Meena Bazar opens 3 outlets

Retail chain Meena Bazar has gone through further expansion, launching three new outlets at Uttara 3, Uttara 4 and Nazimuddin Road in Dhaka yesterday. 
15 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Grameenphone launches tourist SIM for first time in Bangladesh

Grameenphone has introduced “Tourist SIM” for foreigners, entrepreneurs, travelers, business owners, traders and others making a short trip to Bangladesh.
15 June 2023, 18:00 PM

HC reconstitutes board of People’s Leasing

The High Court has reconstituted the board of directors of the People’s Leasing and Financial Services Ltd (PLFSL), a troubled non-bank financial institution, to run it “effectively for the greater interest of depositors and stakeholders”. 
15 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Jerks at Work: Know Your Colleagues (KYC)

An organisation is like a tree full of monkeys on different limbs at different levels. The monkeys on top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces.
15 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Chinese firm Mingda to invest $76.41m in Bepza EZ

Chinese company Mingda (Bangladesh) New Material Co Ltd will invest $76.41 million in Bepza Economic Zone to produce different types of cotton product.
15 June 2023, 18:00 PM

BB hikes capital requirement for new banks

Bangladesh Bank yesterday said that the upcoming commercial banks in the country will have to ensure Tk 500 crore as paid-up capital instead of the existing Tk 400 crore requirement.
15 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Focus on making apparel by recycling yarn, fabric

Local garment suppliers will have to focus on making apparels wholly from recycled materials by 2030 as the H&M is going to abide by a European Union (EU) due diligence law on protecting the environment and human rights. 
15 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Dollar hits Tk 109, a new inter-bank high

It reached latest peak on June 14
15 June 2023, 15:11 PM
15 June 2023, 14:44 PM

BB hikes capital requirement for new banks

New applicants should have Tk 500 crore paid-up capital, up from existing Tk 400 crore
15 June 2023, 14:21 PM

Chinese firm Mingda (Bangladesh) to invest $76.41 million in Bepza EZ

The company will produce different types of cotton product
15 June 2023, 13:32 PM
15 June 2023, 11:27 AM

DSE, CSE edge up in morning trade

The DSEX, the benchmark index of the bourse in Bangladesh, inched up 8 points, or 0.13 per cent, to 6,282 at 11:20 am.
15 June 2023, 07:17 AM

Electrical, electronic goods export surges

The shipment of electrical and electronics goods from Bangladesh displayed an impressive growth of 48 per cent in July-May of the outgoing financial year on the back of improving product quality and government support, official figures showed.
15 June 2023, 02:00 AM

Trade, connectivity in SA: $1.03b WB project to boost national income by 16pc

The World Bank has launched a $1.03 billion inter-country connectivity project in the South Asia region that will lead to an increase in national income by over 16 percent in Bangladesh.
15 June 2023, 01:00 AM

StanChart teams up with brands for Eid offers

Standard Chartered has partnered with leading retail, travel and dining brands so the bank can offer its customers a wide range of special privileges catering to their every need to make the lead-up to Eid-ul-Azha more joyous.
14 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Tech entrepreneurs should lead digital banking

Tech entrepreneurs have expressed strong dissatisfaction and concern over the lack of consultation with them in formulating the digital banking guidelines.
14 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Mercantile Bank okays 12% dividends

Mercantile Bank shareholders approved 10 per cent cash and 2 per cent bonus dividends for 2022. 
14 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Mushroom production trebles in 12 years

Mushroom production in the country has increased almost three times in the last 12 years thanks to technological innovation and reductions in production costs, according to the agriculture ministry documents. 
14 June 2023, 18:00 PM

The story of the dollar

The fascinating story of the dollar has taken a new turn that is widely known as de-dollarisation. Countries are cutting their reliance on the US dollar as the reserve currency, the primary medium of exchange and the unit of account.
14 June 2023, 18:00 PM