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 firms want to invest in IT, energy
US companies want to invest in five sectors of Bangladesh, namely IT, education, healthcare, energy and infrastructure, said John Fay, commercial counsellor at the US embassy, yesterday.
21 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Uncertainty lingers over Chhatak Cement’s return to operation
State-run Chhatak Cement Company in Sunamganj might not return to production anytime soon as its modernisation project is set to miss the deadline for the second time while uncertainty over the supply of the key raw material persists.
21 September 2023, 18:00 PM
BB seeks bank owners’ assistance in tackling economic crisis
Bangladesh Bank yesterday sought assistance from bank directors in tackling the current economic crisis, including volatility in the forex market, growing inflation and lack of good governance in the banking sector.
21 September 2023, 01:00 AM
Potatoes, eggs, onions still not being sold at govt-fixed prices
Potatoes, eggs and onions are not being sold at the price fixed by the government at the retail level despite government agencies conducting raids.
21 September 2023, 01:00 AM
Will price controls work to tame inflation?
A persistently higher inflation for more than a year has hit the low-income, the poor and the fixed-income people in Bangladesh hard, significantly eroding their purchasing power.
21 September 2023, 01:00 AM
Inflation to cool in later part of FY24
Although higher consumer prices have persisted in the first few months of the current fiscal year, inflation in Bangladesh is going to cool in the later part of 2023-24 thanks to one external and two domestic factors, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) forecast yesterday.
21 September 2023, 00:00 AM
Negotiations for EPA with Japan to begin this year
Both Bangladesh and Japan want to start formal negotiations within this year for signing an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), with the finalisation of guidelines for negotiations set for this week, a government official said.
20 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Firms get nod to export 3,950 tonnes hilsa to India
The government has allowed 79 traders to export a total of 3,950 tonnes of hilsa fish to India.
20 September 2023, 18:00 PM
ADB raises growth forecast for Bangladesh’s economy to 6.5% for FY24
Bangladesh's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 6.5 percent in fiscal year 2024, compared with an estimated growth of 6.0 percent in FY 2023, it said.
20 September 2023, 05:55 AM
Bangladesh’s inflation expected to ease to 6.6% in FY2024: ADB
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has projected that Bangladesh's inflation will ease to 6.6 percent in the current fiscal year.
20 September 2023, 05:26 AM
Provident funds to pay 27.5% tax
Companies and organisations will be required to file tax returns on the income generated by employee welfare funds from the current fiscal year and pay a 27.5 percent tax on the earnings.
20 September 2023, 00:00 AM
Payment service providers can bring remittance
Bangladesh Bank yesterday allowed licensed payment service providers (PSPs) to bring inward wage remittances with the aim to increase remittance inflow.
19 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Number of Tk 1cr deposit holders surges
Deposits in 3,362 more bank accounts went past Tk 1 crore in the April-June period of 2023.
19 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Faulty bidding leads to time, cost overruns: expert
A lack of monitoring and faulty bidding process in government procurement can contribute to time and cost overruns in project implementation in many countries, including least-developed economies, said an analyst yesterday.
19 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh to attain Aman rice acreage target: officials
Bangladesh is likely to achieve the cultivation target for Aman, the second biggest rice crop, to bag an increased amount of the grain and ensure domestic self-sufficiency amid volatility in the global market, said agricultural officials.
19 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Nepal can be a source of clean energy: FBCCI
Nepal can be a good source of clean energy for Bangladesh, said Mahbubul Alam, president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI).
19 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Innovation key to avoiding middle-income trap
Bangladesh needs to invest in innovation, technology and productivity in order to avoid the middle-income trap, said economists yesterday.
19 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Mighty dollar squeezes int’l purchases thru credit cards
The foreign exchange crisis in Bangladesh has dealt a blow to credit card users as the sharp appreciation of the US dollar against the taka has narrowed their scope for foreign purchases through cards.
19 September 2023, 01:00 AM
Little-known Himadri’s stocks most expensive
Although Reckitt Benckiser (Bangladesh) PLC, with renowned household brands such as Mortein, Dettol and Harpic, is light years ahead of little-known cold storage Himadri Ltd in terms of business performance, their stocks prices belie the real scenario.
19 September 2023, 00:30 AM
Market for pet food, accessories growing
A rise in the number of people who welcome pets into their homes and trends such as a humanisation of pets and ethical pet ownership have led to a boom in demand for pet food and related accessories.
19 September 2023, 00:00 AM