Cold storage owners seek higher charge for potato
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Predictable policies key to attracting FDI
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Chinese footprint widens in Bangladesh’s economic landscape
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Bangladesh faces higher freight costs amid Mideast conflict
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S Alam closes 11 factories as raw material crisis deepens
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Dollar continues to gain vs taka
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Women dominate sustainable finance borrowing
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Dollar continues to gain against taka
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Business
S Alam shuts all factories in Ctg's Karnaphuli
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Business
Beximco suffers massive 64% sales drop in H1
Its profit decreased by 99.6% year-on-year to Tk 2 crore
30 January 2024, 15:36 PM
Cash incentive lowered for exporters to prepare for post-LDC era
The government has cut the export subsidy for almost all sectors to reduce the pressures on Bangladesh’s coffers and bring down rates gradually since the country can’t provide such subsidies once it becomes a developing nation.
30 January 2024, 15:13 PM
Global buyers yet to raise rates as promised after RMG wage hike
A survey conducted by BGMEA election’s opposition group Forum panel finds
30 January 2024, 14:51 PM
Olympic Industries to buy 54 plots in Purbachal
The Tk 8.91 crore worth of plots are located inside Purbachal Probashi Palli project
30 January 2024, 13:18 PM
Bangladesh's power purchase supercharges Adani revenue
Bangladesh’s power purchase from Adani Power contributed to the massive profit the Indian conglomerate made in the first nine months of the 2023-24 fiscal year.
30 January 2024, 01:28 AM
Bangabandhu Shilpa Nagar gets only 4% of proposed investment
The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar (BSMSN), the biggest economic zone in Bangladesh, is set to be a gamechanger for the country’s trade as its strategic location offers easy access to domestic and international markets.
30 January 2024, 01:18 AM
Machinery imports rise, reversing the downturn
Imports of capital machinery edged up in the first six months of the fiscal year (FY) 2023-24, reversing the downturn that persisted for nearly one and half year as political uncertainty ebbs and exporters expect increased orders from western buyers.
30 January 2024, 01:18 AM
BB’s funds to banks complicate efforts to curb inflation
The Bangladesh Bank is injecting fresh funds into the economy despite adopting a contractionary monetary policy, a contradictory move that may make it harder to tame stubborn inflation.
30 January 2024, 00:28 AM
Textile millers demand gas at previous rates
Textile millers yesterday demanded that the government re-fix gas prices at the previous rate as they have been unable to run their industrial units due to low pressure of gas despite the rates being doubled since February 2022.
30 January 2024, 00:18 AM
Labour market in a low gear
Bangladesh has delivered decent economic growth relative to the rest of the globe braving the coronavirus pandemic, supply chain disruptions, successive wars and macroeconomic stress. However, labour market recovery since the pandemic has been anemic. There are lingering concerns about growth lacking the shine of good jobs.
30 January 2024, 00:18 AM
Purchasing Managers’ Index to be introduced
Two private organisations in Bangladesh have taken the initiative to regularly compile a Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) and thereby help gauge the country’s economic situation.
29 January 2024, 18:30 PM
'Solar to be cheapest option for Bangladesh by next year': experts
While the world is moving towards renewable energy as it is much more environmentally-friendly than fossil fuel-based power plants and requires no additional fuel costs, Bangladesh is moving at a snail’s pace in this regard, said two researchers of BloombergNEF.
29 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Over half of charity campaigns for international causes focus on Africa – here’s why that’s harmful
The use of such imagery seems to confirm rather than challenge traditional perceptions that Africa is underdeveloped and not capable of dealing with its own problems.
29 January 2024, 14:38 PM
Singer Bangladesh’s profit rises 615%
The company sold Tk 1,700 crore goods in 2023, declared 35% cash dividend
29 January 2024, 14:00 PM
Padma Oil’s profit drops 18%, but Meghna posts 8.6% rise in Q2
However, both of the state-owned oil marketer made profits in Jul-Dec period
29 January 2024, 12:16 PM
Pran’s AMCL profit falls 10% in Q2
Pran posted a 10 percent year-on-year decrease in profit to Tk 1.38 crore in the October-December quarter of the current financial year
29 January 2024, 10:03 AM
QatarEnergy, Excelerate sign 15-year deal to supply LNG to Bangladesh
QatarEnergy and Excelerate have signed an agreement to supply LNG to Bangladesh.
29 January 2024, 09:32 AM
Samorita Hospital’s profit falls 64% in second quarter
Samorita Hospital Ltd, the sole listed private hospital in Bangladesh, saw its profit decrease in the October-December quarter
29 January 2024, 06:46 AM
New monetary policy fails to live up to expectations
The new monetary policy will not be enough to help Bangladesh rein in higher inflation as the central bank has come up with inadequate measures against huge expectations, economists and experts said yesterday.
29 January 2024, 01:12 AM
Stocks keep falling as experts warn against speculative trading
Although the key index for measuring share price performance in the stock market of Bangladesh fell to an 18-month low yesterday, some poor-performing companies saw their share values soar on the back of rumour-based trading.
29 January 2024, 00:57 AM