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
School banking deposits cross Tk 1,200cr
School banking is gradually getting a huge response among students across the country as deposits with the banking accounts
21 December 2017
Citycell eyes 4G licence to make a comeback
Citycell, which has been out of service since October last year, is trying to reenter the telecommunication business as the now defunct
21 December 2017
BASIC Bank losing battle with default loans
Welltex Group, the top defaulter of BASIC Bank who was allowed to reschedule loans under a special arrangement by the Bangladesh
21 December 2017
REHAB membership a must for housing business: Tofail
None will be allowed to run business in the housing sector if the company does not become a member of the Real Estate & Housing
21 December 2017
75pc women garment workers face verbal abuse: study
Three quarters of women garment workers in Bangladesh stated to have experienced verbal abuse while 20 percent physical abuse,
21 December 2017
Bangladesh suffers from ethical void: economist
A lack of ethics coupled with political patronage has led to a default loan culture in Bangladesh, said Rehman Sobhan, a noted
21 December 2017
Manual VAT numbers to remain valid for two more months
Firms may be able to use their manually issued 11-digit VAT registration numbers for a further two months as the
20 December 2017
Imported apple, ginger find no takers at auction
Chittagong Customs House has set another date to auction off 93 tonnes of unclaimed apple and ginger after none
20 December 2017
13 closed textile mills to reopen
The government is going to renovate and reopen 13 textile mills under public-private partnership arrangement at a
20 December 2017
Internet users soar
The ICT industry has added one crore active internet connections in the last seven months and crossed the eight
20 December 2017
Workshop for Bangladeshi bankers starts in Bangkok today
A three-day workshop on international trade finance for more than 50 Bangladeshi bankers begins in Thailand today.
19 December 2017
Biman plans to buy three 80-seater aircraft
Biman Bangladesh Airlines is set to buy three 80-seater aircraft from Canada for $22.42 million each under a government-to-government arrangement.
19 December 2017
EC server crashes derange SIM sales
Mobile operators' SIM sales, deactivation and replacement services have been severely disrupted in the last two months due to failure
19 December 2017
BB blocks funds of two banks
Bangladesh Bank has frozen Tk 51 crore from ONE Bank's current account with the banking regulator and Tk 25 crore from Premier
19 December 2017
Farmers Bank MD removed
Bangladesh Bank removes Farmers Bank Managing Director AKM Shameem as he failed to maintain the rules of the central bank.
19 December 2017
NRB Bank reelects chairman
Mohammed Mahtabur Rahman has recently been re-elected as chairman of NRB Bank for next three years, said the
18 December 2017
Japan exports boom
Japanese exports accelerated sharply in November, yet again pointing to growing momentum in the world's third-
18 December 2017
Recognition for project on Brac University campus
Architect Jalal Ahmed's Brac University Campus project wins bronze award at the Regional LafargeHolcim Awards 2017 for Asia Pacific
18 December 2017
Sustainable construction takes centre stage
Architect Jalal Ahmed's Brac University Campus project wins bronze award at the Regional LafargeHolcim Awards 2017 for Asia Pacific
18 December 2017
WB gives another $245m to help ensure efficiency of safety net schemes
The World Bank has approved an additional $245 million to help Bangladesh improve equity, efficiency and
18 December 2017