Exporters to get maximum Tk 99 per USD, remitters Tk 108

Banks in Bangladesh would offer a maximum of Tk 108 for remittances coming through the exchange houses and Tk 99 to the exporters in case of purchase of US dollars from them.
11 September 2022

TCB’s commodity sale to one crore people begins

State-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) started selling essential commodities today at subsidised rates to one crore family cardholders for September.
11 September 2022

Profit-taking sends stocks lower

Most shares on the Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges ended in red today as investors kept booking profits but are taking a wait-and-see approach while making new investments amid lingering uncertainty.
11 September 2022

Chattogram stocks open higher

Shares on the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened higher today.
11 September 2022

Banks finally fix uniform rates for dollar

Banks yesterday fixed the buying and selling rates of the US dollar in order to contain the volatility in the foreign exchange market resulting from higher imports than export and remittances earnings. 
11 September 2022

Deal this year for Indian special economic zone

The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (Beza) plans to sign a commercial agreement with India by this year for establishing the Indian Special Economic Zone (ISEZ) as negotiations in this regard are almost complete.
11 September 2022

South Asia, Bangladesh talent factory

Unilever is operating in the South Asian markets of Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, and Nepal. And each of the markets, including Bangladesh, has talents who are very attractive. 
11 September 2022

Manipulation in stock market lives on despite surveillance

A common scenario in the domestic stock market is low performing stocks becoming the top gainers no matter how the market indices react.
11 September 2022

Internet users rise in July

The number of internet users in Bangladesh rose in July on the back of a spike in mobile data consumption as operators try to expand their network and improve the quality of 4G service. 
11 September 2022

BGMEA targets 10pc global market share by 2025

Local garment manufacturers have set a target to raise Bangladesh’s share in the global apparel market to 10 per cent by 2025 from below 7 per cent now by adding new products and entering new markets. 
11 September 2022

Use Safta experience in bilateral talks

Bangladesh should use its experience as a member of the South Asian Free Trade Area (Safta) in its discussions for securing trade deals with countries all over the world, according to speakers at a book launching ceremony in Dhaka yesterday.
10 September 2022

bti to host ‘grand launching’ Sep 16-17

Building technology and ideas (bti), a real estate developer in Bangladesh, will host the two-day “bti Grand Launching Event 2022” on September 16-17 at the Celebration Point in Gulshan, Dhaka.
10 September 2022

First-ever food, chemical lab expo today

The first-ever Food and Chemical Lab Exposition is going to be held at the Bangabandhu International Convention Centre in Dhaka today. 
10 September 2022

Public debt law becomes effective

A saver will face a maximum of six months of imprisonment, Tk 100,000 in fine, or both, if he or she provide false information while buying savings certificates under the new Public Debt Act 2022, which replaced the British-era law. 
10 September 2022

‘India wants to invest in energy, transport, agro-processing sectors’

Indian businesses want to invest in energy, transport and agro-processing sectors in Bangladesh, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said yesterday.
10 September 2022

Food, chemical lab expo begins in Dhaka tomorrow

An exposition on food and chemical lab will start in Dhaka’s Bangabandhu International Conference Centre tomorrow.
10 September 2022

Forex reserve falls to USD 37.06 billion

Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves have declined to USD 37.06 billion after the central bank had cleared import bills to the Asian Clearing Union, an arrangement to settle payments for intra-regional transactions among member countries including Bangladesh.
9 September 2022

Int’l expos on printing industry begin in Dhaka

Two international exhibitions titled “Images group presents Printech Bangladesh 2022” and “3P Bangladesh” began in Dhaka yesterday.
9 September 2022

Driving transformation in good or bad times

We all know about the funny story of Nasiruddin Hojja and his donkey.  
9 September 2022

Rooftop solar panels can produce 4,000MW

Bangladesh has the potential to generating over 4,000 megawatts of electricity from rooftop solar panels, said Alamgir Morshed, executive director and CEO of Infrastructure Development Company Limited (Idcol).
9 September 2022