After IDB, ICB, Saudi firm Al-Rajhi leaves Islami Bank

It sold 15.99 crore or 9.93% shares of the bank
8 November 2023

Reserves fall to $19.5 billion after ACU payment

$1.17 billion of ACU payment was cleared today
8 November 2023

73 businesses honoured with national export trophy

The commerce ministry and the Export Promotion Bureau jointly organised the event
8 November 2023

Bangladesh Denim Expo begins in Dhaka

80 exhibitors from 12 countries took part in show
8 November 2023

Actual investment far lower than proposed

Actual investments at six government-owned economic zones have remained at a far lower level compared to the proposals put forward by both foreign and local investors owing largely to inadequate facilities, official figures showed.
8 November 2023

‘Not Tk 12,500, minimum wage should be Tk 25,000’

RMG workers’ platforms rejected new wage structure
7 November 2023

Garment factory owners revise minimum wage upwards to Tk 12,500

Garment factory owners have submitted a new proposal on the minimum wage for apparel workers in Bangladesh, revising it upwards to Tk 12,500, according to a source. 
7 November 2023

Blockade taking a toll on tourism

The tourism industry of Bangladesh has been hit hard by the ongoing political unrest as people are unwilling to travel for fear of violence amid strikes and blockades across the country, according to businesspeople.
7 November 2023

Banglalink, Teletalk to allow customers to use each other's networks

The two operators announced national roaming field trial
4 November 2023

BGMEA urges owners to keep factories open from November 4

The BGMEA made the call through a letter
2 November 2023

Bangladesh imports potato for first time

Bangladesh, which usually exports potato, has imported the tuber for the first time for domestic consumption in a frantic effort to curb spiraling prices of the popular vegetable.
2 November 2023

Exports dip 13.64% in Oct

Oct's shipment fell to $3.76 billion this year from last year's $4.35 billion
2 November 2023

Chinese firm to invest $2.26 million in Uttara EPZ

Red Forest will produce 4.09 million pieces of wigs and carnival costume
1 November 2023

RMG factory owners to raise proposed minimum wage

However, they didn’t say how much the amount will be raised
1 November 2023

Sugar import duty halved

Raw sugar duty now Tk 1,500 a tonne, refined sugar duty Tk 3,000
1 November 2023

Factories to go for 'no work, no pay' policy: BGMEA

If unrest hampers operation, factories will be shut, the association says
1 November 2023

Dollar becomes costlier

Exporters will get Tk 111 for a dollar, up from Tk 110.5
31 October 2023

National Bank's loss triples in nine months

In Jan-Sep, the bank's loss hit Tk 1,123 crore in 2023 from last year's Tk 357 crore
31 October 2023

IndustriALL suspects political parties taking benefit of RMG unrest

The Bangladesh chapter of IndustriALL says in a press briefing
31 October 2023

JMI Syringes suffers Tk 15 crore loss in 2022-23

The medical device maker made a profit of Tk 10 crore previous year
31 October 2023