Two more banks eye Standard Chartered Bangladesh's retail business
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BSEC orders digital overhaul to protect investors' funds
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India imposes fresh anti-dumping duties on Bangladesh jute goods
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Banglalink, Robi split over E-GSM spectrum auction timeline
27 September 2026
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BB sets strict timelines for Bangla QR payment dispute resolution
27 September 2026
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Apex Footwear to raise Tk 500 crore through preference shares
27 September 2026
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When CSR becomes compulsory, does responsibility lose its meaning?
27 September 2026
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Handset industry squeezed on multiple fronts
26 September 2026
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Dhaka Chamber seeks Malaysian support to boost exports, investment
26 September 2026
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Tourism board seeks more private investment, inter-ministry coordination
26 September 2026
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Crawling peg system likely from 2024’s first quarter
BB sits with ABB, BAFEDA
24 January 2024
DSE index experiences a 50-point drop
Pharma, engineering stocks faced massive falls
24 January 2024
ILO emphasises extending occupational safety in informal sector as well
Bangladesh has made progress in improving occupational safety and health (OSH) in the readymade garment sector, but there are challenges in extending the framework in other sectors like the informal economy, said ILO
24 January 2024
Air travel to Jashore, Barishal nosedives after opening of Padma Bridge
Since the launch of Padma Bridge, air traffic has plummeted on the Dhaka-Jashore and Dhaka-Barishal routes
24 January 2024
Economy to take a beating for acute gas crisis
With industries suffering from the gas crisis, it might cause the consumers higher price concerns
24 January 2024
Call for fair price grows louder as new EU rules loom for garment makers
Business leaders in the apparel and textile sectors in Bangladesh yesterday demanded fair prices for their products sourced by international buyers, saying the country has made major gains in quality and compliance.
23 January 2024
Walton shares sink to lowest level in three years despite profit jump
Shares of Walton Hi-Tech Industries took a big hit yesterday even though the company’s profit soared in the first half of fiscal 2023-24 as finance costs fell thanks to fewer fluctuations in foreign exchange rates.
23 January 2024
Stocks turnover rises again riding on banks
Stock market turnover in Bangladesh has continued rising above the Tk 1,000 crore mark for the second day consecutively thanks to higher demand for bank shares, with the key market index maintaining its upward trajectory.
23 January 2024
Shipping Corporation profits sink
Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) saw its earnings per share (EPS) plunge 26 percent year-on-year to Tk 3.29 in the October-December period of the current fiscal year, according to disclosure on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).
23 January 2024
Call money rate hits 12-year high
The interest rate on interbank loans reached 9.5% today, highest since 2012
23 January 2024
3-day jewellery fair in Dhaka from Feb 8
Bangladesh Jewellers' Association (Bajus) will organise the show at International Convention City Bashundhara
23 January 2024
New Development Bank open to financing projects in Bangladesh
NDB has various development projects in consideration depending on the execution capacity of Bangladesh, says vice president Vladimir Kazbekov
23 January 2024
Corporate profit squeezed by energy cost, currency shock
Despite higher sales, profit of listed companies dropped 20 percent, with depreciation of local currency and higher energy cost to blame
23 January 2024
Garment exports to US double in five years
Garment shipment to the USA, the single largest export destination of Bangladesh, almost doubled in the last five years thanks to the tariff war between America and China and the presence of competitive prices of the locally made apparels.
22 January 2024
Credit flows to private sector might slow on higher govt borrowing: BB
Higher government borrowing and spike in the benchmark rate might cause credit flow to private sector slow
22 January 2024
Dhaka sees changing skyline indicative of growing economic strength
Even though high-rises are mostly Dhaka centric, they reflect an overall economic strength of the country, according to experts
22 January 2024
Garment exports to US double in five years
Overall apparel shipment rose 3.67% to $47.39 billion in 2023
22 January 2024
Floor price lifted for 23 more scrips as stocks bounce back
The price curb will be in place for 12 listed companies out of 349
22 January 2024
Plastic goods export triples in 13 years
Increasing local production of plastic items of global standards have contributed to tripling of plastic export in 13 years
22 January 2024
Power producers saw profits erode in FY23
Devaluation of local currency, reduction of capacity charge caused power companies profits to erode in FY 2022-23
22 January 2024