‘Corporate leaders should embrace tech-led business landscape’

The corporate leaders have to embrace new business landscape driven by technology-oriented developments to speed up their journey amid the ongoing pandemic, analysts said at the CXO Summit 2021 today.
11 December 2021

BASIS honours 99 individuals, firms with outsourcing awards

The Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) today honoured 99 individuals and companies in recognition of their outstanding performance in the IT outsourcing sector.
11 December 2021

Investment proposals nearly 50% higher in current FY's Q1

The current financial year’s first three months recorded 46 per cent higher investment proposals, both domestic and foreign, year-on-year in spite of the pandemic, said Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) today.
11 December 2021

NBR awards nine highest VAT payers

The National Board of Revenue yesterday awarded nine firms for paying the highest amounts in value-added tax in the 2019-20 fiscal year.
10 December 2021

NBR honours top nine VAT-payer companies

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) today honoured nine firms for paying the highest amount of value-added tax (VAT) in their respective sectors in 2019-20 fiscal year.
10 December 2021

SMEs still cry for a lifeline

The world of Jannat Sultana Reeta, a fashion boutique entrepreneur in Narayanganj, turned upside down in 2013 when her husband was diagnosed with liver cirrhosis. She had to step up to take the charge of the family as a breadwinner. 
9 December 2021

BFUJ supports NOAB’s demand for incentive

Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists yesterday called for restoring discipline in newspaper industry along with considering the demand of Newspaper Owners’ Association (NOAB) for providing incentive to newspapers.
9 December 2021

Bank Asia participates in human chain programme

Bank Asia Ltd has participated in a human chain programme as a part of its observance of International Anti-Corruption Day 2021, organised by the Anti-Corruption Commission.
9 December 2021

DSE halts trade of Tamha Securities

Dhaka Stock Exchange yesterday halted trade of stock brokerage firm Tamha Securities on receiving allegations of it embezzling investors’ money.
9 December 2021

176 businesspeople to get CIP status

The government has selected 176 businesspeople to bestow the commercially important person (CIP) title recognising their contributions in merchandise export and vital roles in trade bodies.
9 December 2021

Tk 10cr loan for setting up new cinema

Bangladesh Bank yesterday said that entrepreneurs would get Tk 10 crore each to set up new cinemas under a refinancing scheme to the tune of Tk 1,000 crore.
9 December 2021

Stocks bounce back

The Bangladesh stock market index returned to the black yesterday after a profit booking session on Wednesday.
9 December 2021

EBL opens Japan desk to woo investors

Eastern Bank Ltd yesterday set up the EBL Japan Business Desk as part of its efforts to attract Japanese entrepreneurs and make their investment journey to Bangladesh smooth.
9 December 2021

New income tax law should rid taxpayers of harassment

Businesspeople yesterday said the government should formulate a new income tax law with the objective to iron out all trust issues between taxpayers and taxmen.
9 December 2021

5G spectrum auction in March

The government is planning to hold 5G spectrum auctions in March next year for private mobile phone operators, said Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Chairman Shyam Sunder Sikder yesterday.
9 December 2021

Protect your money from digital fraud

If you want to use a credit or debit card for online shopping and withdrawing money from automated teller machines, you
9 December 2021

Tax receipts keep upward trend

Revenue collection in Bangladesh grew at a decent pace of 15 per cent in the first five months of the current fiscal year as business activities turned around from the slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic. 
9 December 2021

Kamal hands National Human Development Report to PM

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today handed over the National Human Development Report 2021 to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, which was prepared to mark the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and 50 years Bangladesh's independence.
9 December 2021

176 businessmen to get CIP status

The government has selected 176 businessmen to award them with the 'Commercially Important Person' (CIP) status for their outstanding contribution on merchandise export and as a recognition to their roles in different trade bodies.
9 December 2021

Stocks bounce back

The Dhaka stocks bounced back today just after a day's correction.
9 December 2021