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ILO ratification demands labour reforms in Bangladesh
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Summit Power’s profit plunges 88% in FY25
23 October 2025, 10:18 AM
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Culture of impunity behind repeated industrial disasters: BILS
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Govt moves to boost House Building Corporation’s lending capacity
22 October 2025, 18:42 PM
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Interbank dollar price crosses Tk 122 after 2.5 months
22 October 2025, 18:36 PM
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Auction full ‘golden spectrum’, lower prices
22 October 2025, 18:35 PM
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Foreign banks top profits, trail in social spending
22 October 2025, 18:24 PM
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Telcos, ISPs asked to boost fire safety measures
22 October 2025, 15:40 PM
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T-shirts set the stage to diversify RMG export basket
The beginning of the export of T-shirts from Bangladesh was considered to be a landmark in the history of the garment manufacturing as it helped the country widen the product base.
13 November 2022, 02:00 AM
MasterCard prepaid card launched for RMG wage payment
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and MasterCard today launched co-branded credit cards for the BGMEA members and prepaid cards for more than 4.5 million garment workers.
12 November 2022, 18:00 PM
PKSF Day today
State-run Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) is going to celebrate its first PKSF day today with the slogan “Towards Development, with Equity”, reaffirming its efforts in alleviating poverty through employment generation since being established in 1990.
12 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh’s trade with Switzerland crosses $1b
Bilateral trade between Bangladesh and Switzerland surpassed the $1 billion threshold for the first-time last year, according to Swiss Ambassador to Bangladesh Nathalie Chuard.
12 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Proper use of credit guarantee scheme vital for CMSME revival
Proper utilisation of the credit guarantee scheme is needed for the revival of cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs), said Bangladesh Bank Deputy Governor Abu Farah Md Nasser yesterday.
12 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Rejoinder, our reply
Major (Rtd.) Abdul Mannan, chairman of Sunman Group, sent a rejoinder to a report headlined “Scam-hit BIFC suffers losses for sixth straight year” published in The Daily Star on September 15, 2022.
12 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Knowledge on tech a must for smart economy
Enhancing knowledge on technology among people, the government and industry is essential to make a “Smart Bangladesh”, experts said yesterday.
12 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Made in Bangladesh Week kicks off
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) is holding the country’s biggest-ever event in the apparel sector as it looks to raise the nation’s share in the global apparel market to double-digit in three years and earn $100 billion by 2030.
12 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Forex reserves should be utilised: PM
The country’s forex reserves should not be left intact, it has to be utilised, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said.
11 November 2022, 12:45 PM
After IMF, it’s now WB’s turn to negotiate loan package
Martin Raiser, the World Bank’s vice president for the South Asia Region, arrives in Dhaka tomorrow to discuss further reforms with the government for the support package sought to help Bangladesh tide over the period of global economic turmoil.
11 November 2022, 07:01 AM
Pearl farming: a rich avenue for earning
Pearl farming is providing a new road to success for people in Jhenaidah, where many youths have become allured to this form of aquaculture.
11 November 2022, 03:10 AM
Waive surcharge of United Airways
There is finally a ray of hope for reviving the now-defunct United Airways as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given instructions to waive the huge amounts of surcharge the airline owes to the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB).
11 November 2022, 03:00 AM
Nursery sales see massive drop
Nurseries across Bangladesh saw a massive drop in sales in the last four months due to the rising cost of living along with higher production costs and low rainfall.
11 November 2022, 02:50 AM
Trousers: The jewel in apparel crown
The simple step that Bangladesh took in the apparel trade four and a half decades ago has proven to be a giant leap as the country has emerged as the second-largest garment exporter globally after China.
11 November 2022, 02:40 AM
Profit falls for most listed pharmas
Most of the drug makers in Bangladesh posted lower profits in the January to June period of 2022 owing to the higher cost of raw materials driven by a continuous fall of the local currency against the US dollar.
11 November 2022, 02:10 AM
‘5G tech to empower digital transformation’
The 5G technology is poised to empower digital transformation across all sectors, said John Hoffman, CEO of telecom industry organisation GSMA.
10 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Provide support to mitigate economic crisis
The apparel industry and other major export sectors of Bangladesh are being left with unsold products due to reduced buying orders from abroad, according to various businesspeople.
10 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Power Grid Company makes Tk 122cr profit
Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Ltd’s profit plunged 61.77 per cent year-on-year to Tk 122.59 crore in the financial year that ended on June 30.
10 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Govt to import 60,000 tonnes of urea fertiliser
The government’s purchase committee yesterday gave clearance to the Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) to import 60,000 tonnes of urea fertiliser at Tk 392 crore.
10 November 2022, 18:00 PM
How does social media know what I am thinking?
Back in my university days, I had the privilege of learning a management theory which was of significant value later in my corporate years. It is called Johari Window for self-awareness, a technique to self-improve by knowing oneself better.
10 November 2022, 18:00 PM