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
9 sectors hold 70pc bad loans
Around 70 per cent of default loans in the banking sector is concentrated in nine sectors of the economy as many borrowers are finding it difficult to pay instalments for the dragging economic slowdown while willful defaulters are also a major factor.
19 October 2022, 02:10 AM
BGMEA seeks cooperation to remain competitive in UK
Local garment makers yesterday sought cooperation from Britain to maintain competitiveness for apparel shipment to the UK markets after Bangladesh’s graduation to a developing nation in 2026.
18 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Privacy concerns plague 97pc mobile internet users: study
About 97 per cent of mobile internet users in Bangladesh are concerned about privacy and security of their mobile device, according to a study.
18 October 2022, 18:00 PM
JMI Syringes posts higher profit in 2021-22
JMI Syringes & Medical Devices Ltd’s profit grew nearly 13 per cent year-on-year in the last financial year.
18 October 2022, 18:00 PM
107 tonnes of fabrics seized over ‘bond facility misuse’
The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) seized 107 tonnes of fabrics from a Chattogram warehouse on the charge that those were attempted to be sold in the open market violating bonded warehouse facilities.
18 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Robi incorporates Smart Pay
Robi, the second-largest mobile phone operator in Bangladesh, has incorporated a 100 per cent owned subsidiary company Smart Pay Limited.
18 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Akij Group opens showroom in Banani
Akij Group has opened a showroom in Banani of Dhaka for its ceramic tiles, boards, doors, sanitaryware and tableware.
18 October 2022, 18:00 PM
GPH Ispat finalist of 2022 Platts Global Metals Awards
GPH Ispat has been nominated as one of the finalists at the 10th edition of 2022 Platts Global Metals Awards in two categories -- “Industry Leadership Award: Steel” and the “New Technology for the Metals and Mining Industry”.
18 October 2022, 18:00 PM
ILO can help build skilled workforce
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) could help Bangladesh build a young and skilled workforce, said Chihoko Asada-Miyakawa, regional director for Asia and Pacific for ILO.
18 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Global Islami Bank signs IPO deal with two bourses
Global Islami Bank has signed an agreement with Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) on sharing a “Uniform and Integrated Electronic Subscription System” for IPO management.
18 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Rupayan City Uttara gets new CEO
Rupayan City Uttara has promoted its deputy managing director to the post of chief executive officer (CEO) recently.
18 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Western Marine Shipyard’s profit declines
Western Marine Shipyard Limited’s profit declined in the July-September quarter of 2021 compared to a year ago.
18 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Farm sector needs Tk 15,000cr in five years
Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque yesterday urged developed countries, international banks, donor agencies and private entrepreneurs to invest in Bangladesh’s agriculture sector, which will need Tk 15,000 crore in the next five years.
18 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Tamijuddin Textile’s profit jumps 222pc
Tamijuddin Textile Mills Limited clocked 220 per cent higher profit in the last financial year.
18 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Peninsula Chittagong’s profit sees sharp decline
The Peninsula Chittagong Limited’s profit declined significantly in the last financial year that ended on June 30.
18 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Prices of most commodities drop in global market
Most commodity prices declined globally in September, according to the World Bank, extending some relief to the import-dependent countries under pressure for higher import bills and runaway inflation.
18 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Institute of Capital Market halves master’s course fee
Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market (BICM) halved the fee of its ‘master of applied finance and capital market’ course in a bid to attract more people to gain financial literacy.
18 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Plots still vacant at 60-year old industrial estates
Although the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) had established some industrial estates as far back as the 1960s, a number of plots at these estates remain unallocated as work on land filling, constructing roads, ensuring security services and other utilities is still ongoing.
18 October 2022, 02:50 AM
Aggressive IT export campaign urgent with govt support
Bangladesh’s IT industry needs government support to aggressively promote local entrepreneurs’ prowess among global clients, said Russell T Ahmed, president of the Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS).
18 October 2022, 02:40 AM
Rising external debt poses risks to forex reserves
Rising external debt may pose some risks to Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves in the future as higher debt servicing will be required on accumulated loans, said the Bangladesh Bank yesterday.
18 October 2022, 02:10 AM