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3 more RMG factories get green certificates

Three more Bangladeshi garment factories have been awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for extraordinary initiatives taken for green production.
27 December 2022

Tax system not favourable for industries: BCI

The present tax system does not favour industrial development as losses of firms are not accepted in many cases, the Bangladesh Chamber of Industries (BCI) said yesterday.
27 December 2022

India says the quantity Bangladesh seeks is too high

India has suggested that Bangladesh review the proposed import quota on seven food items as the neighbouring nation believes the quantity sought as a guaranteed supply is too high.
27 December 2022

SIBL gets nod for Tk 600cr bond

Social Islami Bank gets nod to raise funds of Tk 600 crore by issuing non-convertible, unsecured, mudaraba subordinated floating rate bond.
27 December 2022

Results of agriculture census unveiled

More than three years after the release of a preliminary report on the Agriculture Census-2019, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) yesterday unveiled the final results without providing an actual estimate on the number of farmers in the country.
27 December 2022

India wants Bangladesh to review food import demand

India has suggested that Bangladesh review the proposed import quota on several food items as the neighbouring nation believes the quantity sought as a guaranteed supply is too high.
27 December 2022

Grameen Bank to invest in mutual fund

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has approved an open-ended mutual fund named Grameen Bank AIMS First Unit Fund.
27 December 2022

Tk 50 commemorative note for metro rail launch

Bangladesh Bank has printed a commemorative note of Tk 50, marking the launch of the country’s first metro rail tomorrow, the central bank said today.
27 December 2022

Islami Bank comes up with Tk 800 crore bond

Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has approved Islami Bank’s fourth subordinated bond worth Tk 800 crore.
27 December 2022

SIBL gets go-ahead for Tk 600 crore bond

Social Islami Bank gets nod to raise funds of Tk 600 crore by issuing non-convertible, unsecured, mudaraba subordinated floating rate bond.
27 December 2022

Pubali Bank to raise Tk 700 crore through bond

Pubali Bank has got go-ahead to raise Tk 700 crore through its third subordinated bond.
27 December 2022

Orion Infusion retracts previous plan, will give 20% cash dividend

Orion Infusion has decided to give 20 per cent cash dividend to its investors for 2021-22.
27 December 2022

Stocks continue falling

Stocks continued to drop for the second consecutive day although the turnover experienced a rise today.
27 December 2022

Stocks continue falling trend since morning

Stocks in the Dhaka bourse continued the falling trend since today's morning.
27 December 2022

Three more RMG factories win green certification

Three more Bangladeshi garment factories have been awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for extraordinary initiatives taken for green production.
27 December 2022

Mustard blooming on record area this year

In 2022, Bangladesh’s consumers had to buy edible oil by paying historic high prices because of record prices in the international market and the country’s high dependence on imports to meet its demand.
27 December 2022

Poor quality seeds depress Faridpur onion farmers

The lack of quality onion seeds in Faridpur is forcing many local farmers to resow their fields, increasing both the time and cost of cultivation in the process.
27 December 2022

Plastic toy sales almost halve

Plastic toy makers and retailers in Bangladesh are feeling the pinch of a nearly 40 per cent drop in sales amid higher raw material prices fuelled by raging inflation stemming from the Russia-Ukraine war.
27 December 2022

Macroeconomy: Looking back and forward

The beginning of 2022 saw Bangladesh’s economy poised to make a strong recovery from Covid-19 with demand across the world rebounding, supply chain backlogs easing and improving domestic consumption.
27 December 2022

Phones, laptops, internet turned pricier in 2022

Bangladesh’s steady embrace of digitalisation, spearheaded by a growing number of tech startups and rising software and IT service exports, has suffered a heavy blow from the imposition of new taxes this year. 
27 December 2022