HC bars trade, town association groups from Ctg chamber’s polls
23 October 2025, 15:00 PM
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Akij Resource plans to launch digital bank
23 October 2025, 13:27 PM
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ILO ratification demands labour reforms in Bangladesh
23 October 2025, 12:59 PM
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Summit Power’s profit plunges 88% in FY25
23 October 2025, 10:18 AM
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Culture of impunity behind repeated industrial disasters: BILS
23 October 2025, 08:05 AM
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Govt moves to boost House Building Corporation’s lending capacity
22 October 2025, 18:42 PM
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Interbank dollar price crosses Tk 122 after 2.5 months
22 October 2025, 18:36 PM
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Auction full ‘golden spectrum’, lower prices
22 October 2025, 18:35 PM
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Foreign banks top profits, trail in social spending
22 October 2025, 18:24 PM
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Telcos, ISPs asked to boost fire safety measures
22 October 2025, 15:40 PM
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Inflation creeping up
Inflation in Bangladesh increased for the third consecutive month in September as prices of both food and non-food items are showing upward movement, hurting the low-income people.
21 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Mega expo centre opens in Dhaka
The government yesterday opened the country’s first and biggest multipurpose trade exhibition centre at Purbachal in Dhaka aiming to hold fairs and business-to-business matchmaking events for facilitating domestic and international trade, and thereby, advance the economy.
21 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Westin Dhaka wins awards
The Westin Dhaka recently won an award at “Haute Grandeur Global Excellence Awards 2021” for “providing best hotel service in Asia and best business hotel in the city with best culinary experience”, said a press release.
19 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Aman acreage expands
Farmers have expanded Aman paddy cultivation this season encouraged by favourable weather and better prices for the staple in domestic markets.
19 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Farm loan disbursement rises in Jul-Sep
Farm loan disbursement grew 11 per cent year-on-year to Tk 5,210 crore in the first three months of this fiscal year as banks are now giving out funds to diversified arenas in the agriculture sector.
19 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Queues for subsidised food getting longer
Braving heavy heat, she was standing in a long queue in the capital’s Farmgate last week with hopes to buy some essential items at subsidised rates from a truck selling the products.
19 October 2021, 18:00 PM
ADP spending hits four-year high
Public expenditure through the Annual Development Programme (ADP) increased and touched a four-year high in the first quarter of the current fiscal year as the pace of project execution by large ministries has accelerated.
18 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Jute exports slump on costly shipping
The rising shipment of jute and jute goods from Bangladesh has come to a halt owing to higher prices of the raw fibre and unprecedentedly high freight costs.
17 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Int’l trade summit from Oct 26
A week-long international trade and investment summit will be organised from October 26 celebrating the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and 50 years of Bangladesh’s independence.
17 October 2021, 18:00 PM
IPDC Finance’s Q3 profit rises 18pc
IPDC Finance Limited witnessed higher profits year-on-year in the July-September period (third quarter) of the current year despite generating a lower net interest income.
17 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Steel prices on upward curve
Steel prices in Bangladesh have been on an upward curve as millers hiked the rates in the wake of continuous spiralling of scrap metals in the international market owing to a pickup in demand and constrained supplies.
17 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Customs to auction off 110 cars
Customs authorities are set to auction off 110 vehicles, most of which are luxury brands such as BMW, Land Rover, Mitsubishi, Mercedes-Benz and Lexus brought to the Chattogram port around a decade ago duty-free under a UN convention.
16 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Govt to repay $569m in first instalment in 2027
The government will pay $569 million as the first annual instalment against the loan taken from Russia for the construction of the Rooppur nuclear power plant, the largest infrastructure development project in Bangladesh.
16 October 2021, 18:00 PM
15 lenders to take part in PPP project financing
The Public Private Partnership Authority yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with 15 banks and non-banking financial institutions to facilitate financing of PPP projects.
14 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Fast-track projects back in fast lane
Although fast-track projects had previously witnessed slow implementation for various reasons including the pandemic, they are now progressing gradually, according to a report.
14 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Thoughts on how to start a startup
Entrepreneurship is always one of the toughest careers to select as a profession. The task of establishing a new company from its grassroots is really a tough challenge for any individual with zero experience in business.
13 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Import from alternative sources on the rise
Onion imports from countries other than India are on the rise as prices of the kitchen staple are higher when brought in from the neighbouring nation.
13 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh keeps outrunning India in per capita GDP race
Bangladesh is forecast to remain ahead of India in terms of per capita gross domestic product (GDP) in the next five years to 2026 powered by buoyancy in remittance, exports and agricultural activities.
13 October 2021, 18:00 PM
IMF cuts growth forecast to 6.5pc
The International Monetary Fund yesterday cut the economic growth forecast for Bangladesh to 6.5 per cent for the current fiscal year from its April projection of 7.5 per cent.
12 October 2021, 18:00 PM
New body for Paper Cone and Tube Manufacturers Association
The Bangladesh Paper Cone and Tube Manufacturers Association has recently witnessed the election of new office bearers.
11 October 2021, 18:00 PM