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
Tourism jolted by curfew
Zahra Mayeesha, a 26-year-old private job holder, was preparing to return to Dhaka from a two-day vacation to Sreemangal with her husband on July 16.
25 July 2024, 18:00 PM
RMG exporters in a race against time to offset losses
Local apparel exporters are in a frantic race to recover the losses they incurred during the latest spell of violence centring the quota reform movement and nationwide curfew, with international retailers and brands pressuring them to ensure timely delivery of goods.
25 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Remittance collection disrupted
The internet blackout for five days has affected remittance collection through banks and mobile financial services (MFS), which may put pressure on the country’s foreign exchange reserves.
25 July 2024, 18:00 PM
ADB lowers growth forecast for Bangladesh
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised down the economic growth projection for Bangladesh but said inflation might creep up further during the current fiscal year of 2024-25.
24 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Stocks dip amid jitters
Stocks plunged yesterday amid a sell-off, reflecting a downbeat investor sentiment as the market reopened after three days following the recent violence stemming from the quota reform movement.
24 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Garment sector reeling from shutdown
DBL Group, a leading garment exporter, usually ships apparel worth around $50 million each month.
24 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Banks waive penalty for delayed loan repayment
Some banks have decided not to impose any interest or fees on clients for delayed payment of loan instalments, including that against credit cards, amidst a nationwide curfew and internet blackout.
23 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Bus operators stare at losses
Bangladesh has over 83,000 registered buses, with private investment in the business growing in line with the expansion of national and regional highways.
23 July 2024, 18:00 PM
How our lives are interwoven by the internet
The internet has revolutionised communication, allowing the general public to spread messages to the world with the click of button and by ensuring that business deals can be completed in minutes by facilitating the easy transfer of documents.
23 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Container congestion eases slightly
Container congestion at Chattogram port eased slightly yesterday as a noticeable number of containers could be transferred to private inland container depots (ICDs).
23 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Dairy farmers’ income falls amid curfew
Dairy farmers in Pabna and Sirajganj are reporting a drop in sales revenue, citing that a few companies have either reduced or stopped making purchases amidst the curfew.
23 July 2024, 18:00 PM
RMG factories start to reopen gradually
Garment and textile factories started to gradually reopen yesterday after being kept shut for four days with the expectation that all factories will reopen today.
23 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Informal workers struggling to make ends meet
Day labourers in Dhaka are among those who are suffering the most due to the ongoing unrest along with the curfew imposed by the government to stem the violence.
22 July 2024, 15:48 PM
Informal workers struggling to make ends meet
“I can’t get you to understand how I managed to pay for meals over the past four days,” a dejected labourer, Muzahid Hossain, said yesterday.
21 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Business takes a hit from acute port congestion
Operational activities at the Chattogram port moved at a snail’s pace on the fourth day of an unprecedented disruption due to the government’s imposition of a curfew and countrywide violence over the quota reform movement, hitting business and economy hard.
21 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Transport operators sitting idle, counting losses
The violence centring the quota reform protests and associated curfew are preventing trucks and covered vans from plying the roads and highways, leading to losses for their operators alongside businesses dependent on them.
21 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Let factories run, restore internet
Garment exporters yesterday demanded that the government keep the sector out of the purview of the ongoing curfew and fast restore internet services for the resumption of production as soon as possible.
21 July 2024, 18:00 PM
No let up in price hike
Rahidul Islam, a wholesaler at Mahasthan Bazar, one of the biggest wholesale markets in Bogura, said they cannot send fresh farm produce to Dhaka and other major cities due to the unavailability of trucks.
21 July 2024, 15:48 PM
Plans to set up economic zones in southwest yet to gather pace
The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (Beza) has taken the initiative to set up 17 economic zones in the southwestern part of
19 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Investment in the south is underwhelming even after Padma Bridge
Two years have passed since the inauguration of Padma Bridge, but the southern region has still not managed to tap the potential brought about by the mega-project due to a lack of physical infrastructure and utilities.
19 July 2024, 18:00 PM