50 lakh people need emergency agri aid: FAO
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Economy
Bangladesh to get slight tariff edge over China, Vietnam in US
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Economy
BSEC to make listing mandatory for ‘public interest firms’
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Economy
Govt’s bank borrowing exceeds FY26 target by over Tk 47,500cr
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Economy
Liberalise imports to fight inflation
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Economy
SCB fills CEO post after three months
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Economy
Businesses seek sector-specific plans for LDC graduation
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Economy
Tax relief for firms with turnover up to Tk 2cr
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Tax and Customs
Dollar slips
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Economy
StanChart Bangladesh fills CEO post after three months
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Business
Govt to amend Grameen Bank electoral rules again
The government is set to amend the electoral rules of Grameen Bank for the third time in four years after its previous attempts to elect
3 January 2018
Port users call for lifting vehicle's weight limit
Chittagong port users and importers yesterday called for withdrawal of vehicle's weight limit set by the government on goods
3 January 2018
Forex reserves fall to 1-year low after ACU payments
Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves fell to $32.01 billion yesterday, the lowest since January last year, following the largest ever
3 January 2018
Mosharraf new NBR chairman
The government yesterday appointed former senior secretary Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan as chairman of the National Board of
3 January 2018
Top bankers seek BB support to halt sudden changes in boards
The Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB) yesterday said both management and depositors are now in panic following the sudden changes in ownership of different banks last year.
3 January 2018
Rice imports hit two-decade high
Rice imports scaled a two-decade high in the first half of the fiscal year as private importers rushed to make profit from higher prices
3 January 2018
Dhaka trade fair gets off to a good start
People started to visit the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) on the second day of the month-long exposition yesterday in a boost to the organisers and the participating companies.
2 January 2018
Over Tk 1,200cr lying unused
The government has failed to use a single penny of Tk 1,257.32 crore or over $150 million furnished by the mobile phone operators to the telecom regulator's social obligation fund in the last six years.
2 January 2018
Loan write-offs soar
Banks wrote off Tk 452 crore in the three months to June last year, up by over 18 times from Tk 24.76 crore in the previous three months.
2 January 2018
Inflation eases in Dec
Inflation came down to 5.83 percent in December, from 5.91 percent a month ago, riding on a decline in non-food prices, according to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
2 January 2018
Explore new markets, improve quality of products: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the businessmen to explore new markets and improve quality of
1 January 2018
Bandhan Bank to offer about 119m shares in IPO
Bandhan Bank Ltd will offer about 119.3 million shares under its initial public offering, according to a public filing on Monday.
1 January 2018
Novo Nordisk to continue investing in Bangladesh to fight diabetes
Novo Nordisk will keep investing heavily in Bangladesh in order to raise awareness about diabetes and make high quality products
1 January 2018
SIM re-registration reins in illegal voice calls
Mobile operators in 2016-17 deactivated 15.57 lakh SIM cards allegedly being used for illicit businesses, such as
1 January 2018
Congestion pulls down growth rate to five-year low
Chittagong port handled about 2.56 million twenty-foot equivalent units of import, export and empty containers last year, up 9.36
1 January 2018
Remittance slumps to six-year low
Remittance dropped to a six-year low to $13.53 billion in 2017 as many expatriate Bangladeshis sent money home
1 January 2018
ACC grills ex-MD of AB Bank over money laundering
The Anti Corruption Commission yesterday interrogated AB Bank's former managing director Shamim Ahmed Chaudhury and former
31 December 2017
Bangladesh, China should work together for a better future
China is ready to synergise its 13th Five-Year Plan with Bangladesh's Seventh Five-Year Plan with the view to leveraging the respective
31 December 2017
Single VAT rate foolish: Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday termed “foolish” the single VAT rate prescribed by International Monetary Fund, rowing back
31 December 2017
Forex reserves may come under strain
Bangladesh's external sector is set to pass through turbulence in 2018 given the anticipated surge in food import, petroleum price in
31 December 2017