Krishibid Seed to raise funds thru SME board

Krishibid Seed has got approval to raise funds of Tk 11.60 crore as a small and medium enterprise through issuing 1.16 crore shares.
31 January 2022

Dhaka trade fair bags $16m in export orders

Participating companies of the 26th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) bagged export orders worth about $16 million at the month-long event that ended yesterday.
31 January 2022

McDonald Steel first to begin production

Bangladesh’s largest industrial enclave, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar, in Mirsarai, Chattogram, finally witnessed the start of operations of its maiden factory last week.
31 January 2022

Alesha Mart sued for unfair discounts

The Bangladesh Competition Commission (BCC) yesterday filed a case against Alesha Mart, an e-commerce company, for creating uneven competition in the market by offering unfair discounts.
31 January 2022

Private credit growth up for 7th straight month

Private sector credit growth in Bangladesh accelerated to 10.68 per cent in December rising for the seventh consecutive month as the economy rebounds from the coronavirus pandemic.
31 January 2022

6% of private bankers lost jobs during pandemic

A staggering 7,167 bankers lost jobs between April 2020 and September last year as private commercial banks desperately tried to cut operational costs amid a business slowdown brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
31 January 2022

Only Tk 2,530, blank cheques in Evaly’s lockers

Some Tk 2,530 in cash, some blank cheques, and documents were recovered from inside two lockers of the e-commerce platform Evaly yesterday.
31 January 2022

BSEC gives nod to SAML Growth Fund

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission approved an open-ended mutual fund, named the SAML Growth Fund, at a commission meeting yesterday.
31 January 2022

Power purchase deal expired: Electricity companies feeling the pinch as plants closed

Listed power generation companies of Bangladesh have started to feel the negative impact of the expiry of power purchase agreements with the government.
31 January 2022

AB Bank, Grameenphone in service exchange deal

AB Bank Limited and Grameenphone recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) over providing digital services to each other.
31 January 2022

Trade through Benapole suspended indefinitely

The export-import activities between Bangladesh and India through the Benapole Land Port was suspended indefinitely after a strike was called by port users at the Petrapole port in India this morning.
31 January 2022

Sreda launches national solar help desk

The Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (Sreda), a nodal government agency, has recently launched a dedicated national solar help desk (NSHD) to support the proliferation of rooftop solar systems with met metering in order to ensure the transition to an energy-responsible society.
31 January 2022

Krishibid Seed to raise Tk 11.60 crore

Krishibid Seed got the approval for raising funds of Tk 11.60 crore as a small and medium enterprise through issuing 1.16 crore shares.
31 January 2022

Companies bagged $16m export orders at DITF this year

The participating companies at the 26th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) have bagged export orders worth $16 million from the buyers at the month-long mega exhibition that comes to an end today.
31 January 2022

BSEC approves open-ended SAML Growth Fund

Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has approved an open-ended mutual fund named SAML Growth Fund.
31 January 2022

Tk 2,530 found at Evaly’s vaults

Some Tk 2530 was found after breaking two vaults of the e-commerce platform Evaly in its office in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi area today.
31 January 2022

Stocks fall for selling spree

Share prices plunged today in Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) due to the selling spree of the investors amid the deterioration of the pandemic situation.
31 January 2022

Dhaka trade fair ends today

The 26th edition of the month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) will come to an end today at its new venue in the capital's Purbachal.
31 January 2022

Chaldal on expansion spree

Local online grocery store Chaldal is expanding at a faster clip outside of Dhaka to cater to customers who have become habituated with digital shopping throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
30 January 2022

Freelancers to get 4pc incentive for software export

There is good news for about six lakh freelancers in the country as they now will get a 4 per cent incentive against export of software or IT-enabled services.
30 January 2022