Local airlines face headwinds as fuel price soars

Local airlines will have to face a severe blow losing their competitiveness globally due to an unprecedented hike in the price of jet fuel in the domestic market in one go. 
17 July 2022

Outlook gloomy for small garment makers

Big and green apparel factories are content bagging a constant stream of work orders but small, medium and subcontracting units are suffering amidst volatility in the global garment supply chain stemming from the Russia-Ukraine war.
17 July 2022

IHG, Doreen Hotels & Resorts sign deal

IHG Hotels & Resorts, a British multinational hospitality company that runs its worldwide business in the name of InterContinental Hotels Group PSL, has signed an agreement with Doreen Hotels & Resorts in a bid to open Crowne Plaza Dhaka Gulshan in Bangladesh by the end of 2022.
16 July 2022

EBL wins Euromoney Best Bank Award

Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL) was yet again named Bangladesh’s Best Bank by Euromoney, a UK-based monthly magazine focused on business and finance, in its Awards for Excellence 2022 for its timely intra-banking model.
16 July 2022

47 firms get nod to import 73,000 tonnes of rice

The government has given go-ahead to 47 companies to import 73,000 tonnes of rice as part of its ongoing effort to contain food prices in the local market.
16 July 2022

Smartphone production in Bangladesh falls 50% in May

The smartphone production in the country dropped around 50 per cent month-on-month in May due to rising dollar prices and soaring inflation that led people to tighten their belts.
16 July 2022

47 firms given go-ahead to import 73,000 tonnes of rice

The government has given go-ahead to 47 companies to import 73,000 tonnes of rice as part of its ongoing effort to contain food prices in the local market.
16 July 2022

World Bank’s $500 million financing for Bangladesh’s disaster preparedness

The World Bank has approved a $500 million credit to help Bangladesh improve disaster preparedness against inland flooding in 14 flood-prone districts benefiting over 1.25 million people.
16 July 2022

Cultivation of zinc-rich paddy growing in Rangpur

Zinc-enriched paddy cultivation is expanding day by day across five districts of the Rangpur division thanks to increased demand for the crop given its immunity-boosting properties. 
15 July 2022

Jute, jute goods exports fall for soaring shipping costs

Exports of jute and jute goods from Bangladesh declined in the last fiscal year due to the unprecedented surge in shipping costs and the higher price of raw fibres.
15 July 2022

$350m set to enter forex market

The central bank yesterday beefed up its efforts to increase the supply of US dollars as the foreign exchange market of Bangladesh is facing acute shortages of American greenback amid the yawning gap between imports and exports.   
15 July 2022

SME stocks soar though giant firms struggle

Shares of small capital-based companies surged abnormally on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) in the past month whereas the benchmark index of the premier bourse of Bangladesh, as well as blue-chip securities, has been in a bearish mood. 
15 July 2022

Commerce Bank gets new DMD

Bangladesh Commerce Bank recently appointed Md Abdul Kader as its deputy managing director.
14 July 2022

Stocks turnover hits 2-month low

Turnover of the domestic stock market plunged to under Tk 600 crore for the first time in about two months as investors are shaky about pouring in their funds amid the recent economic uncertainty, according to analysts.
14 July 2022

Our love for the Big 4!

When it comes to the Big 4, the corporate trust instincts set in for good reasons but is it time to question if such blind reliance is the best practice always?
14 July 2022

Shanta First Income Unit Fund declares 10pc dividend

Shanta First Income Unit Fund has announced a 10 per cent, or Tk 1 per unit, dividend for the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2022.
14 July 2022

Banks can now borrow forex from overseas operations

The Bangladesh Bank has allowed, for the first time, the domestic banks to borrow from their offshore banking operations, to settle the import payments of capital machinery, industrial raw materials and imports made by the government.
14 July 2022

Banks asked to encash 50% of balance of exporters’ retention quota

Bangladesh Bank has asked banks to encash 50 per cent of the balance held in exporters’ retention quota (ERQ) accounts immediately and revised downwards the limit.
14 July 2022

Chattogram stocks fall

Stocks at Chattogram bourse dropped for the third consecutive day today while turnover of the market also fell.
14 July 2022

Stock turnover hits two-month low

Turnover of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) plunged under the Tk 600-crore mark today after around two months as investors are feeling shaky to pour fund amid tensions over several challenges in economic indicators of the country.
14 July 2022