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
Energy crisis chips away at Europe’s industrial might
Europe needs its industrial companies to save energy amid soaring costs and shrinking supplies, and they are delivering - demand for natural gas and electricity both fell in the past quarter.
2 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Shipping Corporation’s profit more than triples to Tk 225 crore
Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) posted a 213 per cent increase in profit to Tk 225.75 crore in the financial year of 2021-22.
2 November 2022, 09:11 AM
BSCIC estate in Narsingdi: Businesses displeased with inadequate facilities
Industrial estates under the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) aim to facilitate cottage, micro, small and medium businesses by providing them a safe place to operate along with all the required services.
2 November 2022, 03:10 AM
Industries buckle under mounting diesel bills
Plummy Fashions, a Narayanganj-based export-oriented knitwear factory, used to spend Tk 65,000 per month on diesel even two months ago. But the same factory now has to consume one month’s worth of fuel in a single day owing to rolling blackouts.
2 November 2022, 02:50 AM
Reduce fund wastage, phase out subsidy in energy sector
The government should stop fund wastage in the energy sector and eventually phase out subsidies, which have created pressure on the public coffer, according to economists and entrepreneurs.
2 November 2022, 02:40 AM
Remittance keeps falling as hundi gains upper hand
Despite a surge in the outflow of migrant workers, remittances to Bangladesh declined 7.4 per cent year-on-year to $1.52 billion in October, an unpromising development that may deepen the volatility in the economy.
2 November 2022, 02:10 AM
68 projects win BASIS National ICT Awards 2022
A total of 68 projects of different companies and individuals won accolades at a BASIS National ICT Awards 2022 in recognition of their innovative products and services in the country’s information technology sector.
1 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Unique Hotel’s profit surges 142pc in FY22
Unique Hotel & Resorts Limited’s profit rose 142 per cent year-on-year to Tk 94.21 crore in the financial year that ended on June 30.
1 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Yanmar to set up display centre for agri machinery
Japanese agricultural machinery manufacturer Yanmar will establish a display centre in Bangladesh in collaboration with ACI Motors to showcase its latest harvesters, tractors, transplanters and seeding machines.
1 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Marico’s profit up 8.4pc in Jul-Sep
Marico Bangladesh Limited reported an 8.4 per cent year-on-year higher profit in the July-September quarter.
1 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Tata Steel team visits GPH Ispat plant
A delegation of India’s leading steel manufacturer Tata Steel Ltd visited the factory of GPH Ispat at Sitakunda upazila in Chattogram yesterday.
1 November 2022, 18:00 PM
BATBC clocks Tk 1,324cr profit in Jan-Sep
British American Tobacco Bangladesh Company Ltd clocked Tk 1,324.08 crore in profit in January-September on the back of higher sales.
1 November 2022, 18:00 PM
NBR launches ‘tax service month’
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday launched its “tax service month” campaign to help taxpayers file their tax returns timely for fiscal year 2022-23.
1 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Rundown roads, poor drainage choke C’nawabganj BSCIC
Businesspeople at the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation’s (BSCIC) industrial estate in Nayagola, Chapainawabganj, have long been suffering in the absence of a proper drainage system for interior roads.
1 November 2022, 03:20 AM
Fresh blow to consumers as wheat flour prices jump
The price of wheat flour has increased in retail markets due to a decrease in imports and rise in international market prices, dealing a fresh blow to the people who are already struggling to make their ends meet.
1 November 2022, 03:10 AM
Banks meet 99.6pc as firms shy from stock market
Though Bangladesh has made stellar progress in many economic indicators in the past one decade, entrepreneurs, industrialists and the entire business sector still rely on the banking sector for financing.
1 November 2022, 03:00 AM
Five banks post earnings decline in Jan-Sep
Five banks yesterday reported a year-on-year decline in their earnings in the first nine months of this year.
1 November 2022, 02:10 AM
Bida brings more services online for investors
Five more services have been added to the One Stop Service (OSS) portal of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida).
31 October 2022, 18:00 PM
City Bank makes Tk 330cr profit in Jan-Sep
The City Bank Ltd made a Tk 330.55 crore consolidated profit after tax in the January to September period of 2022.
31 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Invest in developing skills, technical know-how
Entrepreneurs and economists have urged Germany to invest in developing the skills and technical know-how of youths in Bangladesh so that it can embrace the fourth industrial revolution.
31 October 2022, 18:00 PM