ADB approves $175m loan for Chattogram Hill Tracts power upgrade
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50 lakh people need emergency agri aid: FAO
1 September 2026
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Economy
Bangladesh to get slight tariff edge over China, Vietnam in US
1 September 2026
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Economy
BSEC to make listing mandatory for ‘public interest firms’
1 September 2026
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Economy
Govt’s bank borrowing exceeds FY26 target by over Tk 47,500cr
1 September 2026
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Economy
Liberalise imports to fight inflation
1 September 2026
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Economy
SCB fills CEO post after three months
1 September 2026
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Economy
Businesses seek sector-specific plans for LDC graduation
1 September 2026
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Economy
Tax relief for firms with turnover up to Tk 2cr
1 September 2026
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Tax and Customs
Dollar slips
1 September 2026
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Economy
15 SIMs per NID: govt
The telecom regulator has reduced the number of SIMs that can be registered against one National Identity Card (NID) from 20 to 15.
23 October 2017
Teletalk to distribute free SIMs among 20 lakh women
State owned mobile operator Teletalk will distribute free SIMs among 20 lakh women by the next three months for ensuring their easy access to internet and improving their living standard, says Telecommunication State Minister Tarana Halim.
22 October 2017
Mercantile Bank organises reunion with Udayan startups
Mercantile Bank organised a get-together with startup entrepreneurs availing its new product “Udayan” at the bank's training institute in
21 October 2017
Separate tax fair for women in Ctg: NBR
The National Board of Revenue plans to organise separate fair for female taxpayers in Chittagong this year, NBR Chairman Md Nojibur
21 October 2017
Govt meets mobile operators' demands
In a surprise move the government yesterday decided to amend the guidelines on 4G service by incorporating the mobile operators'
19 October 2017
GP heading towards a record year
Grameenphone, the country's leading mobile operator, is on course to logging in its highest ever profit in its 20-year history on the
19 October 2017
Bangladesh spends Tk 500cr on printing currency
Bangladesh has to spend around Tk 500 crore to print new currency notes and coins a year, a figure that may puzzle many people including policymakers.
18 October 2017
UCB steering Bangladesh to a cashless economy
The future is digital, it is often touted. And that is where United Commercial Bank is firmly heading with its revolutionary mobile application Upay, which was rolled out in Bangladesh on Tuesday.
18 October 2017
Make 4G guidelines more investment friendly
The government should revisit its recently-approved 4G guidelines to make them more investment-friendly and help operators roll out the fourth-generation technology, said the president of the Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh.
18 October 2017
Smoking to be stubbed out on Thai beaches
Smokers who flout a smoking ban on 20 of Thailand's most famous tourist beaches will face a $3,000 fine or up to a year in prison, Thai authorities have said.
18 October 2017
BTCL's wholesale upgrade gets green light
A long pending project of Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Ltd to upgrade and modernise its countrywide network finally
17 October 2017
BTRC gets 2 new commissioners
The government has appointed two new commissioners on a three-year term for separate divisions of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).
16 October 2017
Global accolade for HSBC Bangladesh
HSBC has been voted “Best Domestic Cash Manager” for corporates in Bangladesh in the Euromoney Cash Management Survey 2017, the
15 October 2017
Islami Bank lending aggressively
Islami Bank's new management has taken on a spirited approach to lending, with its loan-deposit ratio sitting dangerously close to the
15 October 2017
BB rejects First Security's fund transfer appeal
First Security Islami Bank's plan to purchase floor space in Italy for its exchange house has collapsed after the central bank turned
14 October 2017
Federer, Nadal feast in 'China's most exclusive restaurant'
They call it "the most exclusive restaurant in China". There are absolutely no reservations and Roger Federer is apparently a big fan.
14 October 2017
New additional managing director for UCB
Arif Quadri has recently been promoted as additional managing director of United Commercial Bank.
10 October 2017
BB instructs banks not to reject foreign cheques or drafts
Bangladesh Bank has asked banks not to send back clients who present foreign cheques and bankers' draft with the view to arranging
9 October 2017
Maintenance work to disrupt internet mid-Oct
Internet users are likely to face disruption in services in mid-October due to maintenance work of a primary submarine cable across the Bay of Bengal.
9 October 2017
PayPal to launch services Oct 19
International online payment gateway PayPal is finally gearing up to launch its services in Bangladesh.
9 October 2017