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
Bepza pays worker arrears of shuttered DEPZ factory
Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Bepza) has paid arrears of Tk 18.11 crore of workers of A-One (BD), a factory of Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ) which has shut down.
5 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Sri Lanka warns of crisis thru 2023
Sri Lanka is bankrupt and the acute pain of its unprecedented economic crisis will linger until at least the end of next year, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told parliament Tuesday.
5 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Govt allows rawhide export this year as well
Like previous years, the government has been approving applications of different companies seeking to export rawhide to create demand and enable better prices, said Tapan Kanti Ghosh, senior secretary to the commerce ministry, yesterday.
5 July 2022, 05:55 AM
Rawhide traders worried over price decline
The price of rawhide is now lower compared to that two to three months ago for which the traders of Savar’s Harindhara bazar, one of the country’s hubs for raw leather, are worried over what lied in wait for them in upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.
5 July 2022, 05:25 AM
Dhaka Bank focuses on SMEs, retails for growth
Dhaka Bank Ltd has big plans for small and medium enterprises and retail clients as it looks to cement its position by reaching out to the under-served segments digitally, said its chairman Abdul Hai Sarker.
5 July 2022, 05:00 AM
Locally made AI chatbot pulls global clients
Local technology company Reve Chat is now facilitating access to information for citizens of Mexico while protecting their personal data with its AI-enabled chatbot, underscoring the Bangladesh tech industry’s growing clout in the global markets.
5 July 2022, 04:00 AM
Extra cash incentive planned for non-cotton RMG exports
The government could pay additional incentives to the exporters of non-cotton apparel items in order to help them offset the severe impacts of the Russia-Ukraine war on the shipment of garment items.
5 July 2022, 03:30 AM
First-ever housing bond launched
Thousands of low and middle-income urban and rural families in Bangladesh, often underserved by commercial banks, are expected to be able to take out affordable housing loans through the International Finance Corporation’s investment in the country’s first housing bond to be issued by Brac Bank.
4 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Trade deficit hits historic high
Bangladesh’s trade deficit hit a historic high of $30.81 billion in the first 11 months of the 2021-22 fiscal year, intensifying the pressure on the macroeconomic zone.
4 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Pay workers’ salary, bonus by July 7: Sufian
The government yesterday asked all the owners of factories and industries, including those in the garments sector, to pay the due salary and bonus to their workers by July 7, three days ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
3 July 2022, 18:00 PM
No ceiling on remittance thru internet banking
Bangladesh Bank yesterday said the ceiling on fund transfers through internet banking would not be applicable for remittance.
3 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Remittances fall 15pc in FY22
Remittances slipped back into negative growth in fiscal year 2021-22 for the first time in the last six fiscal years as many remitters opted for the informal channels to send their money.
3 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Latest austerity move: No vehicle purchase for govt institutions
The government has ordered all government, semi-government and autonomous institutions to stop purchasing vehicles, including ships and aircraft.
3 July 2022, 11:04 AM
Blue bonds: An ocean of possibilities
Before delving into the matter of blue bonds, it is important to briefly understand the “blue economy” itself. Blue economy is a term in economics which relates to the preservation and exploration of the marine environment.
3 July 2022, 03:30 AM
Potential of Hili land port remains untapped
Hili land port in Hakimpur upazila of Dinajpur provides ample opportunity to facilitate cross-border trade between Bangladesh and India but its potential remains largely untapped even though both governments have taken a number of initiatives to this end.
3 July 2022, 03:00 AM
Cotton price drop may lift garment orders
Local readymade garment exporters are expecting a strong rebound of the inflow of work orders from December onwards as prices of cotton have started to decline in the international markets.
3 July 2022, 02:30 AM
Savar tannery estate: Another Eid-Ul-Azha comes, but CETP not fully ready
Bangladesh keeps losing out on tapping its vastly unutilised cattle rawhides as the central effluent treatment plant (CETP) at the Savar Tannery Industrial Estate is not fully ready yet.
3 July 2022, 02:00 AM
Relaxed loan rescheduling for rawhide traders
Bangladesh Bank has relaxed loan rescheduling rules for rawhide traders to ensure availability of sufficient funds during Eid-ul-Azha, which is celebrated through animal sacrifice.
2 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Remittance to rise this fiscal year: BB
Remittance inflow may rebound significantly in Bangladesh in 2022-23 fiscal year as increased number of people flew abroad for jobs, Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir said yesterday.
1 July 2022, 05:45 AM
BB to discourage luxury imports
Bangladesh Bank yesterday said it has decided to raise the ratio of payments businesses must make to banks while opening letters of credit (LCs) for luxury goods, foreign fruits and non-essential items such as non-cereal food, canned and processed products.
1 July 2022, 05:15 AM