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
US dollar more expensive against taka
The US dollar became more costlier yesterday as the local currency depreciated once again in the inter-bank platform.
29 June 2022, 04:00 AM
17 economic zones getting ready for south-west
The government is setting up 17 economic zones in southwestern districts to bring about an industrial revolution in the largely non-industrialised region as it looks to accelerate economic growth of Bangladesh.
29 June 2022, 03:30 AM
BB allows relaxed loan facility for NBFI clients
Borrowers of non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) can now avail a flexible loan repayment facility similar to that being enjoyed by bank customers up till December this year, according to a Bangladesh Bank notice issued yesterday.
28 June 2022, 18:00 PM
NBFI chairs get more time to quit subsidiaries
The chairmen of the boards of non-bank financial institutions and their executive, audit and risk management committees who hold a directorial position in associated subsidiaries or foundations have been allowed to serve the latter until December.
28 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh showing might in marine salvage and repair
The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) recently saved an oceangoing ship, which was severely damaged in a mid-sea accident that could have caused the loss of export cargoes worth Tk 800 crore and create an obstacle for navigation.
28 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Facts and myths about innovation
The origins of many successful organisations that exist today can be traced back to the nineteenth century or even earlier.
28 June 2022, 05:30 AM
Padma Bridge to ensure faster internet
Internet users in Dhaka are set to get faster bandwidth thanks to Padma Bridge as the Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) has laid fibre-optic cables on its lower deck to reduce the time taken for data to travel between the capital and submarine cable landing station in Kuakata.
28 June 2022, 05:00 AM
E-commerce helps sapling business bloom
The locals of Kishamot Doshlia village under Gaibandha’s Sadullapur upazila believe it is possible to earn a good amount of foreign currency by exporting different kinds of saplings to Turkey from the otherwise ordinary village.
28 June 2022, 04:30 AM
‘Mango train’ suspended for lack of cargo
A train service from Chapainawabganj to dedicatedly bring the region’s seasonal bounty of mangoes to Dhaka has been cancelled on running for just 11 days this season.
28 June 2022, 04:00 AM
Forex market volatility deepens
Volatility in the country’s foreign exchange market has intensified once again as Bangladesh Bank has commenced tinkering with the exchange rate of the taka against the US dollar.
28 June 2022, 03:30 AM
Garment export order falls 20pc as inflation, war bite
Work orders to the garment sector in Bangladesh fell by more than 20 per cent for the September and November season as consumers in the western world are tightening their belts owing to blistering inflation and deepening uncertainty caused by the Russia-Ukraine war.
28 June 2022, 02:30 AM
NBFIs asked again to form cells for client complaints
Bangladesh Bank yesterday asked non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) to form “complaint cells” at both their head offices and branches so as to resolve complaints of clients.
27 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Padma Bridge to strengthen Patuakhali’s fishing industry
Patuakhali, a southern district on the shores of the Bay of Bengal, annually produces about 1.23 lakh tonnes of fish, of which 36,000 tonnes are consumed locally while the remainder is sold in different parts of the country.
27 June 2022, 05:30 AM
Rethinking SMEs
The consequence of Covid-19 is not only limited to human health and well-being; the economy has been disrupted in a massive way.
27 June 2022, 05:00 AM
Legalising laundered money to cost even less
The government is likely to bring some changes in its budget proposals, including enabling one of its three offers at legalising laundered money to require even lesser tax payments.
27 June 2022, 04:00 AM
Govt guarantee for state enterprises’ loans on the rise
The government guarantee given to state enterprises against their loans edged up further this fiscal year as demand from agencies seeking support security to generate power, and provide food and fertilisers at subsidised prices has increased.
27 June 2022, 03:30 AM
Rice gets costlier despite massive duty cut
Rice prices have edged up in Bangladesh in the last couple of days despite the cut in customs tariffs on the import of the staple food to 25 per cent to increase supply and contain prices.
27 June 2022, 02:30 AM
Decision on LDC trade benefit extension may come next year
The next WTO Ministerial Conference (MC) in December 2023 might have a decision on the extension of trade benefits for least developed countries (LDCs) which are due to make the United Nations status graduation to a developing one.
26 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Britons, shaken by rising cost, cut back on shopping
British consumers cut back on shopping in May in the face of fast-rising inflation, and a measure of their confidence sank to a record low this month, according to data that underscored the scale of the cost-of-living squeeze.
26 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Strict laws, not higher benefits, for taxpayers
Strict laws, not higher benefits, for individual taxpayers
26 June 2022, 04:30 AM