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
23 October 2025, 13:27 PM
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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
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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
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JS passes national budget FY 2018-19
The Jatiya Sangsad passes the proposed Tk 4,64,573 crore national budget for 2018-19 fiscal year.
28 June 2018, 09:40 AM
Banks open Saturday
Bangladesh Bank yesterday asked banks to keep open their branches on June 30 (Saturday) to help taxpayers pay income tax and submit challan of VAT, taxes and pay-orders.
27 June 2018, 18:00 PM
Interest rates go down from Jul 1
Top bankers yesterday decided to bring down the interest rates on both the loans and deposits to single-digit from July 1.
27 June 2018, 18:00 PM
Biman to offer inflight internet, call from Sept
Making phone calls or browsing internet has so far been a dream for Bangladeshi passengers while on a flight, but the wait would soon be over as Biman Bangladesh Airlines is set to introduce the service in September.
27 June 2018, 18:00 PM
Muhith breaks silence over banking crisis
Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday hinted that he would take some 'special measures' for the banking sector next month.
27 June 2018, 18:00 PM
FTAs far away
The signing of the much needed free trade agreements (FTAs) with the important trading partners is still far away for Bangladesh as many countries are not showing interest to go for such deals, despite the hectic efforts over the years.
27 June 2018, 18:00 PM
Finally, cost of internet coming down
Bangladesh will bring down the cost of internet, finally, bowing to the long overdue demand of consumers and ICT-related trade bodies.
27 June 2018, 15:09 PM
Banks to cut lending rates in phases
Banks are sticking to their directors' decision to bring down the lending rates to 9 percent from July 1 amid growing dilemma over how to execute the plan for a large number of loan products.
26 June 2018, 18:00 PM
Govt plans Tk 10,000cr fund for jute sector
The jute ministry is working on a policy to form a Tk 10,000 crore fund to provide low-cost loans for the development of the nearly $1 billion export earning jute sector.
26 June 2018, 18:00 PM
ADB gives $500m for 800MW plant
The Asian Development Bank's board of directors has approved a $500 million loan to develop a modern 800 megawatt power plant in Khulna along with associated connections to natural gas and power transmission facilities.
26 June 2018, 18:00 PM
JP lawmakers' budget outcry irks Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday lambasted the Jatiya Party lawmakers for being critical of the proposed national budget for 2018-19.
26 June 2018, 18:00 PM
BB move to discourage rice import
Bangladesh Bank (BB) yesterday tightened measures to discourage rice imports with a view to ensuring fair prices for growers.
26 June 2018, 18:00 PM
NBFIs warned over attracting depositors via messages
Bangladesh Bank yesterday instructed non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) not to send text messages through mobile phones to attract deposits.
26 June 2018, 18:00 PM
Price upheaval wreaks havoc on investors
Prices of newly listed companies continue to rise abnormally on the Dhaka Stock Exchange without any apparent reason, which experts said may eat up general investors' money.
26 June 2018, 18:00 PM
India urges AIIB to scale up lending to $40b by 2020
The third annual meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank wrapped up yesterday with calls from one of its earliest champions, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to scale up its lending tenfold over the next two years.
26 June 2018, 18:00 PM
New EC chairman for Prime Bank
Md Shirajul Islam Mollah has recently been elected as the chairman of the executive committee of Prime Bank.
25 June 2018, 18:00 PM
EU watchdog tells banks to speed up Brexit preparations
Banks have failed to make enough progress on their Brexit preparations and should not expect “miracle” public intervention to help them, the European Union's banking watchdog said on Monday.
25 June 2018, 18:00 PM
Pay more for apparel, Tofail tells retailers
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed yesterday urged the international clothing retailers and brands to increase the prices of Bangladeshi garment items as the local manufacturers improved compliance spending billions of dollars.
25 June 2018, 18:00 PM
Menon slams Muhith over crisis in banks
Social Welfare Minister Rashed Khan Menon yesterday came down heavily on Finance Minister AMA Muhith, saying that the ministry and
25 June 2018, 18:00 PM
Banks seek BB support to lower interest
Private commercial banks have sought regulatory support to bring down lending rates to single digit from July 1.
25 June 2018, 18:00 PM