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Korean, foreign investors to get prompt services through OSS platform: Bida

Bida sits with Korea-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry
7 March 2024, 12:00 PM

Dhaka stocks decline again 

Shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell today, just a day after it broke a five-day losing streak.
7 March 2024, 11:50 AM

DSE Ramadan trading hour 10am to 1:30pm

The Dhaka bourse also cuts Ramadan office time to 3:30pm
7 March 2024, 11:15 AM

Heidelberg Cement returns to profit, recommends 25% cash dividend 

Heidelberg Cement Bangladesh Ltd (HCBL) recorded Tk 45.93 crore in profit in 2023, reversing the losses it made in the previous year
7 March 2024, 08:24 AM

Sugar prices edge up as traders tighten supply

Sugar prices have gone up at both the wholesale and retail levels amid hoarding by traders on speculation of reduced supply after the fire incident at S Alam Refinery, one of the largest raw sugar importers and refiners in Bangladesh.
7 March 2024, 00:53 AM

US to look into 'unhealthy competition' in garment pricing

The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) is going to hold a hearing involving Bangladesh to see whether a recent rise in prices of garment items sourced from the country had anything to do with unhealthy competition.
7 March 2024, 00:53 AM

Reserves may fall below $21b after ACU payment

Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves are likely to fall below $21 billion next week after the Bangladesh Bank clears import bills of around $1.35 billion with the Asian Clearing Union (ACU), said a senior central bank official.
7 March 2024, 00:53 AM

Bangladesh’s growing prowess in RMG makes Chinese investors upbeat

Chinese textile and garment entrepreneurs are bullish about Bangladesh as the country cements its position as a top supplier of apparel items, evidenced from a healthy flow of orders from international clothing retailers and brands.
7 March 2024, 00:53 AM

Pran to set up another industrial park in Natore

Pran-RFL Group plans to set up a second industrial park in Natore and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has assured the group chairman of providing gas supplies to it, said the conglomerate’s marketing director, Kamruzzaman Kamal, yesterday.
7 March 2024, 00:46 AM

47% factories fail to implement corrective measures: Bida

About 47 percent of the factories that were deemed at risk of industrial accidents by the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) have yet to implement necessary corrective measures within the stipulated deadline of December 2023, officials of the government agency said.
7 March 2024, 00:46 AM

Financing green growth

In the financial sector, green financing focuses on funding eco-friendly projects that will support managing intents towards a healthy environment not only for the existing generation but also for the future generation. It refers to the promotion of environment-friendly practices and the reduction of bank finances towards carbon-related footprint.
7 March 2024, 00:46 AM

Trade with Myanmar thru Teknaf comes to a halt

The bilateral trade between Bangladesh and Myanmar through the Teknaf land port came to a complete halt on Sunday due to the escalation of the fighting in Rakhine state between the government forces in the Southeast Asian nation and the rebel Arakan Army.
7 March 2024, 00:10 AM

Inflation declines in February

The overall inflation in Bangladesh slid 19 basis points to 9.67 percent in February thanks to a fall in the prices of both food and non-food items, according to sources at the planning ministry.
7 March 2024, 00:10 AM

Profitability in farming on the decline: study

Farmers are registering reduced profitability from paddy cultivation due to tightening of the rural labour market and declining real prices for the cereal grain, according to a joint study by two international research organisations.
6 March 2024, 19:00 PM

Businesses should reduce reliance on subsidies

The NBR chairman urged businesses in Rajshahi to reduce their reliance on subsidies as such a tendency contradicts the country’s aspiration to become a developed nation by 2041.
6 March 2024, 18:30 PM

Dhaka stocks bounce back after five-day fall

Stocks listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) bounced back yesterday, snapping a five-day losing streak.
6 March 2024, 18:00 PM

TCB raises sugar prices by Tk 30 a kg

From March 7, TCB will sell sugar at Tk 100 a kg
6 March 2024, 16:02 PM

Inflation falls in February

Inflation slides 19 basis points to 9.67℅
6 March 2024, 15:29 PM

Rajshahi businesses should reduce reliance on subsidies: NBR chairman

NBR sits with Rajshahi businesses in a pre-budget discussion
6 March 2024, 14:27 PM

Gold price makes new record

From March 7, a bhori of 22-carat gold will cost Tk 112,907
6 March 2024, 13:42 PM