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Many stock investors lose money for not understanding the business: ICB chairman

The Bangladesh Merchant Bankers Association highlighted the prospects and challenges of the capital market
26 November 2024

Stocks continue to bleed as investment stagnates

The stock market in Bangladesh extended a losing streak for a third consecutive trading day yesterday as skittish investors were reluctant to pour fresh funds due to political and economic uncertainties..As a result, both the Dhaka and Chattogram bourses witnessed thin participation of inv
26 November 2024

Trade union rules to ease

The interim government of Bangladesh has decided to lower the threshold of workers required to register a trade union by a fourth.
25 November 2024

Electronic filings of tax returns double in Jul-Nov

The number of electronic filings of tax returns more than doubled to over 5 lakh since July this year, thanks to the steps taken by the National Board of Revenue (NBR). .Individual taxpayers filed 2.17 lakh returns between July 1 and November 24 of this fiscal year, according to the NBR.<
25 November 2024

Renata raises Tk 536cr through bonds, preference shares

Renata PLC has raised Tk 536 crore by issuing zero coupon bonds and preference shares, saying the funds would be used to reduce its average cost of lending. 
25 November 2024

Lovello to acquire 50% stake in Sharika Foods

Taufika Foods and Lovello Ice-cream PLC has announced that it would acquire a 50 percent stake in Sharika Foods & Amandala Ltd at a cost of Tk 50 lakh. 
25 November 2024

Atlas, Runner team up to grab a slice of Tk 500cr helmet market

State-owned Atlas Bangladesh and private manufacturer Runner Automobiles have teamed up to cater to the growing local market for motorcycle helmets, which currently relies on imported products.
25 November 2024

Jewellers cut gold prices by Tk 1,890 a bhori

From tomorrow, each bhori of 22-carat gold will cost Tk 140,376
25 November 2024

Efficient cross-border trade a boon for LDC graduation: ICCB

With the increase in international trade of Bangladesh, efficient cross-border trade will have notable implications for the country’s status graduation from the least developed country (LDC) to a developing one, said Mahbubur Rahman, president of the International Chamber of Commerce Bangladesh
24 November 2024

Stocks fall for second day

Stocks in Bangladesh yesterday stretched their losing streak to two days consecutively as investors grappled with the fallout of Moody’s recent downgrade of the country’s foreign credit rating..The US-based credit rating agency also revised its long-term economic outlook for Bangladesh fro
24 November 2024

Panel of advisers formed to solve Beximco Industrial Park’s labour unrest

Labour Adviser Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hussain will lead the six-member panel
24 November 2024

Renata approves Tk 325 crore preference shares

The shares are issued to refinance existing loans 
24 November 2024

World Bank focuses on creating quality jobs for youth

The World Bank focuses on creating quality jobs for the millions of youth population entering the job market every year, its Country Director for Bangladesh and Bhutan Abdoulaye Seck said yesterday.."We are ever more determined to give it all for Bangladesh,” he said at an exhibition, titl
23 November 2024

Bangladeshis spend $4b annually for healthcare abroad

DCCI Senior Vice President Malik Talha Ismail Bari says in a seminar on outbound healthcare tourism
23 November 2024

Navana Pharmaceuticals posts 12% profit growth in Q1 

Strong sales drive the rise in profit
23 November 2024

Medicine prices may spike for sectoral challenges, not for LDC graduation: study

The Research and Policy Integration for Development (RAPID) conducted the study
23 November 2024

Address policy challenges for more UK trade: HSBC study

Bangladesh faces challenges related to regulatory and policy environments, including complex tariffs, intellectual property protection and inadequate logistics infrastructure, which are bottlenecks to diversifying exports to the UK, according to an HSBC study..Addressing these issues throu
21 November 2024

Govt to import another 50,000 tonnes of rice from India

The interim government will import another 50,000 tonnes of rice from India to increase the country’s food stocks..Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed approved a proposal in this regard at a meeting of a government advisory committee on purchase at Bangladesh Secretariat yesterday..The
21 November 2024

Monno Ceramic’s profit plunges 89% in Q1

Monno Ceramic Industries Ltd, one of the leading ceramic tableware manufacturers of the country, saw its profit drop significantly year-on-year in the first quarter of the current fiscal year.
20 November 2024

Doreen Power posts 17% drop in profit

Doreen Power Generations and Systems has witnessed a year-on-year drop in its profit in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, reasoning that its power plants had been shut down and costs had soared.
20 November 2024