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
‘Robi’s listing will be a gift for investors’
Robi plans to submit its application for listing in the country’s twin bourses to the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission in the middle of next month, as the long-awaited debut of the second largest mobile phone operator is finally taking shape.
22 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Int’l incoming call rate slashed 66pc
The government has slashed the international incoming voice call rate by 65.71 per cent to $0.006 per minute in the face of shrinking earnings from the sector in recent years.
15 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Push towards Digital Bangladesh props up Banglalink
Banglalink, once the country’s most spirited operator, is finally turning around its fortunes by putting in higher emphasis on digital services and investment on 4G network.
15 February 2020, 18:00 PM
BB’s bailout package for bourse arrives at last
The central bank yesterday announced a fresh credit support for banks with a view to giving a boost to the ailing capital market.
10 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Coronavirus outbreak: Khulna’s crab, eel trade losing Tk 4cr every day
Thousands of farmers and traders in Khulna region are incurring losses worth Tk four crore every day as crab and eel exports to China have been suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak.
8 February 2020, 15:06 PM
No liquidity crisis in banking sector: Finance minister
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal tells parliament that while there are some liquidity crises in the stock market, there is no liquidity crisis in the banking sector.
6 February 2020, 17:04 PM
The billion-dollar hit job
The way unknown hackers hatched plans to steal money from the Bangladesh Bank’s reserves with the New York Fed using the most sophisticated banking and payment channels as well their near-perfect preparation and timing will render many detective stories and Hollywood movies average.
3 February 2020, 18:00 PM
New ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa assumes office
The 10th President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Masatsugu Asakawa assumed office today.
19 January 2020, 08:24 AM
Yasir Azman made new GP CEO
The Board of Directors of Grameenphone appoints Yasir Azman as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Bangladeshi operation, effective from February 1, 2020.
16 January 2020, 10:40 AM
BTRC receives 14,037 complaints against mobile operators
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has received 14,037 complaints regarding mobile operators’ services in 2019, according to a report.
13 January 2020, 15:28 PM
Nepalese travellers urged to make holidays at Cox’s Bazar sea beach
State Minister for Civil Aviation Mahbub Ali urges Nepalese travelers to make their holidays at the world’s longest sea beach at Cox’s Bazar as Bangladesh’s coastline is the closest beach for the tourists of that landlocked country.
8 January 2020, 14:44 PM
PM expects banks to implement single digit interest rate from April
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expresses hope that the banks will implement the single digit interest rate from April for the sake of the speedy industrialisation and investment.
6 January 2020, 15:28 PM
Bangladesh economy to outshine Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong by 2024: Cebr
Bangladesh’s economy will surpass that of Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore with its presence as the 30th largest economy in the world by 2024, says a global report released by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr).
3 January 2020, 11:36 AM
Internet, SMS services resume in Kashmir
Broadband internet service and mobile SMS service are restored in government-run hospitals in Kashmir ending over four and half months of suspension.
1 January 2020, 06:30 AM
Internet connections fall half a million in Nov: BTRC
The number of active internet connections in the country dropped by 0.51 million from 99.57 million, says a report of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.
24 December 2019, 06:47 AM
Six countries keen to invest in Teletalk, 5G: Jabbar
The government has received proposals from half a dozen foreign companies which want to invest in Teletalk and fifth-generation (5G) service, Mustafa Jabbar, posts and telecommunications minister, said yesterday.
19 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Poverty rate comes down at 20.5%
The country’s poverty rate came down at 20.5 percent while the extreme poverty rate came down at 10.5 percent in June this year.
17 December 2019, 12:54 PM
Boeing to halt production of 737 Max airliner in January
Boeing Co. says that it will temporarily stop producing its grounded 737 Max jet starting in January as it struggles to get approval from regulators to put the plane back in the air.
17 December 2019, 04:45 AM
NBR to install electronic registers at retail, wholesale this month
The National Board of Revenue is going to start installation of electronic transaction registers termed as electronic fiscal device from this month at retail and wholesale levels, says NBR Chairman Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan.
8 December 2019, 09:26 AM
MTB opens bank museum to showcase its 20-year journey
Mutual Trust Bank (MTB) yesterday opened a bank museum to showcase its 20-year journey and achievements.
25 November 2019, 18:00 PM