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
Businesses should use funds from stimulus packages properly
Businesses should use the funds from the stimulus packages properly to make a turnaround from the ongoing economic fallout, or else they will collapse into a bad state of affairs, said a top banker.
6 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh finally gets its own contact tracing app
Bangladesh yesterday rolled out a contact tracing app on a trial basis to warn users if they have been near someone who later tested positive for the coronavirus and suggest the next course of actions in a bid to flatten the curve on the rogue pathogen.
4 June 2020, 18:00 PM
BGMEA engaging rights groups to ensure buyers pay local suppliers
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has been engaging different international rights groups to ensure that international retailers and brands pay local suppliers.
24 May 2020, 16:10 PM
BB driving with its eyes closed amidst the economic tempest
Without data, companies are deaf and blind, it is often taught in business schools.
14 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Active internet connections cross 10 crore: BTRC
The number of active internet connections in Bangladesh has crossed the landmark of 10 crore following a surge by 32.69 lakh in March, according to statistics published by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).
14 May 2020, 08:31 AM
Robi offering 33GB free data for 27,000 doctors
Robi declares 33GB free data for the next six months to their 27,000 customers who are doctors and registered with the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
13 May 2020, 14:31 PM
Robi lets rip at the ongoing price war
In an unprecedented move, the country’s second largest mobile operator yesterday blew off its pent-up resentment against the market leader over its offer of free voice call minutes and bonus data packs on humanitarian grounds during the pandemic.
11 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Factories have to reopen gradually maintaining health protocols: Salman F Rahman
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s private sector adviser Salman F Rahman says the country’s export-oriented factories must begin to open slowly and by maintaining necessary health protocols in order to save the economy.
25 April 2020, 17:54 PM
Nimble-footed Reserve Bank of India shows Bangladesh Bank the way
Adversity brings out the best in man, William Shakespeare once said.
18 April 2020, 18:00 PM
BB extends banking operations nationwide
The Bangladesh Bank decides to extend the banking operation across the country during the ongoing shutdown.
16 April 2020, 14:40 PM
Coronavirus fallout: South Asia’s regional growth likely to be under 3% this year, says WB
The regional economic growth in eight South Asian countries, including Bangladesh, is likely to be between 1.8 and 2.8 percent in 2020, down from 6.3 percent projected six months ago, amid the fallout triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Bank says in its twice-a-year-regional update.
12 April 2020, 03:42 AM
Banks asked not to charge late fees for credit cards
Bangladesh Bank yesterday asked lenders not to impose any late payment fees on credit cardholders, who are finding it difficult to clear the bills due to the ongoing movement restriction and short banking hours.
4 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Telcos seek free spectrum
Mobile phone operators have asked the telecom regulator to allocate some spectrum for free for the time being, reasoning that their network had become busier for a surge in data use amid the novel coronavirus-induced ongoing lockdown.
4 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Online activities surge amid coronavirus situation: Robi CEO
People are taking more digital services now than during other times amid the government-declared general holiday, Mahatab Uddin Ahmed, chief executive officer (CEO) of Robi, says during a Facebook live session.
4 April 2020, 15:57 PM
Mobile and internet service providers’ staff facing restrictions: AMTOB
Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh (AMTOB) complains that the staff of mobile and internet service providers are facing restrictions from the law enforcement agencies at different places across the country.
25 March 2020, 14:55 PM
BTRC records 9.99 crore active internet connections
The number of active internet connections in the country soared by 738,000 last month to reach 99,984,000, very close to the 10-crore landmark, according to the statistics published by Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).
25 March 2020, 10:36 AM
Taming coronavirus rampage: BB rises to the occasion
In an unprecedented move, the central bank yesterday said it will buy Treasury bills and bonds from banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) to tackle the impending economic slowdown brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
22 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Janata Bank viva voce exams to continue despite coronavirus fears
Amid aspirants’ fears over coronavirus, the Bankers' Selection Committee Secretariat is taking viva voce for the post of ‘Assistant Executive Officer (AEO)’ of Janata Bank Limited.
20 March 2020, 19:58 PM
BTCL plans to introduce free WiFi in 1,216 unions
Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited is planning to introduce free WiFi hotspots in 1,216 union parishads where it has its own fibre-optic connectivity, the state-owned telco’s managing director says on a Facebook Live video.
18 March 2020, 16:09 PM
Would monetary policy still be useful after 9pc interest rate?
The big question on economists’ mind is, how will the 9 per cent ceiling on bank lending rates impact the conduct of monetary policy?
1 March 2020, 18:00 PM