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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Govt to cut import duty on rice
The revenue authority is likely to slash import tariffs on rice for nearly three months to October 30 to facilitate private purchases from international sources and contain prices of the staple food in the domestic market.
11 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Thin turnout as shops reopen
Malls and markets reopened yesterday after closures for nearly three weeks owing to lockdowns imposed to combat the resurgence of Covid-19 infections.
11 August 2021, 18:00 PM
No plan to revise GDP growth target: Kamal
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday said that there is no plan to revise the GDP growth target right now as he believes the government will be able to maintain the estimated growth rate for fiscal 2021-22.
11 August 2021, 18:00 PM
National Fisheries Week from Aug 28
National Fisheries Week will be observed across the country from August 28, according to Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim.
11 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangabandhu sowed seeds of prosperity
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has not only pulled Bangladesh out of the wreckage caused by the war but took visionary steps to plant the seeds of economic prosperity for the country, said speakers yesterday.
11 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Small traders diversify income to stay afloat
Shafiqul Islam Ratan has been running a sweet shop with his siblings near a residential area on Kalshi road in the capital’s Mirpur for the last six-seven years.
11 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Walton makes strong comeback
Walton Hi-tech Industries saw its profits double in the recently concluded fiscal 2020-21, riding on higher sales of air conditioners and refrigerators past an earnings decline for the pandemic.
11 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangabandhu envisioned economic success story of Bangladesh: Tofail at FBCCI event
The current economic success story of Bangladesh was mainly founded by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, as the father of the nation took some visionary steps after the independence of the country in 1971, speakers said today.
11 August 2021, 14:29 PM
No plan to revise GDP growth target right now: Kamal
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said there is no plan to revise the GDP growth target right now, as he believes the government will be able to maintain the estimated growth rate for 2021-22 fiscal year.
11 August 2021, 13:43 PM
Car sales stuck in slow lane
Car importers and retailers in Bangladesh are in a tight spot as they are finding it difficult to keep businesses running because of the plunge in sales caused by the second wave of coronavirus infections.
10 August 2021, 18:00 PM
GDP figure to be published quarterly
The government has decided to publish the data for the gross domestic product (GDP) on a quarterly basis, a senior official said yesterday.
10 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Shops, malls reopen today
All shops, shopping malls and markets are being allowed to reopen from today from 10:00am to 8:00pm maintaining health guidelines.
10 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Inflation drops in July
Inflation in Bangladesh dropped 28 basis points to 5.36 per cent in July on the back of associated decreases in both food and non-food items, easing pressure on the wallets of consumers.
10 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Dispute over yarn price to be settled amicably
The dispute between garment and spinners over the prices of yarn could be resolved amicably after both sides softened their stances, in relief for Bangladesh’s apparel industry rebounding from the pandemic-induced shipment collapse.
10 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Shops, malls to reopen tomorrow
All shops, shopping malls and markets will reopen from tomorrow maintaining the health guidelines.
10 August 2021, 11:35 AM
Inflation drops to 5.36% in July
Inflation dropped 28 basis points to 5.36 per cent in July.
10 August 2021, 08:51 AM
Khulna’s vegetable growers frown over low prices
Vegetable farmers in Khulna are being unable to secure fair prices for their produce as the ongoing coronavirus crisis has disrupted the supply of these crops to different parts of the country, including Dhaka.
9 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Green chilli being imported from India
Local traders have started importing green chilli from India after the commerce ministry granted permission in this regard in a bid to bring down the skyrocketing prices of the widely used spice in Bangladesh.
9 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Govt to build Tk 1,511cr solar power plant
The government is going to set up the country’s biggest solar power plant in Madarganj upazila of Jamalpur, in a move to raise the share of renewable energy in total power generation to 10 per cent by 2025.
9 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Jute prices bring cheer to Faridpur farmers
Jute growers in Faridpur are overjoyed by the good prices for raw jute currently being offered in the local markets.
8 August 2021, 18:00 PM