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
Inflation fell slightly last month
Inflation decelerated by 44 basis points to 9.49 percent in November led by a decline in both food and non-food prices.
4 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Six companies and three young humanitarians awarded
Six companies and three humanitarians were presented with the 3rd Bangladesh Sustainability Excellence Awards.
2 December 2023, 16:49 PM
6 firms, 3 individuals awarded by The Daily Star and CSR Window Bangladesh
Six companies and three young humanitarians were felicitated today at the 3rd Bangladesh Sustainability Excellence Awards for their sustainable and socially impactful initiatives
2 December 2023, 13:50 PM
Economy held hostage by ongoing unrest
Say business leaders, analysts
1 December 2023, 16:17 PM
Forex reserve shrinks by $120m in a week
Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserve has fallen by nearly $120 million in the span of a week, central bank data showed.
30 November 2023, 11:44 AM
Banks appreciate taka further against US dollar
Bankers decided to cut purchase and selling rates of the US dollar by more Tk 0.25 per dollar from next week with the aim to cool down the overheated foreign exchange market.
29 November 2023, 13:05 PM
Deadline for tax return filing extended by two months
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) extended the deadline today for the submission of income tax returns for individual taxpayers by two months to the end of January next year, according to an order issued today.
29 November 2023, 10:39 AM
Construction costs decline on falling prices of materials
Construction costs in Bangladesh declined for the second consecutive month in October, driven by a fall in the price of building materials, official figures showed.
25 November 2023, 18:01 PM
GDP growth stands at 5.78% in Q4 of FY23
Bangladesh’s economy slowed in fiscal 2022-23 although growth bounced back to 5.78 percent by the end of the year’s fourth quarter, government data shows.
23 November 2023, 18:01 PM
Bankers' decision to appreciate taka draws mixed reactions
Bankers today decided to appreciate the taka against the US dollar by Tk 0.50 from tomorrow as they observed an improvement in the overall current account balance, which records the nation's transactions with the rest of the world
22 November 2023, 17:23 PM
Banks’ excess liquidity drops despite slow lending
Excess liquidity in the banking sector of Bangladesh continues to fall despite lower credit demand ahead of the national polls and higher interest on deposits offered by banks to lure savers.
20 November 2023, 12:25 PM
Patenga container terminal opens today
One and a half years after the completion of construction, the newly-built Patenga container terminal (PCT) at the Chattogram port is finally going to be formally inaugurated.
20 November 2023, 12:25 PM
RMG factories open as workers return
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) is seeking higher prices for each unit of garment items in line with workers’ wage increases as factories that had temporarily shut down due to recent unrest started reopening gradually yesterday after the arrival of workers.
20 November 2023, 12:25 PM
Retail sales drop as blockade bites
The nationwide blockade being observed by several political parties in Bangladesh is taking its toll on businesses as sales have plunged.
20 November 2023, 12:25 PM
Green growth needs to be cost-effective
“People do business to make money, if green activities are more costly, how they will make money?”
19 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Hatcheries fall on hard times amid rising costs
Although Chanchra union in Jashore is the biggest source of fish fry in Bangladesh, local hatcheries are struggling in face of higher input costs and changing climate conditions, according to industry people.
15 November 2023, 00:00 AM
Normalcy returning to garment sector
After more than two weeks of unrest in the garment sector over minimum wages, normalcy has started to be restored with almost all factories reopening and workers returning to their workplaces yesterday.
14 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Earnings of Apex Footwear fall for drop in export
Apex Footwear, the leading footwear exporter and seller in the domestic market, yesterday said its profits fell in the first quarter of the financial year 2023-24 as falling exports affected revenue.
14 November 2023, 18:00 PM
BGMEA's claim refuted by unions, economist
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has said the take-home salary of a worker will be higher than the new minimum wage if other allowances are considered, a claim that was refuted by two union leaders and an economist.
14 November 2023, 01:38 AM
Higher onion set price doubles production cost
Onion set prices have doubled in Bangladesh, dashing the hopes of the inflation-hit people for an immediate reduction in the prices of the key cooking vegetable through the cultivation of early winter varieties.
14 November 2023, 00:33 AM