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
Business journalists need to become one-man army
The future of business journalism is bright as it is an expanding field that is gaining importance, but the journalists themselves need to develop IT, digital, and multimedia skills in order to keep up with the fast-changing world, experts said yesterday.
16 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Syndicate, rationality and price expectation
Inflation is ubiquitous now, largely fuelled by the Russia-Ukraine war and the pent-up demand after easing of the Covid restrictions. The overheated economies along with the high import prices of commodities and gasoline have made the consumption basket dearer in almost all countries in the world.
16 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Handloom weavers a hair’s breadth away from collapse
Handloom weavers in Sirajganj are in anything but a festive mood ahead of Eid this year as rising raw material costs coupled with poor sales have brought many to the brink of collapse.
16 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Shrimp exports turn around
Shrimp exporters have made a turnaround from seven years of decline as shipments surged in the first nine months of the current fiscal year on the back of increased prices powered by higher demand, according to industry insiders.
16 April 2022, 18:00 PM
End of duty-free access may cost $5b in EU market: study
Bangladesh is likely to lose $5.28 billion worth of businesses annually in the European Union in the post-LDC era because of the erosion of preferential trade benefits following the country’s graduation from the group of the least-developed countries, according to a new study.
16 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Public food stocks drop on increased distribution
Food stocks at public storages declined over the past two months from the peak of nearly 20 lakh tonnes in mid-February this year amid increased distribution under various social protection programmes.
16 April 2022, 18:00 PM
No major progress in post-LDC preparation
Bangladesh is yet to make any significant progress in its preparation to retain duty preference set to be withdrawn once it graduates from the group of the least-developed countries (LDCs).
16 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Dealing with corporate rumours
On my return from Australia recently, my friend Asif invited me to his office. He shuddered as he lowered his voice to a whisper to inform me,
13 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh not at risk of Sri Lanka-like crisis
Bangladesh is not at risk of the crisis that Sri Lanka is currently facing, but the country needs to be cautious and learn from the experiences of the island nation, said Hans Timmer, chief economist of the World Bank for South Asia.
13 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Jet fuel prices hiked again
The price of jet fuel shot up again last week, the 13th hike in 17 months, which will force domestic carriers to raise airfares, risking losing travellers and intense competition with foreign airlines.
13 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Crops damaged by sudden surge of river water
Boro rice fields in low lying areas of numerous districts in the country’s northwest have been damaged by a sudden rush of water in the region, raising worries of losses due to reduced yields.
13 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Pahela Baishakh sales make a comeback
Sales centring Pahela Baishakh have picked up as people from all walks of life, buoyed by the improvement in the coronavirus situation, are set to welcome the Bangla New Year in colour and festivity today.
13 April 2022, 18:00 PM
War offers more Canadian work for local freelancers
Opportunities for Bangladeshi freelancers have widened in the Canadian outsourcing market since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, according to a joint working group on strengthening commercial relations.
13 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Improve labour rights to attract more FDI
Bangladesh should improve the copyrights, supply chain efficiency, labour rights, transparency and business environment for attracting more foreign direct investment from the USA, said Peter D Haas, the newly appointed American ambassador to Bangladesh.
13 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Mobile operators protest ‘high’ taxes
High corporate tax, minimum turnover tax and an “unfair” value added tax (VAT) rebate mechanism have been hurting the telecom industry’s profitability, said the operators yesterday.
13 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Soybean farmers in a hairy situation
Soybean growers in Subarnachar upazila of Noakhali are deeply concerned about incurring heavy losses this year as their fields are being attacked by a surge of hairy caterpillars, locally known as bichha poka.
12 April 2022, 18:00 PM
DAE looks north to expand soybean farming
The Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) has taken the initiative to expand soybean cultivation in northern Bangladesh in order to meet the country’s growing demand for edible oil.
12 April 2022, 18:00 PM
RISKS GROWING for rising debt service-to-revenue ratio
Bangladesh’s debt service to revenue ratio rocketed to 81.2 per cent in the last fiscal year amid lower tax collection and higher borrowing, according to the International Monetary Fund.
12 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Maintain foreign debt at risk-free limit: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today directed all concerned to take necessary measures so that Bangladesh can maintain its current position in future regarding foreign debt.
12 April 2022, 12:23 PM
Gold, agri goods to be traded first
Some agricultural and gold products would be traded in the first phase on the the country’s first ever commodity exchange to be launched this year, Asif Ibrahim, chairman of the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), said yesterday.
11 April 2022, 18:00 PM