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
BGMEA seeks NBR support for apparel competitiveness
Garment exporters yesterday urged the revenue authority to provide faster and hassle-free services so they can remain competitive in the global apparel market, according to a press statement by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).
11 October 2023, 17:59 PM
Earnings from spice exports rise 25%
Bangladesh’s earnings from spice exports increased 25 percent year-on-year in the first three months of fiscal 2023-24 due to demand from expatriates of Bangladesh and other Asian countries.
11 October 2023, 01:33 AM
Tk 7,000cr scheme for farm sector kicks off
The government will today launch a Tk 7,000 crore project to boost the commercialisation of farming and accelerate agricultural exports by facilitating the expansion of safe food production.
11 October 2023, 01:03 AM
25 banks keep NPLs below 5%
With the high rate of non-performing loans (NPLs) being a major challenge for the banking sector, just 25 of the 61 commercial banks in Bangladesh are managing to keep their NPL rates below 5 percent.
11 October 2023, 00:30 AM
Malek Spinning’s subsidiary to invest nearly Tk 157cr
Malek Spinning Mills Ltd has approved an investment of around Tk 157 crore by its subsidiary, JM Fabrics Limited (JMFL), to set up facilities, including one for yarn texturising and covering.
10 October 2023, 19:00 PM
Le Méridien owner gets nod for Tk 350cr IPO
Best Holdings Limited, the owning company of Le Méridien Dhaka, Best Hotels Limited, and Dhamshur Economic Zone, has got the approval to raise Tk 350 crore by issuing ordinary shares through an initial public offering (IPO).
10 October 2023, 19:00 PM
Factories closed, yet stocks fetching good money
In inspections to identify potentials of companies which have been performing poorly over the years, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) last month found factories of five listed entities closed.
10 October 2023, 18:49 PM
Long-term USD loan facility for exporters
Eighteen private commercial banks yesterday signed a deal with the Bangladesh Bank (BB) to avail funds from the central bank’s long-term financing facility (BB-LTFF) for export-oriented manufacturing companies.
10 October 2023, 18:21 PM
Now IDB pulls out of Islami Bank board
Multilateral development finance institution Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has withdrawn the directorship of its representative from the board of directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC.
10 October 2023, 18:03 PM
IMF cuts Bangladesh’s economic growth forecast to 6%
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised down growth forecast for Bangladesh’s economy to 6 percent for the fiscal year 2023-24, lower from its previous projection of 6.5 percent.
10 October 2023, 09:00 AM
BSTI mark mandatory for 36 more products
The use of the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution’s (BSTI) standardisation mark has been made mandatory for 36 new products, including LPG cylinders, pressure cookers, microwave ovens and sweetmeats.
10 October 2023, 02:00 AM
Tea auctions in Chattogram see drop in sales, prices
Anxiety has gripped tea producers in Bangladesh as both sales and prices at the weekly international tea auction in Chattogram city are experiencing a drastic fall this season.
10 October 2023, 01:49 AM
No good news in investment as well
With major indicators showing stress in the economy, there is no good news in the investment flow too as investors now prefer to stay away from taking new projects or expanding their existing capacity.
10 October 2023, 01:00 AM
Cold storage owners get one more month for rescheduling
Bangladesh Bank yesterday gave cold storage owners another month, until November 30, to apply for rescheduling their default loans.
9 October 2023, 18:22 PM
Kazi Farms, Suguna fined Tk 8cr for unusual hike
Bangladesh Competition Commission has fined Kazi Farms Tk 5 crore and Suguna Food and Feeds Bangladesh Private Limited Tk 3.44 crore in two cases for unusual increase in broiler chicken prices in the market.
9 October 2023, 18:22 PM
What future holds for digital banking
Online banking transactions in Bangladesh amounted to nearly Tk 50,000 crore in May 2023, a 142 per cent rise year-on-year, Bangladesh Bank data showed.
9 October 2023, 17:15 PM
Exporters unable to fully benefit from taka devaluation
Exporters in Bangladesh are unable to take the full benefit of the devaluation of the taka against the US dollar amid ongoing inflationary pressure and rising production costs, according to industry people.
9 October 2023, 02:00 AM
Automobile policy attracts fresh investment
Fresh investment of around Tk 2,500 crore has been made in the automobile industry in the past two and half years since the formulation of the Automobile Industry Development Policy 2021, according to industry insiders.
9 October 2023, 01:30 AM
Foreigners constructing expressway get tax break extension
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has exempted foreigners working on Dhaka Elevated Expressway from paying taxes on their income for another three years until June 2026.
8 October 2023, 20:46 PM
Govt cuts Aman purchase target, hikes prices
The government has cut the paddy procurement target of Aman, the second biggest rice crop now under cultivation, by nearly one-third after it received a lukewarm response from growers last year.
8 October 2023, 20:22 PM