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
BGMEA targets 10pc global market share by 2025
Local garment manufacturers have set a target to raise Bangladesh’s share in the global apparel market to 10 per cent by 2025 from below 7 per cent now by adding new products and entering new markets.
11 September 2022, 02:10 AM
Use Safta experience in bilateral talks
Bangladesh should use its experience as a member of the South Asian Free Trade Area (Safta) in its discussions for securing trade deals with countries all over the world, according to speakers at a book launching ceremony in Dhaka yesterday.
10 September 2022, 18:00 PM
bti to host ‘grand launching’ Sep 16-17
Building technology and ideas (bti), a real estate developer in Bangladesh, will host the two-day “bti Grand Launching Event 2022” on September 16-17 at the Celebration Point in Gulshan, Dhaka.
10 September 2022, 18:00 PM
First-ever food, chemical lab expo today
The first-ever Food and Chemical Lab Exposition is going to be held at the Bangabandhu International Convention Centre in Dhaka today.
10 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Public debt law becomes effective
A saver will face a maximum of six months of imprisonment, Tk 100,000 in fine, or both, if he or she provide false information while buying savings certificates under the new Public Debt Act 2022, which replaced the British-era law.
10 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Forex reserve falls to USD 37.06 billion
Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves have declined to USD 37.06 billion after the central bank had cleared import bills to the Asian Clearing Union, an arrangement to settle payments for intra-regional transactions among member countries including Bangladesh.
9 September 2022, 12:47 PM
Int’l expos on printing industry begin in Dhaka
Two international exhibitions titled “Images group presents Printech Bangladesh 2022” and “3P Bangladesh” began in Dhaka yesterday.
9 September 2022, 05:10 AM
Driving transformation in good or bad times
We all know about the funny story of Nasiruddin Hojja and his donkey.
9 September 2022, 05:00 AM
Rooftop solar panels can produce 4,000MW
Bangladesh has the potential to generating over 4,000 megawatts of electricity from rooftop solar panels, said Alamgir Morshed, executive director and CEO of Infrastructure Development Company Limited (Idcol).
9 September 2022, 04:40 AM
Call for unified support to develop MSME ecosystem
Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) need unified business development support to improve the MSME ecosystem in Bangladesh, experts said at a programme.
9 September 2022, 04:30 AM
Egg prices rise again
Four days ago, two pairs of brown farmed eggs were sold at Tk 38 in three kitchen markets across Dhaka.
9 September 2022, 03:30 AM
Sylhet’s citrus getting popular at home and abroad
What is the maximum amount of money a person would be willing to spend on a single citrus fruit? If you guessed between Tk 15 and Tk 40, you would be dead wrong.
9 September 2022, 03:20 AM
Aziz Khan becomes 42nd richest man in Singapore
Muhammed Aziz Khan, chairman of Summit Group, was named the 42nd richest man in Singapore on the Forbes’ list for 2022.
9 September 2022, 03:00 AM
Concerns for Bangladesh: India levies 20% export duty on rice
India yesterday slapped a 20 per cent export duty on a number of rice grades to discourage the shipment of the grain to tame prices in the domestic market, a move that may have repercussions in importing nations such as Bangladesh.
9 September 2022, 02:20 AM
Fuel prices to be cut further soon
Fuel oil prices will be reduced further in the country soon, Planning Minister MA Mannan said yesterday.
9 September 2022, 02:15 AM
Goods transit thru India holds great prospects
India’s offer of free transit will expand the regional and sub-regional market for Bangladesh’s exporters since it would allow them to ship goods to countries such as Nepal and Bhutan, said officials, economists and businessmen.
9 September 2022, 02:10 AM
Some entities impede Bida’s OSS
The One Stop Service (OSS) of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) is yet to meet expectations due to non-cooperation of some entities, said Md Sirazul Islam, whose tenure as its executive chairman ended last week.
8 September 2022, 03:00 AM
Ban on new SIM sales erodes GP subscriber base
Grameenphone lost 8 lakh customers in July as the country’s top mobile network provider is starting to feel the pinch of a ban on new SIM sales imposed by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).
8 September 2022, 02:45 AM
Target $100b export by 2030: BGMEA focuses on Asia, non-cotton items
Bangladesh’s garment manufacturers are pinning their hopes on the burgeoning Asian markets and the growing use of non-cotton apparel items to elevate their export earnings to $100 billion by 2030.
8 September 2022, 02:15 AM
Bangladesh, India should address non-tariff barriers
Bangladesh and India should address the non-tariff barriers to facilitate and boost bilateral trade, said Md Jashim Uddin, president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI).
7 September 2022, 18:00 PM