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
US wants govt action against counterfeit apparel exports
The United States has urged Bangladesh to take action to address the export of counterfeit clothing items from the second-largest garment supplier to the world’s largest economy.
24 September 2023, 18:00 PM
BGMEA demands fair price from buyers
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) yesterday urged members of Action, Collaboration, Transformation (ACT) for fair pricing and ethical sourcing of garment items from Bangladesh.
24 September 2023, 18:00 PM
BTMA president re-elected unopposed
Mohammad Ali Khokon, chairman of Maksons Group, has been re-elected unopposed as the president of Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) yesterday for the 2023-25 tenure.
24 September 2023, 18:00 PM
BSCCL to issue shares to govt at Tk 75 each
Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL) is going to issue 2.21 crore ordinary shares worth Tk 166 crore to the government, which provided the fund as share money deposit when the second submarine cable was set up.
24 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Exporters’ dollar retention limit lowered again
The Bangladesh Bank has once again lowered the US dollar retention limit that exporters have to maintain in their foreign currency accounts from the shipment proceeds as Bangladesh continues to face the shortage of the American greenback.
24 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Minori, Emerald, Jamuna join hands to produce rice bran oil
Emerald Oil and Minori Bangladesh joined hands with Jamuna Edible Oil Industries to produce and sell rice bran oil in the local and Japanese markets.
24 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Govt’s bank borrowing in check
The government’s borrowing from the banking system has remained in check so far in the ongoing fiscal year thanks to lower expenditures and higher revenue collection.
24 September 2023, 03:00 AM
Man-made fibre plant to begin operation next month
Modern Syntex Limited, a concern of TK Group, is likely to begin commercial operations of one of the largest man-made fibre plants in Bangladesh next month at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar in Chattogram.
24 September 2023, 02:00 AM
BB plans raft of measures to fight economic crisis
The Bangladesh Bank is going to take a raft of policy measures to tackle inflationary pressure, volatility in the foreign exchange market and growing non-performing loans (NPLs) and give a much-needed boost to the forex reserve.
24 September 2023, 01:00 AM
Poor states use food crisis fight to get big power attention at UN
In his speech opening the annual United Nations gathering of world leaders this week, Secretary-General Antonio Gutteres vowed - to applause - that he would “not give up” trying to get food and fertiliser from Russia and Ukraine to global markets.
23 September 2023, 18:00 PM
What makes a great workplace?
In the journey towards professional growth and personal fulfilment, finding the perfect workplace plays a pivotal role. An extraordinary workplace goes beyond the conventional norms, nurturing an environment of productivity, positivity, and progress.
23 September 2023, 18:00 PM
US-Bangla Airlines eyes expansion
US-Bangla Airlines is going to procure a record 26 aircraft soon to expand its routes and capture a major pie of the country’s aviation market currently dominated by foreign operators.
23 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Stitchwell Designs looking to restart production
The management of Stitchwell Designs Ltd, an export-oriented garment factory, yesterday claimed that it had to stop production in 2020 after international buyers took exception to the odour of naphthalene in shirts exported by the company.
23 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Insurers to be brought under corporate governance guideline
The government is going to formulate corporate governance guidelines to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations and good governance in the operation of insurance companies in Bangladesh.
22 September 2023, 05:55 AM
Hilsa price rises in southern regions
The price of hilsa in the southern region of the nation has increased by Tk 2,000 a maund (37 kilogrammes) after the government approved exports of the fish to India.
22 September 2023, 05:55 AM
Matarbari channel handed over to CPA
The dream of realising a deep seaport at Matarbari in Cox’s Bazar is now a step closer as Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has taken charge of an artificial navigation channel created for vessel movement required for a coal-fired power plant.
22 September 2023, 05:00 AM
Stop injecting fresh money into economy
Noted economist Wahiduddin Mahmud yesterday urged the Bangladesh Bank to stop pumping fresh money into the economy in order to rein in runaway inflation and tackle the current economic crisis.
22 September 2023, 03:30 AM
Why CEOs can’t stand together in crisis
Ever imagined a bank CEO getting slapped in a board meeting? Or a CEO changing his name through an affidavit to save his job just because it annoys the owner of his bank? These are real-life events that took place in our banking sector in recent years.
22 September 2023, 01:00 AM
Revenue collection up 15% in Jul-Aug
Government revenue collection in the July-August period, the first two months of the current fiscal year of 2023-24, has increased by nearly 15 percent year-on-year, thanks to a rise in VAT from multinational companies.
22 September 2023, 00:00 AM
Increase investment in tourism Stakeholders say
Bangladesh has massive potential as an emerging destination for tourists so the government should take necessary steps and the private sector should increase investment, stakeholders said during the opening ceremony of the three-day 10th Asian Tourism Fair (ATF).
21 September 2023, 18:00 PM