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
Timely wage payment first priority
Ensuring the timely payment of salaries and bonuses of the over four million garment workers is the first priority of SM Mannan (Kochi), whose panel swept elections to the executive committee of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).
11 March 2024, 00:22 AM
BTRC to award 'unified' licences to telcos
The telecom regulator is awarding cellular mobile service operator licences to mobile network operators, unifying the existing licences and setting the groundwork for the launch of 5G technology in the country.
11 March 2024, 00:22 AM
BB introduces counter-trade to ease forex pressure
The Bangladesh Bank has unveiled the counter-trade policy, an arrangement that promotes direct exchanges of goods and services without cash, with a view to reducing pressure on dwindling foreign currency reserves.
11 March 2024, 00:19 AM
Deposits in Islamic banks rise but liquidity challenge persists
Deposits in the Islamic banking sector of Bangladesh rose 8.16 percent last year but the liquidity challenge that it has been facing for months remained persistent.
11 March 2024, 00:19 AM
Dhaka bourse goes dark after error in adjusting single firm’s rights shares
All indices of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) showed unusual figures yesterday due to an “operational error” that adversely impacted investor confidence, causing turnover to plummet amid huge sales pressure.
11 March 2024, 00:19 AM
Financial account deficit widens to new level
The deficit in the country's financial account widened to touch a new level in the past seven months up to January of the current fiscal year 2023-24, showing that challenges in the economy are far from over, according to an economist.
10 March 2024, 16:16 PM
TCB signs MoU with ‘Prodintorg’ to import essentials from Russia
The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) and the JSC Foreign Economic Corporation “Prodintorg”, under the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia, today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the import of daily essentials.
10 March 2024, 12:41 PM
26 lakh insurance policies discontinued in 14 years
More than 26 lakh insurance policies have lapsed in Bangladesh in the last 14 years owing to a raft of factors including the worsening of financial health of clients, a lack of awareness among them, and agents’ tendency not to explain product features properly while selling them.
10 March 2024, 00:49 AM
'Automated fuel price adjustment to benefit local airlines'
Local airlines will benefit from automated adjustments of fuel prices in line with the international market as it will bring them and foreign carriers on a level playing field in terms of fuel costs, said the chief executive of a private airline.
10 March 2024, 00:49 AM
Can the overly enthusiastic drives stop restaurant fires?
The Bailey Road fire, which killed at least 46 people on the last night of February, once again points to the massive flaws in the safety system of businesses in the sprawling Dhaka city and highlights the urgency to ramp up monitoring and interventions to avoid preventable deaths.
10 March 2024, 00:04 AM
Who can be our Nandan Nilekani?
All of our important stakeholders, including those in the government, are now talking about reforms. I was very intrigued when the state minister for ICT on the second day of his joining the new cabinet asked me who could our Nandan Nilekani be?
9 March 2024, 17:49 PM
Women far behind men in financial inclusion thru MFS
Women trail men in banking sector as well, study finds
9 March 2024, 17:00 PM
Navana Pharma to build Tk 145cr facility
Navana Pharmaceuticals plans to invest Tk 145.27 crore to construct a five-storey production unit for generic drugs.
9 March 2024, 15:49 PM
Gender wage gap still persists in agriculture
Farmers in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha are currently engaging labourers to weed their fields of Boro season paddy ahead of the upcoming harvesting period.
9 March 2024, 15:48 PM
Voices of change: women leading Bangladesh forward
In a small village, there was a debate over who should make decisions at home. A contest was held where a man and a wise old grandmother would catch a rabbit without any tools.
8 March 2024, 00:54 AM
eGeneration directors to sell major stake
The managing director and three directors of eGeneration have announced that they intend to sell a major stake in a month, which is just around three years past the company being listed with the stock exchange.
8 March 2024, 00:54 AM
Agar-attar industry in trouble for higher cost of production
Barlekha upazila in Moulvibazar is known for its agar and attar production, netting recognition not just in the country but also on the international stage. These two products are often referred to as the "white gold" of the upazila.
8 March 2024, 00:04 AM
Women outnumber men in farming sector
More women are joining the agriculture sector in Bangladesh as their job opportunities in industries, especially garment factories, have stagnated and men switch to non-farm sectors amid increased mechanisation of farming activities
7 March 2024, 16:30 PM
Private credit growth slows for contractionary monetary policy
Private sector credit growth slowed in January this year as the lending rate went up due to the central bank’s contractionary monetary policy, according to experts and analysts.
7 March 2024, 16:03 PM
Sugar prices edge up as traders tighten supply
Sugar prices have gone up at both the wholesale and retail levels amid hoarding by traders on speculation of reduced supply after the fire incident at S Alam Refinery, one of the largest raw sugar importers and refiners in Bangladesh.
7 March 2024, 00:53 AM