Muneem reappointed as NBR chairman

His contractual appointment has been extended by two years
3 January 2024, 13:43 PM

Consumer Rights asks Evaly to settle consumer complaints

The directorate serves show-cause notice on the e-commerce platform
3 January 2024, 13:19 PM

Zero margin import facility sought for six essential commodities

Traders made the demand for onion, edible oil, sugar, lentil, chickpeas, dates
3 January 2024, 11:09 AM

Export earnings fall slightly in Dec

Exports decreased by 1.06% to $5.3 billion
2 January 2024, 11:15 AM

Aftab Automobiles suffers massive losses

Aftab Automobiles Ltd, which primarily assembles Hino buses, suffered massive losses in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, reasoning that "chassis model changes" and challenges in opening letters of credit for imports caused its revenue to plunge.
1 January 2024, 13:52 PM

LankaBangla to raise Tk 200cr thru bonds

LankaBangla Finance PLC, a non-bank financial institution, got approval from the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission for the issuance of its zero-coupon bond to raise Tk 200 crore.
27 December 2023, 15:20 PM

PRAN-RFL investing TK 700cr to make opal glassware

PRAN-RFL Group is investing Tk 700 crore to set up factories for the manufacture of opal glassware and polystyrene sheets
25 December 2023, 00:15 AM

Construction cost eases for third straight month

Construction costs in Bangladesh dropped for a third straight month in November, driven by a fall in prices of building materials, showed official figures
24 December 2023, 16:17 PM

Exports of paper and paper items reach 5-year high

The exports amounted to $110 million, a year-on-year growth of 51.42 percent, according to data of the EPB
22 December 2023, 00:10 AM

Govt frames sustainable procurement policy

The government recently drew up its Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) Policy 2023, facilitating the participation of small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) and women-owned business enterprises (WBEs) in public tenders.
21 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Sino-Bangla trade to rise after Jan 7 polls: Chinese envoy

27 Chinese and Bangladeshi businesses honoured for contribution to Bangladesh economy
21 December 2023, 17:05 PM

Greenhouse gas emission from farm sector likely to rise

Former BIDS research director M Asaduzzaman says in a paper
21 December 2023, 15:00 PM

Bangladesh Bank dissolves National Bank board

Former DU Prof Syed Ferhat Anwar is the new National Bank chairman
21 December 2023, 09:46 AM

Lower sales of agri-machinery, spare parts hurting light engineering sector

Segments of the light engineering sector suffering from significantly lower sales for the past one-and-a-half years
21 December 2023, 00:00 AM

Central bank rolls out bancassurance guidelines

To be eligible, banks have to show positive net profit for three consecutive years
20 December 2023, 15:16 PM

Post-LDC challenges now a headache for Bangladesh: finance secretary

The govt targets achieving one crore direct taxpayers by 2026, he says
20 December 2023, 14:23 PM

GSP Finance incurs loss for fourth consecutive quarter

Its EPS stood at Tk 2.75 in the negative in Jul-Sep
20 December 2023, 12:08 PM

Stitched up: Bangladesh garment workers sacked after wage protests

For a decade, the nimble fingers of Bangladeshi garment worker Naim Pramanik sewed shirts and trousers for top Western brands, to be worn by the wealthy across the world.
20 December 2023, 08:31 AM

Cement makers slash output as political tension flares up

Cement makers in Bangladesh have reduced production as political tension slowed sales amid a slowdown in construction projects
20 December 2023, 00:10 AM

Ctg-based lighter vessel owners announce split from Water Transport Cell

They will operate separately under the Inland Vessel Owners Association of Chattogram
19 December 2023, 16:57 PM