Deposits in no-frill accounts rise 24% in Apr-Jun
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Economy
Govt moves to cut vessel registration fees
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Economy
Bangla QR transactions double after mandatory rollout
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Economy
Bangla QR transactions exceed Tk 110 crore after mandatory rollout
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Business
Dhaka airport launches 24-hour immigration hotline
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Travel
Runner set to manufacture BYD cars in Bangladesh
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Business
No-frill account deposits rise 24% in Apr-Jun
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Business
Fu-wang Foods lays off factory for six months amid gas crisis
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Business
Women key to agriculture but cut off from markets: FAO specialist
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Business
Third terminal soft opening planned for Dec 16: Civil aviation minister
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Aviation
Bank Asia to ensure resilience of low-income customers
Bank Asia and MSC Global Consulting Pte Ltd recently signed a memorandum of understanding to ensure resilience and financial health for
17 November 2021
Community Bank wins Infosys-Finacle Innovation Awards
Community Bank Bangladesh Ltd has been declared as the winner of the globally acclaimed Infosys-Finacle Innovation Awards 2021 recently.
17 November 2021
Stocks maintain upward trend
The stock market index maintained an upward trajectory yesterday in spite of price drops of most stocks.
17 November 2021
Diplomatic efforts to protect garment export to EU
Bangladesh will expedite diplomatic efforts with the European Union for easing the proposed safeguard measures on textile and garment so that the shipment to the bloc remains unhurt, said Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi yesterday.
17 November 2021
BB seeks explanation from Sonali Bank
Bangladesh Bank has asked Sonali Bank to explain why the state lender should not face a penalty for its overexposure in the capital market.
17 November 2021
Indigenous ‘ghani’ lives on in Rangpur
Driven to near extinction by mechanised screw and hydraulic presses of factories, the indigenous “ghani” technology still lives on in the hands of one man at Bhetgari of Rangpur’s Kishoreganj upazila.
17 November 2021
Improve facilities, ease of doing business to attract more FDI
Enabling advantageous facilities for investors and making it easier to do business will help Bangladesh attract the foreign direct investment (FDI) expected in different sectors, according to the Foreign Investors’ Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FICCI).
17 November 2021
Rules take effect to streamline hiring of insurance agents
Bangladesh’s insurance industry has taken a major leap forward after the government enacted a rule to streamline the hiring and licensing of agents, who are the driving force of a sector grappling with irregularities.
17 November 2021
NBR names 9 highest VAT payer firms
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) today named nine firms for payment of highest amount of Value Added Tax (VAT) nationally in respective sectors for the fiscal year 2019-20 in an effort to encourage businesses to deposit the indirect tax paid by consumers properly to the state coffer.
17 November 2021
Ease of doing business will help Bangladesh attract more foreign investment: Ficci
Increasing comparative facilities for the investors and improvement in the ease of doing business will help Bangladesh attract expected foreign direct investment in different sectors, according to Foreign Investors' Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Ficci).
17 November 2021
Stocks continue rising
The stock market rose for the third consecutive day today.
17 November 2021
Stocks going up
The stock market maintained an upward trend in the first two hours of trading today.
17 November 2021
Private sector’s engagement in COP26
The private sector took part in the COP26 and made commitments and initiatives with a view to contributing to reducing carbon emission, thereby achieving net zero emission by 2050.
16 November 2021
Real estate fair kicks off in Ctg tomorrow
A four-day housing fair, styled “REHAB Chattogram Fair 2021”, will begin tomorrow at the Radisson Blu Chattogram Bay View hotel in the port city.
16 November 2021
Stock market to get Tk 100cr from stabilisation fund
The stock market regulator yesterday approved an Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) investment of Tk 100 crore from a capital market stabilisation fund to ensure liquidity in the secondary market.
16 November 2021
Online entity in Tk 15cr fraud case
A fraudulence case involving Tk 15 crore has been filed against four persons of a Rajbari business which had been sealed off and fined Tk 2 lakh earlier this month for selling substandard products.
16 November 2021
When central bank breaches own rules
In an ominous sign, the central bank has flouted its own rules when it permitted Aviva Finance Ltd to open five more branches although the financial health of the non-bank financial institution has been in a bad shape.
16 November 2021
Lighter vessel fare raised by 15pc
Owners of lighter vessels recently announced a 15 per cent increase in the fare for transporting imported goods on inland water routes due to the recent hike in fuel prices.
16 November 2021
Most listed power companies see profits rise in first quarter
Most listed power generation companies saw their profits rise in the July-September period of the ongoing financial year as the economy is recovering from Covid-19, according to industry people.
16 November 2021
Proposed EU move could strip garment shipment of duty benefit
A measure proposed by the European Union may affect Bangladesh’s robust apparel shipment to the bloc even if the country is awarded the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) Plus status after its graduation to a developing nation.
16 November 2021