Islami Bank to reactivate closed deposit accounts to boost cash flow
15 June 2026, 21:08 PM
Business
Govt forms high-level committee to ease industrial licensing
15 June 2026, 20:45 PM
Business
Islami Bank stock trading halted
15 June 2026, 19:03 PM
Business
Govt to assess impact of family card allowances: finance minister
15 June 2026, 17:36 PM
Business
Bangladesh's tax collection falls behind economic expansion
14 June 2026, 20:00 PM
Business
Asset recovery key to bank recapitalisation success: BAB
14 June 2026, 19:38 PM
Business
Syed Mohammad Kamal, new president of AmCham
14 June 2026, 19:12 PM
Business
Capital gains tax on gold, digital currencies from next year
13 June 2026, 22:14 PM
Business
Reform-oriented budget to strengthen economy: BGMEA
13 June 2026, 21:41 PM
Business
What are the govt’s key deregulation measures?
13 June 2026, 21:39 PM
Business
Nine Bangladeshi garment makers take part in Texworld Paris
The three-day showcase ended on February 8
9 February 2023, 13:47 PM
Deutsche Bank opens representative office in Dhaka
The leading global bank joins over 70 other German companies already present in Bangladesh
9 February 2023, 12:50 PM
Japan wants to invest in sugar industry, biomass power
Japan Bank for International Cooperation’s Governor Nobumitsu Hayashi expresses the interest
9 February 2023, 09:26 AM
Global energy prices drop, non-energy inch up in January
According to World Bank’s Pink Sheet, a monthly report that monitors commodity price movements
8 February 2023, 14:52 PM
‘More China-funded mega projects coming to Bangladesh’
Newly-appointed Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen says in meeting with Planning Minister MA Mannan
7 February 2023, 15:19 PM
55 Bangladeshi firms participate in world’s biggest fair Ambiente
Bangladesh was the second largest participant of the trade show after India among the South Asian nations
7 February 2023, 14:01 PM
Imports thru Ctg port fall as expenditures rise
Imports through Chattogram port fell 2.5 per cent year-on-year in the first six months of the current fiscal as rising US dollar prices pushed up the overall costs involved, according to traders.
7 February 2023, 03:00 AM
Separate tax policy making from collection
Top business leaders yesterday urged the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to ensure a conducive business climate by bringing reforms to the revenue sector, including having separate administrations formulating tax policies and collecting revenue.
6 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Belgian Queen Mathilde praises Bangladesh’s RMG growth
Belgian Queen Mathilde today praised the transition of Bangladesh’s garment industry towards sustainable and responsible manufacturing and the progress the south Asian country has achieved to ensure workers’ rights and welfare.
6 February 2023, 15:51 PM
Govt to give GI recognition to Tangail sari soon
The government will soon recognise Tangail sari with the geographical indication (GI) status, said Industries Secretary Jakia Sultana today.
5 February 2023, 16:25 PM
Per capita income misses estimates
Bangladesh's per capita income stood at $2,793 in fiscal 2021-22 -- $31 lower than the initial estimate as the steep depreciation of the taka messed up the government’s numbers.
5 February 2023, 16:11 PM
GDP grows 7.1%, but falls below provisional data
Bangladesh logged higher growth in gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021-22 fiscal year compared to the previous year, but it was 15 basis points below the provisional estimate.
5 February 2023, 15:16 PM
Robi’s flagship entrepreneurship contest r-ventures 3.0 selects semi-finalists
Robi’s flagship digital entrepreneurship competition r-ventures 3.0 has selected top 25 ideas for the semi-final round of the programme.
5 February 2023, 12:39 PM
Shamsul Arefin joins ICT Division as secretary
Md Shamsul Arefin today joined the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division as its secretary.
5 February 2023, 11:59 AM
Potato export to Russia to begin this year: Razzaque
Bangladesh will start exporting potatoes to Russia again this year as the world’s largest country lifted ban on the entry of tubers from the south Asian nation last year, Agriculture Minster Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said today.
5 February 2023, 10:38 AM
Service exporters to get forex retention quota facility
The central bank has instructed banks to provide exporters' retention quota (ERQ) account services to service exporters to help them carry out international transactions.
5 February 2023, 10:26 AM
Weak financial system always a problem for economic management
The immediate outlook for the new year is not as bad as had been predicted before. The Chinese economy is opening up, the industrialised West is adjusting and realigning their economies to the new realities, and a global economic recession does no longer seems inevitable.
4 February 2023, 12:00 PM
LC opening for Ramadan commodities rises in January
The quantity of Ramadan essential commodities to be imported through letters of credit (LCs) increased in January, which will help keep the commodity market stable, Bangladesh Bank said today.
2 February 2023, 14:01 PM
Bangladesh Bank sells US dollar at Tk 101 for first time
Bangladesh Bank has sold US dollar at Tk 101 each to banks for the first time, giving indication that it is likely to devalue the local currency to reflect the market reality.
2 February 2023, 13:23 PM
IMF releases $476.27 million as first loan instalment for Bangladesh
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has disbursed $476.27 million to Bangladesh as the first instalments of $4.7 billion loan it approved early this week.
2 February 2023, 13:01 PM