Interim govt to continue the Japan funded project

The interim government will undertake a lone mega project during its tenure, namely the Matarbari deep-sea port, according to Planning and Education Adviser Prof Wahiduddin Mahmud.
7 October 2024, 18:24 PM

BSEC forms taskforce to reform stock market

The five-member panel starts working today
7 October 2024, 12:25 PM

31 orgs, individuals receive tourism, hospitality awards

Thirty-one organisations and individuals in 25 categories have been recognised and awarded for their excellence in Bangladesh travel, tourism and hospitality sectors
6 October 2024, 16:12 PM

Stocks post sharp fall

The DSEX edged down 1.53% from the previous day
6 October 2024, 11:07 AM

Olympic Industries to buy lands at Bashundhara, Narayanganj 

The company will spend Tk 11.51 crore for the Bashundhara land and Tk 15.32 lakh at Narayanganj
6 October 2024, 10:44 AM

Bangladesh Submarine Cables profit falls 34 percent

The company attributed the drop to reduced earnings from international private leased circuit (IPLC) rent and IP Transit services, heightened market competition, and the prolonged disconnection of defaulted clients
6 October 2024, 06:36 AM

Wage growth still below inflation

Unskilled workers wage grew 8.01% in September this year when inflation was 9.92%
5 October 2024, 13:39 PM

14 companies asked to explain failure to pay dividends

The companies declared dividends last year, but failed to hand over those
5 October 2024, 13:02 PM

DSE stocks rebound after massive fall

Indices of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) rose yesterday on falling by a massive extent on the preceding three days, which was followed by protests by some investors in the capital’s Motijheel who blamed some of the regulator’s recent punitive measures. .The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange
3 October 2024, 18:04 PM

Cabinet approves new export policy

The policy targets $110 billion export by FY27
3 October 2024, 13:42 PM

e-filing of tax returns crosses 50,000 in less than a month

The NBR relaunched the e-filing portal on Sep 9
3 October 2024, 12:53 PM

NBR forms taskforce to reform income tax law

Tax Commissioner Ikhtiar Uddin is heading the seven-member task force
3 October 2024, 12:03 PM

Ctg Chamber’s administrator gets 90-day tenure extension

The administrator will remain effective until January 7 next year
3 October 2024, 11:25 AM

12 garment factories reopen in Gazipur

Authorities declared a holiday for these factories yesterday in the Gazipur Sadar area to restore stability amid growing labour unrest
3 October 2024, 07:13 AM

Ibn Sina Pharma announces 63% cash dividend, highest in 7 years 

Ibn Sina’s consolidated earnings per share (EPS) was Tk 21.46, compared to Tk 19.38 the previous year, according to a disclosure on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE)
3 October 2024, 06:28 AM

Upon pay assurance, workers lift highway blockade after 52 hours

Workers of Birds Group, a textile maker in Bangladesh, withdrew their blockade at the Baipail intersection of the Nabinagar-Chandra highway in Dhaka’s Ashulia yesterday after being assured that all their arrears will soon be paid..At around 9:30am last Monday, workers of Birds Group blocke
2 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Four lenders get Tk 945 crore liquidity support from five other banks

FSIBL gets Tk 300 crore, SIBL Tk 350 crore, Global Islami Tk 25 crore and National Tk 270 crore
2 October 2024, 14:14 PM

Non-resident Bangladeshis can now get up to Tk 10 lakh in bank loans

Repayments will be made from the remittances sent home
2 October 2024, 13:07 PM

Govt to buy two cargoes of LNG from spot market

The first consignment will cost Tk 640.15 crore and the second one Tk 649.59 crore
2 October 2024, 11:39 AM

Onion prices fall at wholesale but retail rates remain higher

Onion prices at wholesale markets in Bangladesh have decreased over the past week thanks to imports of the popular cooking ingredient, but prices at the retail level remain mostly unchanged..About 7.71 lakh tonnes of onion were cultivated this year, with farmers keeping 1.03 lakh tonnes in
1 October 2024, 18:00 PM