Unemployed graduates double to 8 lakh in 5yrs

Almost every weekend, residents in Dhaka see a common scene in front of educational institutions: youths are either waiting at the gates to go inside or coming out after taking part in the recruitment tests in their efforts to land jobs.
26 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Pubali Bank holds workshop on info security

Pubali Bank PLC recently arranged a virtual workshop on “information security awareness”.
26 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Bashar, Sohela re-elected as chair, vice-chair of NCC Bank

Md Abul Bashar and Sohela Hossain have been re-elected as chairman and vice-chairman respectively of NCC Bank in the 506th meeting of the board of directors on Wednesday.
26 October 2023, 18:00 PM

CSE hopes to set up commodity exchange within six months

The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) hopes to launch Bangladesh’s first commodity exchange within six months after the relevant rules were gazetted and published yesterday.
26 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Meta beats revenue estimates

Meta Platforms beat expectations for third-quarter profit and revenue on Wednesday, helped by its ongoing austerity drive and a recovery in digital advertising spending ahead of the holiday season.
26 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Mutual Trust Bank’s profit drops 15%

Mutual Trust Bank Ltd’s profit fell 14.78 percent year-on-year to Tk 190 crore in the Jan-September period of 2023.
26 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Bank Asia posts 22% rise in profits

Bank Asia recorded a 22 percent year-on-year increase in profit in the first nine months of 2023.
26 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Gold price hits new high of Tk 102,876 per bhori

Jewellers yesterday increased 22-carat gold prices to a historic high of Tk 102,876 a bhori (11.664 grammes).
26 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Self-fulfilling prophecies -- a guide for leaders

Who doesn’t like talking about the boss, especially if he or she happens to be a nasty one. By now, most of us have come across a boss who can predict the future better than an astrologer. And this skill seems to get honed to perfection during the annual appraisal process each year.
26 October 2023, 18:00 PM

BATBC’s profit growth slows

British American Tobacco Bangladesh Company Ltd (BATBC), the largest tobacco product maker in the country, witnessed a slowdown in its profit growth in the first nine months of 2023 mainly due to higher raw material prices and operating costs.
26 October 2023, 18:00 PM

BATBC’s profit growth slows

British American Tobacco Bangladesh Company Ltd (BATBC), the largest tobacco product maker in the country, witnessed a slowdown in its profit growth in the first nine months of 2023 mainly due to higher raw material prices and operating costs.
26 October 2023, 17:52 PM

‘Implementation to be difficult in existing model’

The implementation of the market-driven exchange rate will be difficult in the existing model, said economist Zahid Hussain, suggesting that the central bank seek an alternative model.
26 October 2023, 17:52 PM

Modern Syntex gets nearly Tk 900cr loans

Modern Syntex Limited, one of the nation’s largest man-made fibre (MMF) producing plants located at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar in Chattogram, received a loan of 38 million euros and a commercial syndicated term loan of Tk 450.5 crore.
26 October 2023, 17:52 PM

PM seeks trade benefit from Belgium, Luxembourg

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon Belgium and Luxembourg to continue tariff and quota-free access of Bangladeshi goods (except arms and ammunition) to their markets till 2032 under the EBA (Everything but Arms) scheme.
26 October 2023, 17:49 PM

Self-fulfilling prophecies -- a guide for leaders

Who doesn’t like talking about the boss, especially if he or she happens to be a nasty one. By now, most of us have come across a boss who can predict the future better than an astrologer. And this skill seems to get honed to perfection during the annual appraisal process each year.
26 October 2023, 17:44 PM

Gold hits historic high of Tk 102,876 a bhori

The price will come into effect tomorrow
26 October 2023, 14:27 PM

Bank Asia posts 22% rise in profits

Its Jan-Sep profit hits Tk 382 crore this year, up from Tk 312 crore last year
26 October 2023, 13:41 PM

Forex reserves fall further to $20.89 billion

It decreased by $60 million in a week
26 October 2023, 12:41 PM

Mutual Trust Bank's profit falls nearly 15%

It made a profit of Tk 190 crore in Jan-Sep of 2023, down from Tk 223 the previous year
26 October 2023, 12:21 PM

High cost of sales trims BATBC’s profit growth

In Jan-Sep, the company’s profit grew 2.3% in 2023, down from 14.5% in 2022
26 October 2023, 11:54 AM