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Mir Nadia Nivin, new chairman of IDRA
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Four insurers show-caused for Tk 264 crore unsettled claims

The four are: Sunflower Life Insurance, Progressive Life Insurance Company, Sunlife Insurance Company and Homeland Life Insurance Company
21 March 2024, 14:10 PM

CSE gets commodity exchange licence

State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu recommended the Chittagong Stock Exchange include products such as potatoes, soybean oil, palm oil, and raw sugar in the commodity exchange when it is launched.
20 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Garment export to USA falls 2.58%

However, apparel shipment to the EU rose 3.27% in Jul-Feb
20 March 2024, 15:20 PM

Steel sector’s operational cost rises 65% in a year

Dollar crisis, rise in utility bills taking toll, says Bangladesh Steel Manufacturers Association
19 March 2024, 14:55 PM

Shop owners lambast ‘meaningless’ price fixing of 29 commodities

They demand cancellation of the prices fixed by the Department of Agricultural Marketing on March 15
19 March 2024, 14:00 PM

Gold to be Tk 1,750 cheaper from tomorrow

Each bhori 22-carat gold will cost Tk 111,158
19 March 2024, 09:41 AM

Ireland to invest in Bangladesh: Salman  

Bangladesh is set to allow Ireland to invest in an economic zone, said Salman F Rahman, prime minister's private industry and investment adviser
19 March 2024, 08:45 AM

Pragoti to assemble and sell Kia sedan by this year

It signs deal with representative of Kia Corporation
18 March 2024, 15:52 PM

‘Govt agencies extorting restaurants in the name of raids’

The Bangladesh Restaurant Owners' Association (BROA) claims
18 March 2024, 13:28 PM

India to source onion from domestic market to export to Bangladesh

India’s National Cooperative Export Ltd will purchase 1,650 tonnes at Rs 29 a kg
18 March 2024, 11:13 AM

Bangladesh lags behind peer nations in ICT development

International Telecommunication Union (ITU) releases ICT Development Index 2023
16 March 2024, 13:09 PM

Govt to buy essential foods to contain their prices

The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh will purchase various foodstuffs from local markets to sell them at subsidised rates among low-income groups
14 March 2024, 18:26 PM

Renata gets nod to raise Tk 350 crore

Shares of the listed drug maker dropped 1.17 percent yesterday from that on the day before to Tk 877
14 March 2024, 18:15 PM

IMF suggests raising tax-free income limit to Tk 5 lakh

The International Monetary Fund has suggested the National Board of Revenue (NBR) restructure the personal income tax slabs and increase the tax-free income limit to Tk 5 lakh from the existing Tk 3.5 lakh.
14 March 2024, 18:10 PM

BRAC Bank launches bancassurance service

The bank will initially offer insurance products from MetLife Bangladesh and Green Delta Insurance
14 March 2024, 14:58 PM

Emerald Oil’s major shareholder to sell 10 lakh shares

The oil producer will get the sales proceeds as loan to repay bank loans
14 March 2024, 14:03 PM

SM Mannan Kochi nominated as new BGMEA president

Syed Nazrul Islam new first vice-president and Khandoker Rafiqul Islam senior vice-president
14 March 2024, 11:44 AM

BGMEA wants stronger ties with US firm VF Corporation

VF Corporation's top official meets BGMEA president
13 March 2024, 14:57 PM

First-ever guideline for non-banks’ independent directors

The minimum age of such directors is 45 years and maximum 75 years
13 March 2024, 14:04 PM

Bangladesh, Netherlands amend taxation deal

Bangladesh yesterday amended an agreement with the Netherlands on avoidance of double taxation and revenue evasion, according to a press release issued by the finance ministry.
12 March 2024, 18:15 PM