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
Mercantile Bank senior exec VP promoted to DMD
Mercantile Bank recently witnessed a senior executive vice president being promoted to the post of deputy managing director.
30 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Betel nuts helping farmers make a fortune
Betel nut farming has changed the luck of many farmers in Nilphamari district as the crop is more profitable than many others thanks to its nature of giving high yield with little care and handsome market price.
29 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Make land ports fully functional
Budgetary allocation for Rangpur division’s eight districts for fiscal 2021-22 should be adequate to expedite development of the country’s extreme north, primarily known for crop production, said businesspeople, economists and members of the civil society.
29 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Competitiveness key to success: experts
Better negotiation skills, export diversification, improved competitiveness and institutional capacity building are keys to attaining success once Bangladesh makes the United Nations status graduation to a developing country, speakers told a webinar yesterday.
29 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Stock index near 6,000: Will it sustain the growth?
The stock market index is hovering around 6,000 points now, raising questions among investors over whether it would remain stable here or take a plunge like before.
29 May 2021, 18:00 PM
One-person company law off to a dismal start
The one-person company (OPC) law is off to a disappointing start as no single entrepreneur has come forward to incorporate firms under the provision although six months have passed since its passage.
29 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Govt to tighten rules for payment of over Tk 50,000 by businesses
The government may make it mandatory for businesses to use formal channels such as banks and mobile financial services for transactions involving more than Tk 50,000 from the next fiscal year.
29 May 2021, 18:00 PM
52pc users apply for power thru middlemen:survey
Fifty-two per cent of electricity consumers in Bangladesh apply for the connection through middlemen instead of going to the distribution offices directly, according to a new survey.
29 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Barishal launch owners demand cash incentive
Business leaders and trade bodies in Barishal have urged the government to ensure adequate support for them in the upcoming national budget such that they can survive the Covid-19 fallouts.
23 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Banking hours extended by half an hour
The central bank yesterday extended banking hours in line with the easing of coronavirus-linked lockdown rules, giving more time to customers to carry out financial transactions.
23 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Three banks post higher profits
Three private banks posted higher earnings for the January-March quarter compared to the same period a year ago with NRB Commercial Bank registering the highest growth in profits.
23 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Edible oil prices raised again
Edible oil manufacturers have reinstated a hike of around 2 per cent to take the price per litre to Tk 144, making availing daily essentials even more difficult for pandemic-hit people.
23 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Women entrepreneurs may get tax relief
Women entrepreneurs may receive a relief in tax payment on their incomes from businesses in the coming fiscal year, said an official of the finance ministry.
23 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh-US economic relations largely unutilised
The Bangladesh-US economic relations have largely remained unutilised 50 years past independence, exemplified by bilateral trade which is too poor when compared with that gained by some competitors, businesses said yesterday.
23 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Over 90pc Boro paddy harvested
Farmers in Bangladesh have already harvested 90 per cent of the Boro paddy in the current season, dispelling worries that the impending cyclonic storm could have a major effect on the production of the biggest crop and hurt food security, the agriculture ministry said.
23 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Banks fast embracing cash recycling machines
Banks are aggressively installing cash recycling machines (CRMs) to provide faster deposit and cash withdrawal services to clients, a move that is helping customers cut reliance on branches and giving them more freedom to carry out banking.
23 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Should black money be legalised in FY22?
The special tax treatment was given in different regimes since independence. An undisclosed income of about Tk 30,824 crore was disclosed so far, and an amount of about Tk 3,900 crore was collected as tax.
23 May 2021, 18:00 PM
This is an RFL-Walton story too!
Those who grew up watching Bangladesh Television (BTV) during the 1980s and 1990s can recall well the commercials BTV would run, in part because there was only a handful of them. Toiletries, batteries, jewellery, shoes, and garments would dominate the intervals of the TV programmes.
22 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Ensure budget support for farm industry in north
The national budget for fiscal 2021-22 should include measures that will help sustain the rich agriculture industry in the country’s northern districts, according to various economists and businesspeople in the region.
22 May 2021, 18:00 PM
TIB calls money whitening plan reckless, suicidal
The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) yesterday urged the government not to provide any scope to legalise black money in the next budget, terming the facility discriminatory, unconstitutional and conducive to corruption.
22 May 2021, 18:00 PM