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
Northern malta growers grab hold of domestic market
Sweet orange grown in the country’s northern districts such as Thakurgaon, Panchagarh and Dinajpur are dominating the local fruit market this season thanks to increased demand and reasonable prices.
11 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Successful businesses fuel economic growth
Entrepreneurs have played an important role in developing the economy of Bangladesh in the last five decades, said the International Chamber of Commerce-Bangladesh (ICCB).
10 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Puja sales pick up
Shopping centres, fashion houses and retail outlets are recording higher sales on the occasion of Durga Puja as worshippers are gearing up to celebrate the biggest religious festival of the Bengali Hindu community.
10 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Bid to regain customer trust
Local e-commerce platforms are organising a 20-day online shopping festival featuring quality products and services in a bid to regain consumer trust in the industry, which has been shrouded by recent controversy.
9 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Cassava farming on fallow lands: low risks but high returns
Farmers who cultivate cassava on fallow land in Sylhet division are in for a huge success this year with expectations of a bumper yield and good market prices.
9 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Mutual fund sector largely untapped for poor publicity
Mutual fund is an underrated sector as it gets very little publicity despite offering higher dividends, according to various experts.
9 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Heyday for Barishal’s potters as Covid recedes
Most people living in Maheshpur village in Bakerganj upazila of Barishal are involved in the pottery making business.
7 October 2021, 18:00 PM
World Bank raises Bangladesh's growth forecast to 6.4%
The World Bank has projected Bangladesh’s economy to grow at 6.4 per cent in 2021-22 fiscal year, which is 1.3 percentage points up from the global lender's previous forecast.
7 October 2021, 04:04 AM
Potato traders in Munshiganj worried over price slump
Potato farms cover about half of the 67,000 hectares of arable land in Dhaka’s Munshiganj district, making it the region’s main cash crop.
6 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Rise in non-farm income cuts domestic migration
A one per cent increase in non-farm income reduces domestic migration to other districts by 4 to 7 per cent in rural areas and municipalities, a new study found.
6 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Fast-yielding aman a lifesaver for farmers in lean period
Farmers in Nilphamari district of Rangpur division began harvesting their early-flowering aman paddy halfway through September, bringing a sense of festivity to the area.
5 October 2021, 18:00 PM
ADB extends $1.78b for Dhaka-Sylhet corridor
The Asian Development Bank is providing $1.78 billion in loans to Bangladesh under the multi-tranche financing facilities, making it the highest proposed financing from the Manila-based lender against any single project.
4 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Rising int’l coal prices may affect domestic market
A huge demand for coal in China has had a butterfly effect that may reach Bangladesh’s construction, garment, and power generation industries as the highly-required fossil fuel is becoming increasingly expensive in global markets.
4 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Local suppliers feel the heat of Chinese power cuts
Power cuts in China have started to affect Bangladesh’s garment and other industries reliant on raw material supply from the country, a blow that could derail the recovery of the economy from the coronavirus pandemic.
4 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Ray of hope for jobseekers in Sirajganj
Masudur Rahman, who completed graduation from Sirajganj Government College, is desperately looking for a job to support his family.
3 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Bid to boost trade with Mexico
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) and Mexican Business Council for Foreign Trade (COMCE) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a view to furthering the economic ties between their respective nations.
3 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Is higher inflation knocking at the door?
If you regularly follow the kitchen market or inquire a neighbourhood grocery about prices, you are likely to get an obvious answer: the prices of a number of commodities are on the rise.
3 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Better skills to make blended finance work: experts
Blended finance could be a remedy for job-seeking climate migrants but they need to be trained up first for skills development, while the financing should be provided to selective sectors, experts said at a dialogue held yesterday.
2 October 2021, 18:00 PM
10 lakh tonnes of potato may remain unsold
Cold storage operators yesterday expressed apprehensions that nearly 10 lakh tonnes of potato would remain unsold this year owing to increased production and less than expected consumption.
2 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Prospects brighten for GSP Plus as EU changes rules
Bangladesh’s prospects of keeping exporting to the European Union duty-free have brightened as the bloc has proposed to update rules to allow a growing number of graduating LDCs to qualify for the preferential trade benefit.
2 October 2021, 18:00 PM