Ceramic Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BCMEA) is organising a three-day expo from November 24 to 26 in a bid to increase the country’s export earnings by creating new markets for locally made ceramic products.
19 November 2022, 18:00 PM