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
Peanuts a blessing for char farmers along Brahmaputra river
The biggest peanut market in Rangpur is almost never found on the same spot two years in a row due to the changing waters of Brahmaputra river in Chilmari upazila of Kurigram.
22 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh’s territorial waters saw no piracy in 2021: reports
No vessel, be it domestic or foreign, fell victim to theft or piracy within Bangladesh’s territorial waters according to published recently reports of two international organisations which disseminate related information.
20 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Thakurgaon's Orange Valley turning heads
Several hundred people from different parts of the country are gathering daily at an orchard abundant with ripe oranges in Thakurgaon’s Pirganj upazila as pictures of the location went viral on social media giant, Facebook.
20 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Effective decision-making: No debate, no decision
Debate in our culture, be it in the family or at work, is often considered “beyadobi”, particularly when one is challenging the authority of those who are senior by position or age. Debate can also be considered a taboo in many cultures and even in successful businesses.
20 January 2022, 18:00 PM
176 businesspeople get CIP status
The government yesterday presented the commercially important person (CIP) 2018 title to 176 businesspeople for their extraordinary contribution to export and trade.
20 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Relaxed loan repayment facility extended for shipbuilders
Bangladesh Bank yesterday extended the relaxed loan repayment facility for shipbuilders in a bid to help the industry tackle adversities derived from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
20 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Despite IMF warning, Govt plans to borrow $313m from forex reserves for power transmission project
The government plans to use the country’s foreign currency reserves to implement a $370.96 million power transmission project, ignoring warning from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
20 January 2022, 18:00 PM
FBCCI opposes proposal to raise gas price
Businessmen yesterday expressed worries over the energy companies’ latest proposal to raise gas prices, as they believe another hike now will increase the cost of production and ultimately slow down the economic revival amid the ongoing pandemic.
19 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Reprioritise spending, bring financial reforms: IMF suggests better use of public money
The government should reprioritise spending, take steps to reduce corruption and initiate financial sector reforms for better use of public money with a view to overcoming challenges brought on by the pandemic, suggests the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
19 January 2022, 18:00 PM
SME Foundation finally making SME database
Some 14 years past being established, state-run SME Foundation is finally planning on creating a database of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), a basic precondition for its functionality which it has been stating as an objective for long.
19 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Govt moves to reopen textile mills thru PPP
With the goal of attracting local and foreign investment to modernise and reopen closed textile mills, the government has called for open international tenders for four out of 16 textile mills through public-private partnerships (PPP).
19 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Edible oil prices rise despite govt promise
Consumers have been paying increased prices to buy edible oil, the essential commodity for preparing foods, over the last couple of days even though the commerce ministry yesterday said prices would not increase in the next two weeks.
19 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Tea production hits record
Bangladesh has beat its record in tea production as a total of 96.50 million kilogrammes (kgs) of the plant were produced by 167 farms across the country last year.
19 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Soybean imports to rise for a hike in crushing by local mills
Bangladesh’s soybean imports will likely grow 33 per cent in marketing year (MY) 2021-22, beginning in October and ending in September, thanks to the increased oilseed crushing capacity of local mills.
18 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Asean poised for post-pandemic inclusive growth – here’s why
The Covid-19 pandemic caused global investment activities to fall amid economic uncertainties, lockdowns, supply chain disruptions and postponement of investment by multinational enterprises.
18 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Toyota yearly production target hit by chip shortage
The world’s top-selling carmaker Toyota said Tuesday it no longer expects to meet its annual production target with operations hampered by the global chip crunch.
18 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Focus on light engineering, plastic for faster export growth
Bangladesh needs to shift its product concentration to sectors like plastics and light engineering so that it can gradually move upwards in its industrialisation pathway, Senior Commerce Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh said yesterday.
18 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Farmers get 10 new high-yielding paddy varieties
Ten new varieties of high-yielding paddy, including a zinc-enriched crop, have been registered and released for cultivation next season.
18 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Six inland container depots taking up 60% of cargo volume
An intense competition is ongoing among private inland container depots (ICDs) to see who can handle the most import and export cargoes, which is helping ease congestion at Chittagong Port by facilitating the quick clearance of shipments.
18 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Most CEOs expect global growth to improve: PwC survey
As many as 77 per cent of chief executive officers (CEO) expect global economic growth to improve this year while only 15 per cent anticipate weaker conditions, as per a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) survey revealed yesterday.
17 January 2022, 18:00 PM