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
CXO summit in Dhaka on Dec 11
The CXO Summit 2021 is scheduled to be organised at the Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden on December 11 to enable skills and efficiency enhancements to create chief experience officers.
20 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Tune policies to increase women’s role in economy:analysts
The government should give special attention when framing policies to enhance the economic contributions made by women in order to help the country achieve its goal of becoming a developed nation, according to analysts.
20 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Higher work orders, prices barely bring profit
With improvements in the pandemic situation, local garment suppliers have been receiving higher prices and more work orders from international retailers and brands but making a profit has become difficult as business costs have increased.
20 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Making the most of bonds
Scheduled banks and corporates in Bangladesh have been opting for issuance of bonds for the last couple of years to diversify treasury management and strengthen capital base.
20 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Weavers in a tight spot for rising production costs
Md Bulbul Hossain, a resident of Jalalpur Tantipara in Pabna sadar upazila, once owned a big weaving factory featuring around 40 power looms.
18 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh should negotiate duty benefit extension
Bangladesh should engage in negotiations at the upcoming 12th World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference (MC 12) for extension of duty privileges to some extent following the status graduation to a developing country in 2026, said a noted economist yesterday.
18 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Taka to weaken against dollar:Fitch
Bangladeshi currency taka will face more depreciatory pressures against the US dollar mainly due to imported inflation, according to a report released by Fitch Solutions.
18 November 2021, 18:00 PM
File returns timely, avoid penalty
Bangladesh has roughly 60 lakh registered taxpayers. And if you are registered with a taxpayer identification number (TIN), it is high time for you to prepare and file your returns of incomes, no matter whether you have taxable income or not.
18 November 2021, 18:00 PM
BTRC moves to make 4G internet faster
The telecom regulator plans to set new standard for 4G and broadband internet speed as part of its move to ensure much-needed faster digital connectivity for the users across the country.
18 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Sporting goods sales rebound
Sports accessories businesses in Bangladesh are making a comeback as people, particularly the younger generation, are returning to fields to play again following the easing of restrictions and sharp fall in coronavirus caseloads.
18 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Remittance to lose steam
The World Bank has projected lower remittance growth for Bangladesh compared to that of India and Pakistan in 2021 due to the slower outmigration of workers who have returned home at the height of the global coronavirus pandemic.
18 November 2021, 18:00 PM
ADB grants $150mn loan for Covid-hit small enterprises in Bangladesh
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $150 million loan for Bangladesh -- to provide financing for cottage, micro, and small-sized enterprises (CMSEs) operated by youths, returning migrant workers, and rural entrepreneurs, particularly women, hit hard by Covid-19.
18 November 2021, 10:00 AM
Diplomatic efforts to protect garment export to EU
Bangladesh will expedite diplomatic efforts with the European Union for easing the proposed safeguard measures on textile and garment so that the shipment to the bloc remains unhurt, said Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi yesterday.
17 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Indigenous ‘ghani’ lives on in Rangpur
Driven to near extinction by mechanised screw and hydraulic presses of factories, the indigenous “ghani” technology still lives on in the hands of one man at Bhetgari of Rangpur’s Kishoreganj upazila.
17 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Improve facilities, ease of doing business to attract more FDI
Enabling advantageous facilities for investors and making it easier to do business will help Bangladesh attract the foreign direct investment (FDI) expected in different sectors, according to the Foreign Investors’ Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FICCI).
17 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Rules take effect to streamline hiring of insurance agents
Bangladesh’s insurance industry has taken a major leap forward after the government enacted a rule to streamline the hiring and licensing of agents, who are the driving force of a sector grappling with irregularities.
17 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Private sector’s engagement in COP26
The private sector took part in the COP26 and made commitments and initiatives with a view to contributing to reducing carbon emission, thereby achieving net zero emission by 2050.
16 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Most listed power companies see profits rise in first quarter
Most listed power generation companies saw their profits rise in the July-September period of the ongoing financial year as the economy is recovering from Covid-19, according to industry people.
16 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Proposed EU move could strip garment shipment of duty benefit
A measure proposed by the European Union may affect Bangladesh’s robust apparel shipment to the bloc even if the country is awarded the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) Plus status after its graduation to a developing nation.
16 November 2021, 18:00 PM
New bill proposes govt guarantee on public debt
The Public Debt Bill 2021 was placed in the parliament today.
16 November 2021, 06:47 AM