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
Will BSEC ever learn from its missteps?
Analysts say the regulator’s intervention is denting investors’ confidence and it comes at a time when they are still smarting from the wounds caused by the 18-month-long floor price, a period when most of the stocks were untradeable.
30 April 2024, 00:57 AM
ICT sector against scrapping of tax exemption facility
The government plans to abolish the tax benefits for various sectors to accelerate revenue collections in line with targets set by the IMF as part of its $4.7 billion loan.
30 April 2024, 00:57 AM
IMF asks about NPL classification, write-off policies
The IMF mission met with the deputy governors, policy advisor, executive directors and directors in different meetings at the central bank headquarters.
30 April 2024, 00:54 AM
Heatwave comes as a blessing for salt farmers
Cox's Bazar is the main hub of salt production in the country and officials estimate 38,000 metric tonnes of salt are being produced each day.
30 April 2024, 00:05 AM
IMF Loan: Govt may miss two key targets set for fourth tranche
The government is likely to ask the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to revise down two key targets related to Net International Reserves (NIR) and tax revenue collection, set for June this year for the release of the fourth tranche of its $4.7 billion loan, finance ministry officials said.
29 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Another market in Dhaka goes cashless
Khairul Islam, a vendor selling cosmetics, bags, toys and watches, told The Daily Star that he welcomed the initiative but added that it would take some time for customers to get used to it.
29 April 2024, 13:57 PM
IMF prescribes ending tax exemptions
It recommended the National Board of Revenue (NBR) discontinue the tax holiday for the information and communication technology industry and abolish the tax benefit for mining and petroleum extracting companies.
29 April 2024, 00:37 AM
Banks asked to find ways to raise forex inflow
The central bank directive came during a meeting between BB Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder and the managing directors of five leading private commercial banks on Sunday.
29 April 2024, 00:17 AM
Govt's bank borrowing rises sharply in July-April
From last July to April 22 this year, government loans from commercial banks amounted to Tk 65,432 crore, according to Bangladesh Bank. In the same 10 months or so of fiscal year 2022-23, it was only Tk 5,334 crore.
29 April 2024, 00:17 AM
Stocks rise after last week’s downturn
The DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), surged 97 points, or 1.76 percent, from that on the day before to reach 5,615.
29 April 2024, 00:17 AM
Efficient use of AC can reduce electricity bills: experts
However, although ACs provide a much-needed respite from the heat, the home appliance also draws a lot of power, leading to higher electricity bills and putting a further strain on people who are already suffering due to heightened inflation.
29 April 2024, 00:17 AM
A third of budget spent on interest payments, subsidies
The government spent Tk 246,583 crore in July-January of 2023-24 out of the total budget of Tk 761,785 crore for the entire fiscal year, figures from the finance ministry showed. The outlay under interest payments and subsidies was Tk 88,226 crore, which was 36 percent of the allocation.
28 April 2024, 01:24 AM
BTRC to formulate satellite internet guideline
In a recent internal meeting, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) approved the formulation of the committee comprising officials of its different divisions to prepare the guideline for internet services through non-geostationary satellite orbit (NGSO) satellites.
28 April 2024, 00:20 AM
Bank mergers far from voluntary
In fact, the reactions of the associated bankers and directors, circumstances centring the meetings where the decisions were taken alongside protests in one case confirmed that these had been decided by the government and relayed through the central bank.
28 April 2024, 00:20 AM
Improving summer power supply: Govt pays half the subsidy power ministry needs
The Finance Division last week disbursed Tk 1,500 crore in subsidy against the power ministry’s demand for the immediate release of Tk 3,000 crore to boost electricity supply during the summer months.
27 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Seamless internet not before end of May
The maintenance works of SEA-ME-WE 5, through which Bangladesh avails the largest chunk of international bandwidth, will take about a month, prolonging woes over the lack of a smooth broadband internet service in the country.
27 April 2024, 15:24 PM
Heat stress jeopardises dairy industry
There are around 2.5 crore cows and 13 lakh to 14 lakh farmers in the country. Of the farmers, 3.5 lakh own large farms, according to the Dairy Farm Owners Association in Bangladesh.
27 April 2024, 15:20 PM
DRU, DUJ urge easy access to Bangladesh Bank for journalists
The DRU said that the sudden barriers were intentional and went against independent journalism. It added that there would be a risk of wrong reporting about the banking sector
27 April 2024, 12:57 PM
US regulators seize troubled lender Republic First, sell it to Fulton Bank
Philadelphia-based Republic First, which had abandoned funding talks with a group of investors, was seized by the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities.
27 April 2024, 12:11 PM
API production falls short
While Bangladesh’s pharmaceutical sector has exceeded expectations and surpassed many comparator countries, the industry’s reliance on imports for raw materials has long been a limiting factor.
26 April 2024, 18:00 PM