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
Responsible digitalisation: the road ahead
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organisation declared Covid-19 a pandemic, marking the beginning of a period of significant disruption. The pandemic has had a significant impact on economic activities and human lives, and its long-term effects will be visible after more than a year.
2 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Improve Chilahati rail station to facilitate trade
Trade between Bangladesh and India through the Haldibari-Chilahati rail link resumed on August 1 after a 56-year hiatus but infrastructure of Chilahati rail station in Nilphamari district has remained inadequate.
2 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh to be ostracised if coal not phased out
Bangladesh could be ostracised if it does not phase out coal-based power projects, Planning Minister MA Mannan said yesterday.
2 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Weakening exchange rate driving down remittance flows
The flow of remittance to Bangladesh has been shrinking for the last several months as the number of people going abroad in search of jobs is declining and money transfers through informal channels like hundi have made a comeback with the ease of pandemic restrictions.
2 November 2021, 18:00 PM
AIIB lends $260m for Mymensingh bridge
The government has signed a loan agreement of $260 million with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to construct the Kewatkhali bridge in Mymensingh.
1 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Remittance flow shrinks further
The flow of remittance to Bangladesh shrank further in October as money transfers through informal channels such as hundi might have returned with the ease of pandemic restrictions.
1 November 2021, 18:00 PM
30 factories to get green award
The government is going to honour 30 firms with the Green Factory Award for their outstanding contribution to saving the environment and creating jobs.
1 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Foreign firms show interest to invest $1.16b
Foreign companies that took part in the Bangladesh Trade and Investment Summit 2021 have shown interest to invest $1.16 billion in the country, according to the organisers of the event, which concluded on Sunday.
1 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Gain some, lose some
Timely revisions to data on GDP and its components determine the accuracy of national accounts estimates and their comparability across countries.
1 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh now a $409b economy: GDP size up, growth down as new base year takes effect
The economic growth rates posted in recent years were revised downwards but the size of the economy expanded thanks to a new base year adopted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
1 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Local funds scanty for infrastructure financing
Bangladesh needs a vibrant bond market to meet the country’s requirement for long-term financing for infrastructure development, speakers said at a webinar yesterday.
31 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Edible oil imports face disruption for jetty shortage
Edible oil imports are facing disruption as importers are failing to unload goods at the Chattogram Port on time because of a jetty shortage after facilities were diverted to facilitate fuel imports.
31 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Liquidity crunch looms as imports, credit demand on the rise
Banks will come under a liquidity crunch within three to six months due to an escalation of import financing and a rising demand for loans from businesses as the economy returns to normalcy, warned several top executives yesterday.
31 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Ensure best business practices for economic sustainability
The country’s chartered accountants (CA) have called for more collaboration among entrepreneurs, industry regulatory bodies and banks so that businesses can take significant steps towards becoming instinctive enterprises.
30 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Tea production to rise this year
The local tea industry was in hot water not long ago as various restrictions put in place all over the world amidst the ongoing coronavirus pandemic had led to a decrease in demand.
30 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangladeshi origin startup wins Tk 85 lakh
OpenRefactory, a Bangladeshi origin startup that uses artificial intelligence to automatically detect and correct programming errors, won over Tk 85 lakh at the Bangabandhu Innovation Grant-2021 competition yesterday.
30 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Road construction costs may go up
Bitumen prices in international markets have gone up by around 24 per cent this month, for which upcoming road construction and repair costs are expected to rise since Bangladesh is very much dependent on imports.
30 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Target to generate 4,100MW by 2030
Bangladesh has set an ambitious goal of generating more than 4,100 megawatts of electricity from renewable energy sources by 2030 as the county looks to cut greenhouse gas emissions significantly.
30 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Attracting FDI: PM to open roadshow in London on Thursday
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate a roadshow in the United Kingdom on Thursday to attract more foreign direct investment in Bangladesh.
30 October 2021, 12:17 PM
A tale of rapid socio-economic change
Md Moslem Uddin, a resident of Rooppur village in Pabna’s Ishwardi upazila, lost his job at the Pakshey Paper Mill about one decade ago and has seen considerable financial hardship ever since.
28 October 2021, 18:00 PM