BTRC lifts minimum speed limit for 4G

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission will not enforce a precondition that instructed mobile phone operators to
20 January 2018

Grameen Bank on track to log its highest profit

Grameen Bank is on course for record profit in 2017 in what can be described as a pat on the back to the stewardship of the three
20 January 2018

Duty benefit won't vanish overnight

Duty-free and quota-free access for Bangladesh's exports will not come to a screeching halt the moment the country graduates from
18 January 2018

Stop defaming GP's work environment

Grameenphone's women employees yesterday said a national Bangla daily is deliberately trying to tarnish the image of the mobile
18 January 2018

Higher economic growth hinges on investments, skills

Bangladesh has to mobilise private investment and improve skills of the manpower to achieve its desired economic growth, Asian
18 January 2018

Foreign funds in treasury bonds slump

Foreign investment in Bangladesh's treasury bonds shrank astronomically in the last two fiscal years on the back of the depreciating
18 January 2018

FDI-friendly policies only in paper

Bangladesh has policies favourable for foreign investors only in paper, Nihad Kabir, president of the Metropolitan
17 January 2018

Apparel exports to India soar 66pc

Garment exports to India soared 66.41 percent in the first six months of the fiscal year on the back of demand from Western
17 January 2018

Agent banking shows signs of promise

Uzzala Rani Sarkar had never thought of stepping into a branch of a bank and owning an account. But thanks to an agent
17 January 2018

Hasina seeks SDG funds from donors

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the developed countries to stand beside Bangladesh in its journey
17 January 2018

Deconstructing bitcoins: Future of money or a fraud?

Bitcoin’s popularity in Asia has had a positive influence on other alternative cryptocurrencies such as ethereum and litecoin. Clearly there is a great demand for such digital money, even though its volatility hurts.
17 January 2018

Stocks break losing streak

Dhaka stocks broke a two-day losing streak yesterday advancing 1.17 percent, as investors stopped selling shares amid optimism
16 January 2018

Garment accessories offer bright prospects

Bangladesh has turned into a major source for garment accessories, as direct export of such items increased by 66.67 percent year-
16 January 2018

Complaints against telcos pile up

Mobile users' complaints against operators, especially market leader Grameenphone, have piled up with the telecommunication
16 January 2018

Exports await a blow

Bangladesh is likely to lose about $2.7 billion in export earnings every year once it graduates from the Least Developed Country bracket, where it has been for 43 years.
16 January 2018

Recruitment tests of 8 state-run banks cancelled

Amid protest of the candidates, Bankers’ Selection Committee cancels the recruitment tests for eight state-run banks.
16 January 2018

bKash, MTB offer instant remittance service

Mutual Trust Bank and bKash yesterday jointly launched a service enabling remittance to be sent directly to the
15 January 2018

NRBC left without govt funds after media reports

The government agencies have withdrawn their funds, amounting to Tk 500 crore, from NRB Commercial Bank
15 January 2018

Farmers Bank selects new chairman

The Farmers Bank Ltd has selected Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat as its new chairman after the resignation of Muhiuddin
15 January 2018

Yarn makers to suffer as Indian cotton traders halt shipment

The sudden cancellation of shipment of 400,000 bales of cotton by Indian traders will negatively affect yarn
15 January 2018