Solar-powered factories weather energy disruption
19 April 2026, 00:00 AM
As many factories scramble for diesel to keep generators running during load-shedding, production lines at Ha-Meem Group hum on without interruption.
19 April 2026, 00:00 AM
AB Bank pivots to SMEs amid recovery push
12 April 2026, 00:00 AM
AB Bank has made a decisive strategic shift toward micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), moving away from its earlier concentration in large corporate lending, said Reazul Islam, acting managing director and CEO.
12 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Regulatory ‘time tax’ holding back investment, says World Bank
12 April 2026, 00:00 AM
The World Bank (WB) has described regulatory burdens in Bangladesh as a tax on time and investment, saying they are holding back investment compared with peer economies.
12 April 2026, 00:00 AM
War fallout to slow growth, deepen poverty: WB
9 April 2026, 00:30 AM
The US-Israel war on Iran is casting a long shadow over Bangladesh’s economy, threatening to slow growth, stoke inflation, deepen poverty, cut jobs, and raise debt burdens, according to the World Bank’s latest Bangladesh Development Update.
9 April 2026, 00:30 AM
Dead firms, rising shares
9 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Twenty-nine shuttered companies post sharp gains after DSE names non-operational entities
9 April 2026, 00:00 AM
GDP growth slows to 3% as industrial output shrinks
7 April 2026, 00:00 AM
The country’s economic growth slowed in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025-26 as a sharp fall in industrial activity dragged down overall output, according to provisional data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
7 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Listed firms’ profitability drops to at least 4-year low
7 April 2026, 00:00 AM
The last fiscal year 2024-25 (FY25) was hard for listed companies. During the period, firms saw their profitability fall to the lowest level since post-Covid, squeezed by inflation that outpaced sales growth, rising borrowing costs, political upheaval and limited public spending.
7 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Business Plus / The renewables gambit: Race against time and tariffs
27 March 2026, 23:48 PM
Bangladesh risks losing 30% of EU garment exports if it fails to reach mandated decarbonisation targets by 2030
27 March 2026, 23:48 PM
No tenure extension for closed-end mutual funds
All closed-end mutual funds must be redeemed on reaching maturity and no tenure extension will be allowed, recommended a government-formed taskforce.
11 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Stricter conditions proposed for margin loans
A government-formed taskforce for capital market reforms has proposed a host of amendments to margin loan rules, including new eligibility criteria.
11 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Too many weak firms get through IPO net
More than two-thirds of companies that got listed on the stock market in the last 14 years were subsequently downgraded to lower categories, with many turning into junk stocks soon after listing.
11 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Steel, cement makers witness drop in Q2 profits
Major listed construction-related firms witnessed a massive year-on-year drop in profits during the October-December period of the current fiscal year of 2024-25.
4 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Ha-Meem Group installs 4.4MWp rooftop solar power plant
Ha-Meem Group has installed a second rooftop solar power plant capable of producing 4.4-megawatt peak (MWp) of electricity, raising its total renewable power generating capacity to 12.2MWp.
2 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Safety net schemes fall short in the fight against poverty
Social safety net programmes, such as Open Market Sales (OMS) and Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF), provided less help to the actual poor, despite the government boasting about the impact of those schemes on reducing moderate and extreme poverty, according to a taskforce report.
1 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Taskforce report: 8 mega projects cost $7.5b more for graft, delay
The initially estimated costs of these projects were $11.2 billion in total
31 January 2025, 18:00 PM
‘Economy was more dire than people thought’
Finance adviser talks about govt’s 3 strategies to ease economic strain
28 January 2025, 18:11 PM
Clients struggle to retrieve funds from Moshihor Securities
Hundreds of small stock market investors are suffering for being unable to get back their money, which was embezzled by a brokerage house months back.
25 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Interest payments eat up more than half of govt revenue expenses
Over half of the government’s total revenue expenditure during the first four months of the current fiscal year of 2024–25 was on interest payments alone, mainly due to increased borrowing and a rise in the interest rates.
22 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Khulna Printing shares triple in a month despite factory closure
Stocks of Khulna Printing & Packaging Ltd (KPPL) tripled in the past month despite the facts that it is languishing as a junk stock in the “Z” category, its operations have been shut for years, and there have been no positive developments about the company in recent times.
20 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Stocks at record low, rebound expected later this year
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has reached a point where its shares are record cheap due to the recent macroeconomic turbulence and higher interest rates, which have diverted investments away from securities, according to leading stockbroker IDLC Securities.
19 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Govt raises savings rates to cool inflation, woo investors
The interim government has increased interest rates on various national savings certificates to upwards of 12 percent in an effort to make these instruments more attractive to savers and to cool inflation.
15 January 2025, 18:00 PM
BSEC halts Tk 5cr fundraising by Doer Services
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has halted the subscription for a qualified investors offer (QIO) by homegrown software firm Doer Services Ltd to raise Tk 5 crore, following several media reports about the company’s problematic client agreements and profitability.
14 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Rising interest rates deter new investment, expansion plans
Rising rates are creating headwinds for at least 40 listed conglomerates
12 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Listed firms’ profit drops 24% amid economic slowdown, political turmoil
Listed companies across all sectors saw their profits fall by around 24 percent on an average year-on-year during the last January-September period, due mainly to an economic slowdown and widespread political turmoil, according to an unofficial estimate.
8 January 2025, 18:00 PM
As trade dries up, stock exchanges turn to FDRs for survival
The country’s two stock exchanges logged operating losses in the last fiscal year thanks to sluggish trading activities, according to official data, compelling the markets to resort to their fixed deposit income to avoid a net loss.
7 January 2025, 18:00 PM
The MGI story: From Tk 600 in his pocket to a Tk 36,000cr business empire
The company is exporting to more than 52 countries and employs over 50,000 people
5 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Resorts on Dhaka’s outskirts: An escape from the urban jungle
In one of your most distant childhood memories, you may recall hearing the high-pitched howl of a lone jackal way off in the distance while enjoying the evening from the comfort of your village home.
3 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Economy to see muted recovery in 2025
Will smaller rotis at roadside eateries return to their previous regular size next year? Will a Tk 500 note again fill up the shopping bag holding kitchen items? Or, will several lakh graduates, who have been poring over newspaper recruitment advertisements, finally get their jobs in 2025?
31 December 2024, 18:00 PM