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
Factory output growth slows
Growth of Bangladesh’s factory output had slowed down last fiscal year of 2021-22, which analysts forecast was likely to prevail in the current fiscal year and could even be exacerbated by soaring prices, the global economic slowdown and ongoing gas and electricity crisis.
24 October 2022, 02:30 AM
Insurance claim settlement plunges
The claim settlement ratio of life insurance companies in Bangladesh plunged to its lowest level at least in a decade in 2021 as their capacity to pay out has been reduced by bad investment, excessive costs and business slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
24 October 2022, 02:10 AM
Hire more cost and management accountants
Cost and management accountants are not only employed in traditional accounting and finance positions but their expertise is utilised in diversified areas like supply chain management, project management, human resources, admin and finance, said experts at a view exchange programme.
23 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Beza vows to ensure utility services for investors
Industrial services such as gas, power and water are being provided on a priority basis for investors operating in all economic zones across the country, according to Shaikh Yusuf Harun, executive chairman of the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (Beza).
23 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Islam becomes BB executive director
Anwarul Islam, director of the department of offsite supervision at Bangladesh Bank, was promoted to the post of executive director of the central bank yesterday.
23 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Metal teams up with PwC Bangladesh
Metal (Pvt) Ltd, an agri-mechanisation business organisation in the country, recently signed an agreement with PwC Bangladesh, a consulting firm.
23 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Karnaphuli Gas, Union Bank sign agreement
Union Bank and Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Ltd signed an agreement that will enable clients to pay the Karnaphuli Gas bill through all of the bank’s branches, sub-branches and its iBanking platform.
23 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Queen South Textile Mills’ profit up 31pc
Queen South Textile Mills Limited’s profit rose 31 per cent year-on-year to Tk 23.61 crore in the last financial year of 2021-22.
23 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Ratify Hong Kong Convention to be global leader in ship recycling
Bangladesh should ratify the Hong Kong Convention, as the declaration will help the south Asian country become the leader in the ship recycling industry, Norwegian Ambassador Espen Rikter-Svendsen said yesterday.
23 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Western Marine incurred losses in Oct-Dec of 2021
Western Marine Shipyard Limited suffered losses in the October-December quarter of 2021.
23 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Bafeda refixes dollar rates
Banks in Bangladesh yesterday refixed the rates at which they would buy US dollars from exporters and foreign exchange houses that mobilise remittances from migrant workers.
23 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Businesses stare at rising losses amid gas crisis
Ha-Meem Group, a leading textile producer and garment exporter, has been unable to run production in its mills and factories at night over the last one and a half months because of a crisis of gas.
23 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Reduce costs, disease in poultry industry
The government aims to improve food security in Bangladesh by increasing the availability of poultry meat to 160 grams per person each day and eggs to 208 pieces per person each year but to achieve this goal, the production and retail cost of these items should be reduced.
23 October 2022, 03:30 AM
Lift Sylhet’s economic growth thru agriculture, tourism
Speakers at a workshop, styled “Local Level Stakeholders Consultation on Inclusive, Smooth and Sustainable LDC Graduation”, yesterday called for reaping the full potential of local agriculture, tourism and geographic location to enhance economic growth in Sylhet.
23 October 2022, 03:20 AM
Dinajpur BSCIC estate a growing health hazard
The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) industrial estate in Dinajpur is causing untold sufferings for people living and working in the area as the rice mills present are pouring copious amounts of ash and other pollutants into the environment.
23 October 2022, 03:00 AM
Open platform needed to tackle unfair practices of big ecommerce
Bangladesh needs to establish a platform like India’s Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) to help small and medium enterprises sell products through online platforms without having to give in to the dominance of a few big players, said experts yesterday.
23 October 2022, 02:50 AM
NBR clears confusion about tax deduction
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has issued a clarification related to the deductions of withholding tax on interest earning deposits that companies keep in banks and other financial institutions.
23 October 2022, 02:40 AM
Ctg to be even bigger industrial hub
Chattogram will become an even bigger industrial hub after the completion of ongoing projects including the Matarbari port, Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar highway and power plants, said ITO Naoki, Japanese ambassador to Bangladesh, yesterday.
23 October 2022, 02:30 AM
Ctg motor festival ends
A three-day Chattogram Motor Fest 2022 ended yesterday, with the highlights being PHP Automobiles unveiling a Proton sedan and ACI Motors displaying a 998cc superbike.
23 October 2022, 02:20 AM
Broadband internet user growth hits a plateau
The growth of broadband internet subscribers in Bangladesh has flattened in the last three months as both individual and corporate users have moved to cut their bills to deal with soaring inflation.
23 October 2022, 02:20 AM