Patuakhali potters make Tk 1cr Pahela Baishakh sale

A cluster of potters in Patuakhali’s Bauphal upazila, some 240 kilometres south of capital Dhaka, say they have made sales of around Tk 1 crore of earthen products, including some abroad, centring Pahela Baishakh. 
14 April 2023

Average loans by households nearly double in 6 years: BBS

An increasing number of families are becoming connected with the formal financial system by depositing and borrowing money, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). 
14 April 2023

Unlike the past, electronics sales down this Eid

The sales of electronic home appliances usually pick up ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr as retailers introduce new models and offer discounts and consumers are awash with cash.  
14 April 2023

DBH gets nod to open Islamic financing wing

DBH Finance PLC, the country’s largest and specialised housing finance institution, has received the final approval from the Bangladesh Bank to open its Islamic financing wing.  
13 April 2023

Mitsubishi Motors launches Mitsubishi Xpander Cross

Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors has launched “Mitsubishi Xpander Cross”, a new model in their sport utility vehicle (SUV) lineup.
13 April 2023

Visa launches commercial card solution for businesses to pay suppliers

Digital payment service provider Visa recently launched a solution titled “Business Payment Solution Provider” (BPSP) in partnership with SSL Wireless and Southeast Bank. 
13 April 2023

UCB inks deal with Syngenta and Upay

United Commercial Bank (UCB) recently signed an agreement with Syngenta Bangladesh Limited and UCB Fintech Company Limited (Upay) for the former to provide agricultural loans to registered farmers at a low interest rate.
13 April 2023

Nurun Nahar becomes BB deputy governor

Nurun Nahar has recently been appointed as deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank for a three-year term. 
13 April 2023

Interest rate of EDF loans same for extended period

The central bank will charge the same interest rate for the extended period of loans made from the Export Development Fund (EDF) like it imposes during the initial repayment period.
13 April 2023

Is digital addiction as bad as drugs?

A cop caught an addict with drugs in a public toilet.
13 April 2023

Banks open in industrial areas on April 19-21

The Bangladesh Bank yesterday asked banks to remain open, albeit on a limited scale, in the industrial areas, including Dhaka city, during the public holidays on April 19-21.
13 April 2023

Startup Fashol gets $1m investment

Fashol, an agri-tech startup, yesterday announced that it has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding as it looks to build the technology to optimise the supply chain and connect farmers to the market.
13 April 2023

Remove AIT, end harassment by taxmen

Businesses yesterday urged the government to bring an end to the harassment by revenue officials and remove advance income tax and advance tax against the imports of raw materials for domestic manufacturing in the next fiscal year.
13 April 2023

Nurun Nahar, new deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank

She will be second female deputy governor of the banking watchdog
13 April 2023

Continue efforts to involve citizens in public procurement: Mannan

The Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU) of Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED), the planning ministry organised the meeting
13 April 2023
13 April 2023

147 illegal handsets worth Tk 15 lakh seized

BTRC, RAB conducted a drive at Siddhirganj’s Kassaf Shopping Centre
13 April 2023

Reinstate amnesty for black money in real estate: FBCCI

The apex trade body places budget proposals
13 April 2023

Berger may take dollar loan from parent entity

The multinational paint maker may use the money to fund LCs
13 April 2023

DBH gets go-ahead to open Islamic financing wing

DBH got the approval from the central bank on April 11
13 April 2023