‘Some traders exploiting onion price differences of India, Bangladesh’
Pallab Bhattacharya, New Delhi
11 December 2023 • Business
Provati Insurance enters securities trading business
Star Business Report
11 December 2023 • Business
Nine building blocks for a future-proof digital bank
Jakirul Islam
11 December 2023 • Business
'Onion hoarders will be punished'
UNB, Dhaka
11 December 2023 • Business
1.7 tonnes of onion found in shop with ‘No onion’ sign
Staff Correspondent, Ctg
10 December 2023 • Business
Highest VAT depositor nine firms honoured
Star Business Report
10 December 2023 • Business
Renata all set to enter Australian pharma market
Star Business Report
10 December 2023 • Business
Single point mooring transports 60,000 tonnes diesel in 35 hours
Staff Correspondent, Chattogram
9 December 2023 • Business
ASM Mohiuddin Monem again becomes Cumilla’s top taxpayer
Star Business Report
9 December 2023 • Business

Tax break on setting up hospitals: Fiscal relief inadequate to attract investors

Entrepreneurs might not be interested in setting up large hospitals outside of Dhaka, Chattogram, Narayanganj, and Gazipur despite a 10-year tax break.
20 June 2021

Airlines, holiday companies ramp up pressure on Britain to ease travel rules

Britain’s airlines and holiday companies are planning a “day of action” on Wednesday to ramp up pressure on the government to ease travel restrictions, with just weeks to go before the start of the peak summer season.
20 June 2021

Largest rooftop solar plant starts producing electricity

Youngone Corporation, the Korean multinational conglomerate, yesterday launched the country’s largest rooftop solar power plant in its Korean Export Processing Zone (KEPZ) to meet its electricity demand through renewable sources.
20 June 2021

Fed shift causes rally in value stocks to wobble

The Federal Reserve’s hawkish shift is forcing investors to reevaluate the rally in so-called value stocks, which have taken a hit in recent days after ripping higher for most of the year.
20 June 2021

Jobs treble despite trading units decline

Despite a decline in the number of wholesale and retail trade units in Bangladesh, employment in the sector nearly trebled to 1.41 crore in the past decade, according to the provisional data of the Wholesale and Retail Trade Survey 2020.
20 June 2021

ECB makes good progress on new strategy, Lagarde says

European Central Bank policymakers meeting this weekend made “good progress” in reshaping the ECB’s strategic goals, including the role it plays in fighting climate change and a revised approach to inflation, President Christine Lagarde said on Sunday.
20 June 2021

DCCI, Vietnam embassy team up to foster trade, investment

The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) and the embassy of Vietnam in Bangladesh have signed a memorandum of cooperation to foster trade and investment between the two countries.
20 June 2021

Baltic Pipe gas link work resumes but faces 3-month delay

Construction work on Baltic Pipe, a pipeline connecting Poland with Norwegian gas fields via the Baltic Sea and Denmark, will resume after a temporary halt was announced earlier this month, Danish grid operator Energinet said on Saturday.
20 June 2021

UK’s Sunak considers cap to annual pension rise

British finance minister Rishi Sunak is considering blocking a near 6 per cent rise in old-age pension payments as part of a wider effort to rein in the cost of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spending, the Sunday Times newspaper said.
20 June 2021

Chevron returning offshore workers, restarts output halted by US storm

Chevron Corp said on Saturday it was returning offshore workers who had been evacuated ahead of Tropical Storm Claudette from its Gulf of Mexico production platforms.
20 June 2021

China must develop unified, open-source smart car operating system

China, the world’s biggest auto market, should develop its own unified, open-source operating system (OS) for smart vehicles, as well as auto chips, to maintain its advantage in the electric vehicle (EV) industry, an ex-industry minister said on Friday.
20 June 2021

China’s Saudi oil imports plunge 21pc

China’s imports from Saudi Arabia fell 21 per cent in May from a year earlier but retained their top ranking among suppliers for a ninth month in a row, customs data showed on Sunday.
20 June 2021

The rice economy

Rice, the four-letter word, is not just the staple food; it is at the centre of the overall life of Bengalis, whether it is culture, politics, or the economy. Although many things have changed in Bengali life over time, rice remains radiant in its own glory.
20 June 2021

Implement policies efficiently for green growth

Bangladesh needs to formulate a plan and take appropriate and effective steps to implement it to ensure eco-friendly development, analysts said yesterday.
20 June 2021

Budget SME-friendly

SME Foundation yesterday termed the proposed budget for the fiscal year of 2021-22 pro-small and medium enterprises (SMEs), saying the finance minister has considered several proposals the agency had recommended.
20 June 2021

Implement policies efficiently for green growth: experts at PRI, World Bank event

It is necessary to formulate a plan for environment-friendly development in the country and take appropriate and effective steps to implement those plans, analysts said at a webinar today.
20 June 2021

Proposed budget SME friendly: SME Foundation

SME Foundation today termed the proposed budget for 2021-22 fiscal year as an SME friendly budget as many of their proposals were taken into account.
20 June 2021

IFIC Bank to issue perpetual bond to raise Tk 1,000 crore

IFIC Bank has decided to raise Tk 1,000 crore by issuing perpetual bond to maintain the bank's capital complying with the BASEL-III norms.
20 June 2021

China's Saudi oil imports plunge 21%

China's imports from Saudi Arabia fell 21% in May from a year earlier but retained their top ranking among suppliers for a ninth month in a row, customs data showed on Sunday.
20 June 2021

40 lakh people took telemedicine services in last 15 months: Palak

Around 40 lakh people in the country have taken medical advice through the "Doctors' Pool" of the ICT Division in the last 15 months while maintaining physical distance, State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak said today.
20 June 2021