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
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ILO ratification demands labour reforms in Bangladesh
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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
Business
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
Small rawhide traders in trouble
Rawhide traders running small-scale operations are in trouble as they cannot sell their salt-cured hides at prices of their expectations due to influential traders seeking to slow the pace of purchases at this moment.
8 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Third party use bloats company reg costs: study
Businesses have to count 80 per cent higher cost to complete registration of a company through consultants or a third party at the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC), according to a study released yesterday.
8 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Usmania Glass resumes production after one year
Usmania Glass Sheet Factory Ltd (UGSFL), a state-owned glass manufacturer, resumed production yesterday after a one-year gap.
7 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Losses piling up for flower growers
Sumon Biswas cultivated roses and Gerbera daisies on four bighas of his land in Gadkhali village of Jhikorgacha upazila in Jashore district.
7 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Digitalisation to help reach new markets: experts
Digitalisation is enabling businesses to reach new markets and help the economy move towards sustainability, according to speakers at a webinar held yesterday.
7 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Pandemic turns 22 lakh jobless: DCCI
During the pandemic around 22 lakh people lost their jobs as the country’s economy, trade and investment went through a very challenging time, said Rizwan Rahman, president of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), yesterday.
7 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Brac to issue Tk 1,350cr bonds
Brac, the largest microcredit provider in Bangladesh, has stepped forward to issue zero-coupon bonds worth Tk 1,350 crore through private placement.
7 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Falling potato prices fan farmers’ woes
A bumper yield of potato has now become a matter of concern for growers and traders as demand for the tuber declined for the ongoing countrywide lockdown.
7 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Rising demand a blessing for Madhupur pineapple farmers
Pineapple farmers based in the Madhupur Garh region of Tangail district are ecstatic about the increasing demand for the fruit that has allowed them to secure better prices compared to previous years.
5 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Amusement parks seek to reopen
The Bangladesh Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (Baapa) has urged the government to allow opening amusement parks all over the country in tune with other businesses once the ongoing lockdown ends on August 10.
5 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Economy hit harder than thought
The economy grew 3.51 per cent in the fiscal year 2019-20, the slowest pace of expansion in three decades, as the pandemic wreaked havoc across the country, according to the final figure of state-run Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
5 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Rawhide traders in a bind
Menazul Islam, a seasonal rawhide trader from Matikata Mor area of Chilmari upazila in Kurigram, is in dire straits after taking a Tk 2 lakh loan for his business in hopes of turning a profit.
4 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Govt to import 50,000 tonnes of rice from India
The government is going to import 50,000 tonnes of rice from India at Tk 32 per kilogramme, which is 32 per cent below the wholesale prices of coarse grain in the local markets of Dhaka.
4 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Marketing biggest challenge for farm produce
With the advancements being made in agriculture, the biggest challenge now is marketing the produce, said Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque yesterday.
4 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Edible oil price rises
Consumers are paying more for edible oil as prices have risen in the international market due to increased shipping fare and reduced supply. Retailers say soybean oil prices in Bangladesh have gone up by up to 6 per cent, or Tk 5 to Tk 10, per litre last month.
4 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Challenges facing SMEs during pandemic
In Bangladesh, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have heterogeneous characteristics, which are evident from their diverse business activities. However, the discussion on SMEs has a fundamental problem related to the definition and scope.
3 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Appropriate policy needed to protect intellectual property
Bangladesh needs to have the appropriate policy for intellectual property (IP) protection, the legal framework of which is still incomplete, to encourage innovation and attract foreign investment, experts said yesterday.
3 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Beacon share price on unusual rise
A recent unusual price hike of the Beacon Pharmaceuticals stock prompted the company to inform investors on July 28 that it had no undisclosed information that could have instigated the rise.
3 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Mop up excess liquidity to curb asset bubble: CPD
The Bangladesh Bank should raise the cash reserve ratio to mop up excess liquidity from the banking system, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue yesterday as it put forward a set of proposals for the effective implementation of the monetary policy.
3 August 2021, 18:00 PM