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SPOTLIGHT / Govt to buy 70,000 tonnes of fertiliser for Aman season
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Steelmakers squeezed by higher costs, weak demand
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Titumir blames AL govt for energy crisis, high inflation
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Vietnam’s growth story holds lessons for Bangladesh
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Clean energy key to garment sector’s competitiveness: EU envoy
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Price of bottled soybean oil rises by Tk 5 a litre
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Govt to buy 70,000 tonnes of fertiliser for current Aman season
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Business
Contracts of Agrani, BDBL, BASIC Bank managing directors cancelled
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18,000 customers apply to withdraw Tk 1,300 crore from Sammilito Islami Bank
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Business
Nine banks agree to pay $2b to settle forex rigging suit
Nine major banks accused of foreign-exchange rigging have agreed to pay more than $2 billion to investors in settlements, a law firm
15 August 2015
India taps private sector for two state bank bosses in industry shake-up
India has brought in private sector executives to run two of its largest state-owned banks, the first such appointments in a broad
15 August 2015
China's long march to currency reform takes a step forward
China's currency devaluation is a step in the long march to a more open regime for the yuan, analysts say, but authorities will need to
15 August 2015
Leather sector's exports cross $1b for second year
Exports of leather and leather goods crossed $1 billion for the second year in fiscal 2014-15, according to data from the Export
15 August 2015
Tax privilege for fish farming to come back
The National Board of Revenue may soon reinstate a tax concession for fish farming, which was withdrawn 10 months ago.
15 August 2015
State banks continue to rely on handouts
The government provided Tk 11,219 crore to four state banks over the last 12 years to meet their capital deficits but the lenders'
15 August 2015
BTRC to slash mobile call charges
The telecom regulator is set to reduce the inter-operator charges in a bid to lower the call rate for users.
15 August 2015
IMF warns of disorderly correction if China reform slows
The IMF warned Friday that China, the world's second-largest economy, could face a "disorderly correction" followed by slower growth
15 August 2015
China's FX move raises question: where's the inflation?
China's currency devaluation bombshell this week blew apart the growing consensus that global inflation had bottomed out and was
15 August 2015
Greek MPs back €85bn bailout after marathon talks (video)
The Greek parliament has backed the country's new bailout deal after all-night talks, despite a rebellion by many MPs in the governing Syriza party.
14 August 2015
BTRC to monitor mobile internet speed in rural areas
The telecom regulator is set to start a field-level monitoring drive Saturday in three districts to gauge the quality of data service
13 August 2015
Exports fall 12pc in July
Exports fell 12 percent year-on-year to $2.62 billion in July, according to data from the Export Promotion Bureau.
13 August 2015
Tarana raids shops for unregistered SIMs
State Minister for Telecom Tarana Halim yesterday confiscated at least 15 SIM cards of four mobile operators in an impromptu raid on
13 August 2015
Low demand for money lowers interest rates
Intense competition among the 87 lenders to grab clients is putting pressure on the interest rates, but demand for money is not rising,
13 August 2015
China devalues yuan after poor economic data
China devalued its currency after a run of poor economic data, a move it billed as a free-market reform.
11 August 2015
US congresswoman supports Dhaka’s trade preferences
US congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney supports Bangladesh's persistent call for restoration of trade benefits for exports to the US market.
11 August 2015
Bandwidth export to India begins next month
Bangladesh will begin exporting bandwidth -- 10 gigabits per second -- to India's northeastern state of Tripura within the first week of September, officials said.
9 August 2015
Mobile phone operators seek fair tax regime
Mobile operators yesterday demanded a fair tax regime and a level-playing field, saying they pay higher corporate tax than other sectors do.
9 August 2015
BB warns state banks as risks mount
The central bank has issued a stern warning to the four state-run commercial banks for their failure to improve their financial conditions, saying observers will be put in place if the situation does not improve.
9 August 2015
Japan promises record $2b loan to the Philippines
Japan has pledged about $2 billion in soft loans to upgrade the Philippines' crumbling railway system in Tokyo's biggest ever support
6 August 2015