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Walton logs Tk 250cr orders at ATS Expo
Walton received orders worth around Tk 250 crore from various local and overseas companies in the recently held “International Advanced Components and Technology (ATS) Expo-2023”.
19 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Rancon hands over ‘Casa Crown’ to clients
Rancon FC Properties, a subsidiary of Rancon Group, handed over their environmentally friendly project styled “Casa Crown” to its clients at Nasirabad Housing in Chattogram yesterday.
19 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Pathao wants to establish digital bank
Pathao, Bangladesh’s one of largest digital services company, has applied for a licence to set up a digital bank and extend banking services through its proposed Pathao Digital Bank.
19 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Unraveling capital flight from Bangladesh
Capital flight, a growing concern for Bangladesh over the past few decades, refers to the outflow of financial assets from a country. While usual outflow may also be foreign direct investment, the problem arises when the fund transferred from a country does not have proper documentation of source and there is no intend of repatriation of the fund. This leads to loss of government revenue and depletion of foreign currency reserves.
19 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Summer onion cultivation expands slowly
Bangladesh is registering a slow spike in the cultivation of onions during summer with the government patronising the expansion to reduce high import dependence during the lean season from October to November.
19 August 2023, 18:00 PM
‘Govt should have allowed egg imports’
The government should have facilitated egg imports for a certain period because of the recent abnormal price hike for the low-cost source of protein, according to Ghulam Rahman, president of the Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB).
19 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Businesses laud pension scheme for private sector
Business leaders and experts have lauded one of the four packages of a universal pension scheme (UPS) meant for employees of private companies, saying it would enhance post-retirement financial security and benefit employers too.
19 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Nat’l Housing Finance completes 25yrs of operation
National Housing Finance and Investments Ltd, a specialised financial institution, has completed 25 years of operation in the financial sector.
19 August 2023, 18:00 PM
SBAC Bank elects new chairman
SBAC Bank Ltd has elected a new chairman at a meeting of its Board of Directors last week.
19 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Bar on Ron Haque to attend National Bank’s meetings
The bank did not take prior approval for re-electing Ron as a director
19 August 2023, 15:34 PM
BGMEA urges Primark to source more from Bangladesh
It made the call in a meeting with a delegation of Associated British Foods (ABF)
19 August 2023, 13:07 PM
Pathao wants to establish Pathao Digital Bank
The ride-sharing company will utilise its own fund
19 August 2023, 12:46 PM
Import thru ctg port: What are the products with highest import costs?
Bangladesh spent the highest, over Tk 10,000 crore, behind the import of each of nine products in fiscal year (FY) 2022-23 although some 4,788 types of goods enter through the Chattogram port.
18 August 2023, 00:00 AM
Big pharmas taking hold of herbal medicine market
Big pharmaceutical companies in Bangladesh are gradually taking hold of the country’s growing market for herbal medicines as people are opting for higher quality natural remedies with recognisable brand value.
18 August 2023, 00:00 AM
Construction of Tk 2,000cr data centre begins
The construction works of Yotta Data Services’ data centre in Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City, Kaliakoir has started recently.
17 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Egg producers deny liability for abnormal price rise
Egg, meat and feed producers of the poultry industry yesterday refused to take responsibility for the prices of eggs skyrocketing, claiming that they were selling those at reasonable prices.
17 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh, Denmark partner to ensure food safety
Denmark and Bangladesh have forged collaboration to strengthen their partnership for food safety and sustainable food production.
17 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Dhaka Bank to invest in digital bank
Hopping on the bandwagon with other conventional lenders that will establish digital banks, Dhaka Bank yesterday said it would invest Tk 12.5 crore to become a sponsor shareholder of a proposed digital bank.
17 August 2023, 18:00 PM
The hard-to-read bosses
A top executive was once giving a speech at a conference. He said, “Ladies and gentlemen, let me share some of the secrets behind my success.
17 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Appollo Ispat drowning in loans
Appollo Ispat Complex Limited, producer of the renowned “Rani Marka Dheu Tin” brand of corrugated iron sheets, is drowning in loans with production shut for over two years.
17 August 2023, 18:00 PM