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31 May 2026, 18:48 PM
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25 May 2026, 19:54 PM
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Amirul Haque, new president of Chittagong Chamber
25 May 2026, 18:26 PM
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Bangladesh sees sharp decline in foreign aid commitments
24 May 2026, 19:27 PM
Business
Restaurant owners threaten strike over VAT hike on food bills
They would keep restaurants closed for a day as a token protest if their demand is not met
9 January 2025, 12:51 PM
Feud over container handling rates disrupts Ctg port operations
Disputes between berth operators and shipping agents slow handling at six jetties
9 January 2025, 12:01 PM
Payra thermal power plant resumes full production
The Payra 1,320MW Thermal Power Plant in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali has resumed full production following a roughly two-month halt for maintenance works on its second unit and test runs of a neighbouring facility..Upon completing maintenance works, which began on November 9 last year,
8 January 2025, 18:07 PM
Stakeholders outraged by proposed tax hike on mobile phone use
If implemented, total tax burden on mobile phone users will be around 56.3%
8 January 2025, 12:59 PM
Local businesses to host ‘Made in Bangladesh’ exhibition in Brazil
The expo will take place in Sau Paulo from June 15-18
8 January 2025, 08:55 AM
Five economic zones to be fully functional in two years: Beza executive chairman
The zones are expected to attract $5.5 billion in investment and create over 200,000 jobs
7 January 2025, 11:53 AM
Direct tax expenditure declined to Tk 1.15 lakh crore in FY22
Bangladesh’s direct tax expenditure, a tax subsidy that includes rebates, exemptions, and reduced rates offered by the revenue authorities, fell 8 percent year-on-year to Tk 1.15 lakh crore in fiscal 2021-22, according to the tax expenditure estimation report..The National Board of Revenue
6 January 2025, 18:12 PM
RMG exports grew moderately in 2024 despite headwinds
In spite of turbulent times prevailing both at home and abroad, garment exports from Bangladesh grew in 2024 by 7.23 percent year-on-year to $38.48 billion, according to the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB)..This is due to an increasing demand for clothing with the fall of inflation in major
6 January 2025, 16:28 PM
Mobile phone talktime, internet to be costlier
The NBR will increase supplementary duty on mobile phone usage by 3 percentage points
6 January 2025, 15:40 PM
High prices, freight costs take a toll on vegetable exports
The exports of fresh vegetables decreased 57.93 percent year-on-year in the first six months of the current fiscal year, official figures showed..Vegetables fetched $70.36 million in the July-December period of fiscal year 2023-24, and in the same period of fiscal year 2024-25 it was $29.6
6 January 2025, 15:18 PM
Renata ships first batch of psychiatric disorder medicines to US
The tablet, Risperidone, is locally marketed as Sperid
6 January 2025, 14:26 PM
Stocks rebound riding on large-cap shares
The benchmark index of the Dhaka bourse rose 0.65% today
6 January 2025, 13:56 PM
Import disruptions cripple Banglabandha land port operations
Protests by Indian truck operators over online slot-booking issues caused the disruption
6 January 2025, 11:52 AM
BIDA unveils upgraded portal for one-stop services
The portal offers 134 services from 44 organisations
6 January 2025, 08:43 AM
Dhaka stocks fall for second day
Technical glitch delays day’s stock trading at the DSE by 1.5 hours
5 January 2025, 11:50 AM
BB finds Tk 82.44 lakh mismatch in BRAC Bank vault, books
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has found a mismatch of Tk 82.44 lakh between cash kept in BRAC Bank’s Chokoria branch vault in Cox’s Bazar and that mentioned in its books..The difference was detected during an inspection of the central bank..The BB started the inspection on December 22 las
4 January 2025, 18:27 PM
Engine oil sales double in 5 years
Annual sales of engine oil in Bangladesh more than doubled to Tk 8,000 crore in 2024 from Tk 3,616 crore five years ago, driven by higher prices, increased mobility, industrial growth and overall economic activities..And the sector is expected to clock more growth in the coming years, indu
4 January 2025, 18:03 PM
First Security’s MD sent on leave for loan irregularities
An internal audit found Syed Waseque Md Ali’s involvement in loan irregularities with S Alam’s companies
4 January 2025, 15:05 PM
Container handling at private ICDs rose 16% in 2024
KDS Logistics managed to retain its top position among ICDs in handling export and import containers in 2024
4 January 2025, 13:55 PM
Banks asked to keep max Tk 1 as spread in dollar transactions
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked banks today to keep a maximum of Tk 1 as a spread between the buying and selling rates of the US dollar.
2 January 2025, 16:05 PM