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
30pc of expected skills unavailable
Bangladesh’s labour market overall lacks 30 per cent of skills expected by employers and the gap is increasing with technological advancements, according to a survey by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS).
28 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Increase loans for agriculture, small firms
Experts yesterday urged banks to increase loan disbursements for cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises and the agriculture sector as a majority of the lenders were currently showcasing a reluctance to do so.
28 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Govt eyes amendment to labour law
The government wants to amend the labour law as soon as possible to comply with European Union labour standards in a bid to obtain the GSP Plus status in the key export market, said the commerce secretary yesterday.
28 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Govt seeks long-term LNG contracts with Qatar
The government is negotiating with Qatar seeking long-term contracts for the import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as prices have abnormally climbed in international spot markets, said Salman F Rahman, the prime minister’s private industry and investment adviser, yesterday.
28 August 2022, 02:45 AM
Dollar-Taka: Market to dictate exchange rate once situation improves
The market will determine the price of the US dollar in the future once the current situation centring it improves, according to Bangladesh Bank Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder.
28 August 2022, 02:15 AM
CHALLENGES IN FINANCIAL SECTOR
CHALLENGES IN FINANCIAL SECTOR
27 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Transcom unveils ROWA TV brand
Transcom Electronics Limited (TEL), a leading retailer and distributor, has launched a new branded television in Bangladesh in partnership with Chinese electronics company TCL.
27 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Liquid milk prices rise again
The price of liquid milk has again increased by Tk 10 per litre while half-litre packs will now cost Tk 5 more as leading producers have raised the maximum retail price of their products by 12.5 per cent.
27 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh economy: Not in crisis but under stress
Bangladesh’s economy is experiencing stress because of the pressure on the foreign exchange reserves, but the situation is not as alarming as many think, said top brass in the financial sector yesterday.
27 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Good prospects for grape farming in Jhenaidah
Md Abdur Rashid, who lives in Jugihuda village under Moheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah, has been enjoying great success in grape farming, which was once thought to be impossible in Bangladesh given the country’s soil and climate conditions.
26 August 2022, 03:30 AM
Logistics firms irked by draft law
The government has formulated a draft law to regulate logistics companies, which will establish stiff control and impede growth in the industry, according to market players.
26 August 2022, 03:15 AM
Ticfa meeting in Nov: Bangladesh to seek GSP revival
Bangladesh will again raise the issue of the reinstatement of the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) of the US in the Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (Ticfa) meeting in Washington in November, said Tapan Kanti Ghosh, senior secretary to the commerce ministry, yesterday.
26 August 2022, 02:45 AM
Import bills stay at higher levels
Import bills rose 63 per cent year-on-year to $7.66 billion in July but it declined from a month ago, signalling the easing of international payment pressure thanks to the recent Bangladesh Bank efforts to cool down the volatile foreign exchange market.
26 August 2022, 02:15 AM
Bangladesh, others face severe localised food insecurity: ADB
Countries such as Bangladesh and Pakistan are facing severe localised food insecurity as the world is witnessing the worst threats to global food security in decades, said the Asian Development Bank (ADB) recently.
25 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Qatar to invest $3b in Pakistan
Qatar said Wednesday it would invest $3 billion in Pakistan’s debt-ridden economy in the latest boost by a Gulf state for the ailing South Asian nation.
25 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Pangas fry sent to India thru Benapole
One lakh live Pangas catfish fry have been exported to India for the first time through Benapole Land Port in Jashore.
25 August 2022, 18:00 PM
3 United Power entities to amalgamate with parent company
Three power generation companies will amalgamate with their parent company United Power Generation & Distribution Co Ltd (UPGDCL).
25 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Up to Tk 2 lakh collateral-free loans for small farmers
Landless, small and marginal farmers as well as share-croppers in Bangladesh could be given loans up to Tk 2 lakh without any collateral under the central bank’s Tk 1,000 crore refinance scheme aimed at boosting wheat and maize production.
25 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Success and satisfaction do not always come hand in hand
A very interesting research was conducted in the US between two groups, one having won a million-dollar lottery and the other having lost a limb in accidents.
25 August 2022, 18:00 PM
24 int’l banks to accept LCs in dollars
Twenty four international banks have agreed to accept letters of credit (LCs) from Bangladesh for the import of grains from Russia and Ukraine in US dollars, apparently ushering relief from the spiralling of local food prices, said Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi yesterday.
25 August 2022, 18:00 PM