India seeks to continue anti-dumping duties on Bangladesh’s jute products
18 June 2026, 22:10 PM
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Ambitious targets could push budget deficit to Tk 4 lakh crore
18 June 2026, 22:02 PM
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FICCI praises policy stability, warns on revenue collection goals
18 June 2026, 21:38 PM
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BB eases forex rules for ship leasing by local companies
18 June 2026, 19:49 PM
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Budget sends positive signal for investment, jobs: IBFB
18 June 2026, 16:59 PM
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Netherlands emerges as top foreign investor in Bangladesh in 2025
18 June 2026, 14:25 PM
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Higher taxes may raise steel production costs
18 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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Agriculture budget rises, but challenges remain for farmers: experts
17 June 2026, 21:08 PM
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Tax hikes to raise production costs by Tk 12,000 a tonne: steel makers
17 June 2026, 18:17 PM
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Govt plans two free trade zones near major ports
17 June 2026, 15:36 PM
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Top 10 most expensive beaches in the US
Here is the list of top ten most expensive beaches in the US.
27 July 2017, 12:49 PM
Keep prices of essentials under control: Tofail to DCs
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed gives instruction to the deputy commissioners (DCs) to work sincerely for keeping prices of daily essentials within the purchasing capability of consumers across the country.
26 July 2017, 06:58 AM
Citycell gets another lease of life
The Supreme Court yesterday instructed the telecom regulator to return Citycell's spectrum in yet another twist to the operator's scrap for survival.
25 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Citycell gets its frequency back
Bangladesh’s first mobile phone operator Citycell secures permission from the Supreme Court to get back its frequency, an order that has to be implemented by 24 hours.
25 July 2017, 07:48 AM
BTRC invites applications for mobile number portability licence
The telecom regulator yesterday invited applications for the much-awaited auction for mobile number portability
24 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Citycell's demise a formality away
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who also heads the posts, telecommunications and information technology ministry,
22 July 2017, 18:00 PM
BTRC gives final approval to Robi-Airtel merger
Robi has received the final approval from the telecom regulator on its merger with Airtel – a development that has made the new entity the second largest mobile phone operator in Bangladesh.
20 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Operators add 1.74cr new users in 9 months
Mobile phone operators added 1.74 crore new connections in the nine months to May this year.
19 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Telcos to spend Tk 22,600cr on 4G services
Private mobile operators are seeing no way of getting back within the first three years a “substantial” return of the over Tk 22,600 crore they will need to invest to roll out 4G services in Bangladesh.
19 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Regulator wants a new mobile operator
With two mobile phone operators having merged and another shutting down, the telecom regulator plans to welcome a new player
6 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Thailand leads the pack for Asia's abused tourist elephants
Twice as many elephants work in Thailand's tourism industry as the rest of Asia combined, with the vast majority kept in "severely inadequate conditions", a new report reveals.
6 July 2017, 14:19 PM
Indian PM Modi's tea stall to become tourist shrine
Now it is rusting hulk in a small town railway station, but Indian authorities want the stall where Prime Minister Narendra Modi sold tea with his father to become a global tourist magnet.
5 July 2017, 09:23 AM
Don't look down: Glass bottom skywalk thrills in China
Suspended more than 120 metres (400 feet) above a gaping chasm, the world's longest cantilevered glass skywalk is delighting and terrifying visitors in China.
5 July 2017, 08:17 AM
Regulator to offer 3 licences to run mobile towers
The telecom regulator has decided to award three licences to manage mobile towers in Bangladesh and separate telecom business
4 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Exporters count losses for EU air cargo ban
Exporters are facing extreme difficulties in shipping their goods to the European Union due to a ban on direct cargo flights from Dhaka to the 28-nation bloc.
29 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Tourist destination: 4 waterfalls of Mirsharai
Even two years ago the Napittyachora village in Mirsharai upazila of Chittagong was rarely visited by outsiders. But now, several hundred tourists pay their visit on a daily basis.
27 June 2017, 06:43 AM
Thailand top milk exporter, India top producer in Asia
India is the world's largest milk producer, with 18 percent of global production, followed by the US and China. But when it comes to milk export, Thailand is the largest milk exporter in Asia.
24 June 2017, 04:34 AM
Robi fined Tk 2.5 lakh for deceiving subscriber
Mobile phone operator Robi has paid a Tk 2.5 lakh fine for deceiving a subscriber in Khulna.
21 June 2017, 18:00 PM
6 mobile operators pay Tk 855cr revenue
The government has earned Taka 855 crore as revenue from the six mobile phone operator companies during fiscal 2016-17, State Minister for Post and Telecommunication Tarana Halim tells parliament.
20 June 2017, 08:16 AM
Malaysia to impose tourism tax
The Malaysian government is going ahead with its tourism tax to be imposed from July 1.
17 June 2017, 06:49 AM