Chattogram trade fair begins today

The month-long Chattogram International Trade Fair begins in the port city today with a view to promoting and marketing local products at home and abroad.
16 February 2023

Govt to buy LNG at 16% lower price

The government yesterday decided to buy 33,600 Million British thermal units (MMBtu) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from JERA, a Japanese energy company, as it looks to ensure adequate supply ahead of the coming Ramadan and summer months.
16 February 2023

Textile, machinery market growing fast in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has become one of the important hotspots for textile and garment machinery amidst the quest of entrepreneurs to improve productivity and cater to orders of apparel shifting from other countries.
16 February 2023

UK’s new trade facility widens scope for non-garment exports

The Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) of the UK, a new trade facility replacing the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) of the EU,
16 February 2023

Pubali Bank promotes three to DMDs

Pubali Bank recently promoted three general managers to the posts of deputy managing directors. 
15 February 2023

Global agricultural, cereal prices up: World Bank

The agricultural and cereal price indices closed 2 per cent higher than two weeks ago, the World Bank’s latest food security update showed.
15 February 2023

Stocks fall for second day

Major indices of the Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges dropped for the second consecutive session yesterday as shaky investors continued their sell-offs amid persisting economic uncertainty.
15 February 2023

Bangladesh to buy 150,000 tonnes of TSP from Tunisia

Bangladesh will import 150,000 tonnes of triple superphosphate (TSP) from Tunisia in 2023.
15 February 2023

Outsourcing: opportunities and challenges

In recent years, outsourcing has gained traction. Most business entities, including SMEs, are either thinking of or are already in the process of outsourcing business operations.
15 February 2023

Grameenphone introduces bKash as preferred payment partner

Once a customer binds bKash as the preferred payment method, he/she will no longer need to put in OTP/PIN every time
15 February 2023

Bangladesh looking into setting up fertiliser plant in Saudi Arabia

Hanwha Saudi Contracting Company signed an MoU with BCIC to conduct a feasibility study
15 February 2023

Virtual desk to connect Bangladesh, S Korea IT firms

The desk is named “Bangladesh IT Connect Portal - South Korea”
15 February 2023

SMEs can take loans against work orders: SME Foundation

The foundation shared the information in a meeting with Think Big Solutions
15 February 2023

Cinema hall owners get one more year to seek loans from BB

The deadline has been extended from December last year to the end of this year
15 February 2023

Ctg international trade fair begins tomorrow

Over 300 companies from different countries will occupy 400 stalls in the fair
15 February 2023

PLI Asset's Tk 50 crore mutual fund gets go-ahead

The fund’s sponsor has invested Tk 25 crore and the rest is open for general investors
15 February 2023

Stocks fall for second consecutive day

Turnover, a key indicator of the market, edged down 0.46 per cent to Tk 431 crore
15 February 2023

Stocks on DSE down, up on CSE

Stocks on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) edged down in the morning session today.
15 February 2023

Poor disbursement of stimulus fund for retrenched workers

More than two and a half years ago, the government took a Tk 1,500 crore safety net programme for the workers who lost their jobs owing to the devastating impact of Covid-19.
15 February 2023

USTR alleges Bangladesh breached IPR rules

The United States Trade Representative (USTR), the American government’s chief trade negotiating body, sent a letter to Bangladesh alleging that intellectual property rights (IPRs) rules on the export of garments, footwear and electronic goods to the American markets have been violated.
15 February 2023