Poor planning, delays inflate project costs
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Not donors, govt to raise funds through bonds: finance minister
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Bangladesh targets tourism growth through better connectivity, infrastructure
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16 individuals, organisations, initiatives honoured with tourism awards
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LEASE OF NCT / Chattogram Bandar Rokkha Committee to stage sit-in on Oct 5
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Grameen Telecom concern launches gpay
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mCapital unveils $1 billion Bangladesh fund plan
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BB expands export refinance scheme to Tk 7,000 crore
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Bangladesh’s exports rise 8.54% in September
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Remittance inflow hits 11-month low
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Export target: $39b
The government yesterday set $39 billion as the merchandise export target for the current fiscal year, which is 6.36 percent higher than the immediate past fiscal year's achievement of $36.66 billion.
8 August 2018
Tk 11,530cr discrepancies detected after GP audit
Grameenphone's alleged financial discrepancies have ballooned almost three times to Tk 11,530.15 crore after the telecom regulator ran another audit of the operator's books.
8 August 2018
Robi asked to pay Tk 867cr
Robi has been asked to pay Tk 867.24 crore to the telecom regulator and the revenue collector as missed or under payments over a 19-year period, detected after a thorough audit.
7 August 2018
Uniform call rate across networks
The government has fixed Tk 0.50 as the minimum rate that mobile operators can charge per minute for calls to any network, creating a level playing field for carriers ahead of the launch of the mobile number portability service.
1 August 2018
Bangladesh remains the second biggest apparel exporter
Bangladesh held on to its status as the second biggest apparel supplier in the world in 2017, accounting for 6.5 percent share of the market, according to data from the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
1 August 2018
Huawei's nova 3i hits market
Chinese handset-maker Huawei launched its popular smartphone—Huawei nova 3i—at an event at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon in the capital yesterday.
30 July 2018
Sustainable development demands durable concrete
Durability of concrete may be defined as "the ability of concrete to resist weathering action, chemical attack, and abrasion while
28 July 2018
Rod prices still high: Real estate sector worried
Rod prices have remained at a high level since April this year—a scenario that steel-makers describe as very stable. But construction
28 July 2018
Govt conducts 5G trial run
South Asia's first test run of fifth generation (5G) mobile internet took place in Dhaka yesterday when download speeds of up to 4.17 gigabits per second were experienced.
25 July 2018
IndiGo to connect Dhaka, Kolkata from Aug 1
IndiGo, a low-cost Indian carrier, is all set to start daily flights from Dhaka from August 1 to provide the passengers with relatively inexpensive air fare.
24 July 2018
Buckingham Palace to open its gates to the public starting this weekend
Didn't score an invite to the royal nuptials in May? If you're London-bound this summer, you can get a taste of the royal high life with a tour of Buckingham Palace, which opens to the public this weekend.
21 July 2018
Samsung brings mobile accessories
Samsung has entered Bangladesh's mobile phone accessories market by launching its original ancillary products in order to cater the growing number of digital device users.
19 July 2018
GP profit rises 36pc in Apr-Jun
Grameenphone's net profit rose 36.3 percent year-on-year to Tk 1,080.44 crore in the April-June period, the highest in a single quarter in the operator's history, helped by an unused portion of tax provisioning as well as growth in voice and data revenue.
16 July 2018
Too many offers baffle mobile users
The telecom regulator has stepped in to protect customers by way of stopping mobile phone operators from confusing subscribers with hundreds of voice and data offers.
15 July 2018
Export stars to be awarded today
The government will honour 63 companies today with export trophies for their extraordinary performance in fiscal 2014-15.
14 July 2018
Telcos to explain why they failed to circulate PM's Eid greetings
The BTRC has issued two notices within a span of seven days asking Grameenphone, Robi and Banglalink to explain why an Eid-ul-Fitr greeting of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had not been sent out to subscribers.
12 July 2018
Caustic soda export to India comes to a halt
The export of caustic soda to India has remained suspended for the last three months after New Delhi ruled the chemical will not be allowed to enter the country without the certification from its standards authority.
12 July 2018
World's biggest mobile factory opens in Noida
The world's biggest mobile factory was launched yesterday in Noida, a satellite township of New Delhi, jointly by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting South Korean President Moon Jae.
9 July 2018
Golden days beckon for jute
Jute and jute goods put in a solid shift in the overseas market in fiscal 2017-18, crossing the $1 billion mark in receipts after five years, much to the cheer of the government as it endeavours to lower dependency on garment.
9 July 2018
Mobile VAS providers should have licences
A good number of foreign mobile value-added services companies that repatriate a significant amount of funds from Bangladesh will face regulatory bar as the telecom regulator is set to introduce licensing for the business.
9 July 2018