Development spending falls to 53-year low
31 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Applicants per job surge to 287, from 173 pre-Covid
31 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
CEPA with South Korea to be signed on Tuesday
31 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Some businesses need 31 licences, two years to launch: BUILD
31 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Bangladesh gets new ADB country director
31 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Bangla QR adoption faces resistance over merchant fees
31 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Prepare for LDC graduation despite possible delay
31 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Samsung’s Q2 operating profit jumps 1,800% on AI boom
31 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
A little honest appreciation, please
31 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Brent rises to $92.22
31 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
NRBC branch covered up capital flight
Export proceeds worth at least $3.45 million (Tk 34.41 crore) were not repatriated by six customers of NRB Commercial Bank’s Uttara branch, and the bank concealed the trail of the capital flight, according to the bank’s internal audit and case documents.
21 March 2024, 18:00 PM
External debt crosses $100b for first time
Bangladesh’s external debt has crossed the $100 billion mark for the first time, indicating a challenging future amid foreign exchange shortage.
21 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Navigating politics in the corporate jungle
Let me share a true story from a LinkedIn friend who had a bitter argument with his boss. Attempts to share his concerns turned futile as the office only kept records in hard copies instead of digital. Eventually, his frustration reached a height where he blocked his boss on his phone.
21 March 2024, 17:59 PM
Food ministry allows import of 83,000 tonnes of rice
The government has allowed private traders to import a total of 83,000 tonnes of parboiled and sunned rice from abroad, a move that comes more than a month after the National Board of Revenue (NBR) slashed the related import tariff.
21 March 2024, 16:18 PM
'Bangabandhu’s initiative increased land under irrigation'
According to a paper presented at a seminar
21 March 2024, 15:44 PM
Gold price hiked to Tk 114,074, a new record
The new rate comes two days after a price cut
21 March 2024, 15:15 PM
Four insurers show-caused for Tk 264 crore unsettled claims
The four are: Sunflower Life Insurance, Progressive Life Insurance Company, Sunlife Insurance Company and Homeland Life Insurance Company
21 March 2024, 14:10 PM
BTRC asks Meta to tackle misinformation on its platform
Meta top officials meet BTRC chairman in Dhaka
21 March 2024, 13:07 PM
Allow 8-day Eid holiday for RMG workers to avoid travel chaos
National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads and Railways urges authorities
21 March 2024, 13:03 PM
Dhaka stocks extend gains
The major indices of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) continued its upward trend for the second straight day today.
21 March 2024, 10:48 AM
Employees of state enterprises to get monthly pension under new scheme
The government has introduced a new product under the Universal Pension Scheme (UPS), allowing the existing employees of state enterprises, autonomous bodies and their affiliated organisations to help them avail pension benefits monthly
21 March 2024, 08:47 AM
ADP spending in Jul-Feb 14-year low
Spending under the annual development programme (ADP) has been going slow in the current fiscal year (FY), with implementing agencies using just 31.17 percent of the total allocation till February this year, showed official figures.
21 March 2024, 00:55 AM
Bangladeshi banks’ profitability lowest in South Asia
The profitability of the banking sector in Bangladesh is the lowest in South Asia due to the prevalence of higher non-performing loans, lower efficiency, and an elevated level of costs of funds.
21 March 2024, 00:49 AM
RMG workers will get salary, bonus before Eid: state minister
Readymade garment (RMG) workers will get their salary and festival bonus before the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays, State Minister for Labour and Employment Nazrul Islam Chowdhury said yesterday
20 March 2024, 19:57 PM
Gun in NRBC Bank boardroom
During the 40th board meeting of NRBC Bank on February 7, 2016, current Chairman Tamal Parvez and Director Adnan Imam entered the boardroom accompanied by a man carrying a large gun. Both Tamal and Adnan were board directors back then.
20 March 2024, 18:00 PM
CSE gets commodity exchange licence
State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu recommended the Chittagong Stock Exchange include products such as potatoes, soybean oil, palm oil, and raw sugar in the commodity exchange when it is launched.
20 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Why do high prices persist despite govt steps?
Consumers were not spared even during the fasting month of Ramadan, a time to show self-restraint, even though there have been a lot of promises and drives on the part of the government. Therefore, while devotees perform their religious duty, the escalated prices of essentials have continued to give them hard times.
20 March 2024, 16:17 PM
Garment export to USA falls 2.58%
However, apparel shipment to the EU rose 3.27% in Jul-Feb
20 March 2024, 15:20 PM
German retail firm Otto urged to source more high-value RMG: BGMEA
A delegation of Otto Group meets BGMEA president today
20 March 2024, 12:03 PM
Govt to buy 8,000 tonnes of lentil, 10,000 tonnes of sugar
The commodities will be purchased for the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh
20 March 2024, 11:27 AM