Sea Pearl posts profit in Jul-Sep quarter

Sea Pearl Beach Resort & Spa Ltd posted profit in the July-September quarter of 2022.    
13 October 2022, 18:00 PM

The death of traditional telecoms: Is it imminent?

Don’t panic! Telecoms are not going anywhere! But technology will certainly be hugely disrupted with the advent of high bandwidth and low-latency satellite internet.  
13 October 2022, 18:00 PM

Beef up security, curb graft for more FDI

Security and transparency are the most important factors to attract foreign investment. At the same time, corruption is an obstacle the country should solve to encourage foreign investors to invest here, said Achim Tröster, the German ambassador to Bangladesh.
13 October 2022, 18:00 PM

Invest more to fight off cyber-attacks

Development of human resources and more investment are needed to thwart cyber-attacks that have skyrocketed in Bangladesh in recent years, experts said yesterday.
13 October 2022, 18:00 PM

Unicef to stand by women in garment sector

The Unicef will support garment and knitwear manufacturing factories to provide breastfeeding spaces and breaks, childcare facilities, paid maternity leave, cash benefits, health care, employment protection and a safe work environment to working mothers and pregnant women.
13 October 2022, 18:00 PM

SAFA confce to discuss ways to combat economic crisis

Professional accountants can play an important role in solving the South Asian economic crisis caused by the Ukraine war, dollar shortage, global fuel oil price hike and commodity transportation disruptions, experts said yesterday.
13 October 2022, 18:00 PM

Protect environment, ensure good governance

Businesses of the country should be friendly towards the environment and need to ensure good governance to make Earth safer and promote wellbeing, said stock market analysts yesterday. 
13 October 2022, 18:00 PM

Titas Gas posts lower profit in FY22

Titas Gas Transmission & Distribution Company Limited’s profit declined in the financial year that ended on June 30. 
13 October 2022, 18:00 PM

Help build Matarbari as a petrochemical hub

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) should facilitate establishing a petrochemical industry in Matarbari-Moheshkhali project area, said Md Jashim Uddin, president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI).
13 October 2022, 18:00 PM

Driving economy through digital transformation

Digital transformation is the process of embedding technologies across businesses to drive fundamental change. Starting a digital transformation journey also requires a new mindset. It is a chance to reimagine how companies do things, often from the ground up. 
13 October 2022, 03:20 AM

Dairy farming sets example in an Ishwardi village

Amirul Islam of Burampur village in Lokhmikunda union under Ishwardi upazila could not continue his academic career beyond the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) level due to his father’s death in 1990.
13 October 2022, 03:10 AM

Development spending surges in September

Development spending in Bangladesh rose 36 per cent year-on-year in September despite the government’s efforts to cut expenditures in a bid to save US dollars.  
13 October 2022, 03:00 AM

Jewellery sales drop on gold market volatility

The gold market of Bangladesh is witnessing high volatility in prices, raising concerns among jewellers who claim that sales this year have declined by 25 per cent to 30 per cent from what used to be in the pre-pandemic period. 
13 October 2022, 02:50 AM

Mobile subscriber base erodes on GP SIM ban

The number of mobile subscribers in the country continued to slide in August after the regulator banned Grameenphone from selling new SIMs at the end of June citing its failure to provide quality service, including incurring excessive call drops. 
13 October 2022, 02:40 AM

BSEC finds manipulation in Provati Ins share trading

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has found that three investors and their associates made gains of around Tk 12 crore by manipulating stocks of Provati Insurance in 2020.
13 October 2022, 02:20 AM

Bangladesh gets up to 83% lower price than rivals

International buyers are consistently paying lower than the global average price to apparel suppliers in Bangladesh but higher to some of the country’s competitors, according to the International Trade Centre (ITC).
13 October 2022, 02:10 AM

BSEC approves MTB’s Tk 500cr bond

Mutual Trust Bank (MTB) has got the nod to issue a fully redeemable, non-convertible, unsecured floating rate subordinated bond worth Tk 500 crore.
12 October 2022, 18:00 PM

Duty evaded for most imported cosmetics

Most imported cosmetics being sold in Bangladesh have not had their duty and tax paid, said AHM Shafiquzzaman, director general of the Directorate of National Consumers Right Protection, yesterday. 
12 October 2022, 18:00 PM

Kosovo keen to make joint investments

Kosovo is keen to make joint investments with Bangladesh, said Kreshnik Ahmeti, deputy foreign minister of the Southeast European country.
12 October 2022, 18:00 PM

Sea Pearl’s profit more than doubles

Sea Pearl Beach Resort & Spa Limited’s profit surged more than 118 per cent year-on-year to Tk 16.13 crore in the last financial year as people have begun travelling again following the improvement in the coronavirus situation.   
12 October 2022, 18:00 PM