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30 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Foreign banks’ lending fell 11% in 2025
30 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Textile millers seek PM’s help on gas crisis
30 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
US-Bangla to add 21 Boeing aircraft in $1.5b deal
30 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Banks can now tie up with payment platforms like PayPal
30 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Over 55% waterways no longer functional: DCCI
30 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Local garment industry must build its own brands
30 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
National Bank MD resigns
30 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Power Grid Company to issue 250cr preference shares
The Power Grid Company Ltd on Sunday got the go-ahead from the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) to issue preference shares against its share money deposit
21 May 2024, 04:16 AM
AI starts to replace entry-level IT jobs in Bangladesh
It was a pretty good project for SkyTech Solutions for the last few years: generating earnings of $8.5 per hour for each of over 50 people.
21 May 2024, 01:00 AM
How GP makes more money than Robi
The profit margin of Grameenphone Ltd was around seven times more than that of Robi Axiata Ltd in 2023.
21 May 2024, 00:30 AM
NBR plans self-assessment of tax liabilities for all firms
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is likely to introduce self-assessment for companies from 2024-25 to allow them to determine their own tax liabilities and cut reliance on taxmen.
20 May 2024, 18:30 PM
Local digital marketplace for garments to boost exports
Tech giants like Amazon and Alibaba are generating millions of dollars in revenue from Bangladesh selling garments made locally in the absence of a homegrown digital marketplace capable of engaging in international trade.
20 May 2024, 18:07 PM
Lending through agent banking rises 41%
Agents disbursed Tk 16,482.5 crore loans as of March this year, up from Tk 11,667 crore in March last year
20 May 2024, 18:05 PM
GDP expands at faster pace in FY24
Bangladesh’s economy has grown at a faster pace, albeit marginally, in the current fiscal year than the previous one although the production of industrial goods and agricultural commodities recorded reduced growth.
20 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Stocks fall for sixth straight day
Shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell for the sixth consecutive day yesterday thanks mainly to the price erosion of several large-cap scrips.
20 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Tk 100cr budget for women entrepreneurs lies idle for lack of awareness
Though the government allocates Tk 100 crore in the national budget every year for the development of women entrepreneurship, not a single penny of this money gets used as the entrepreneurs lack awareness on how to ensure optimum utilisation of the fund.
20 May 2024, 17:59 PM
Budget session at parliament June 5
The budget session of this year will begin from June 5.
The House will go into sitting at 5:00pm, said a press release of the Parliament Secretariat.
This will be the third session of 12th parliament.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin convened the budget session today exercising the power bestowed upon him as per clause (1) of article 72 of the constitution.
20 May 2024, 17:07 PM
BB lets bankers offer existing dollar rate to exporters
In its effort to arrest the fall in forex reserves and bring unrealised export proceeds into the country, the Bangladesh Bank today allowed bankers to offer the existing US dollar exchange rate to exporters.
20 May 2024, 16:55 PM
ABB clarifies reasons of bank MDs' USA visit
26 managing directors are going on invitation to attend Annual US-Bangladesh Bilateral Banking Dialogue
20 May 2024, 16:18 PM
Stocks fall for sixth consecutive day
Large-cap shares continue to see price erosions
20 May 2024, 11:36 AM
Achieving $110b export target by FY27 is difficult
The government’s target of earning $110 billion from exports by the fiscal year of 2026-27 would be difficult to attain because of the persisting challenges in the global and local economies, economists and businesspeople said.
20 May 2024, 01:30 AM
Online tax returns can bring $32b extra revenues annually: CPD
Bangladesh can raise an additional $32.6 billion in revenues annually within the next four years if the electronic filing of tax returns can be ensured, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) yesterday.
20 May 2024, 01:00 AM
Robi, Banglalink may share network resources
Mobile network operators Robi and Banglalink recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to evaluate the potential sharing and rationalisation of their network resources.
19 May 2024, 18:07 PM
Four steelmakers control 53% of the market: study
Although there are around 40 steelmakers in Bangladesh, just four based in Chattogram are currently catering to 53 percent of the total demand, according to market studies and industry insiders.
19 May 2024, 18:06 PM
Building a brand
The word brand means a product, service or concept that is evidently distinguished from other products, services or concepts so that it can be simply communicated and frequently marketed.
19 May 2024, 18:05 PM
Stocks plunge to 3-year low
Stocks in Bangladesh dropped for a fifth consecutive day yesterday for a selling spree of some large investors, sending the major index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) to a three-year low.
19 May 2024, 18:00 PM
BGMEA seeks extension of EU's Everything but Arms facility
EU ambassador meets BGMEA president in Dhaka
19 May 2024, 15:09 PM