Startup Bangladesh appoints new MD

Startup Bangladesh Limited, the sole government-owned venture capital company under the ICT Division, has appointed Nurul Hai as its new managing director (MD).
1 September 2025, 03:04 AM

Pesticide overuse threatens haor fisheries: adviser

Haor fishery resources are under threat due to the excessive use of pesticides and herbicides in agriculture, said Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter...She made the remarks as the chief guest at a view-exchange meeting with registered fishermen from the Itna, Mithamin, and
31 August 2025, 15:10 PM

Patented drug prices may soar after LDC graduation

Prices of some patented medicines may rise by 10 to 30 times as Bangladesh will no longer enjoy a waiver from complying with intellectual property rights after its graduation from a Least Developed Country (LDC) to a developing country, said a noted economist yesterday.
30 August 2025, 18:02 PM

Ctg port slips in global container rankings

Despite handling more containers, Chattogram port's ranking declines
30 August 2025, 18:01 PM

RMG risks losing orders after 2029 over rights issues, says expert

Bangladesh’s readymade garment (RMG) sector risks losing orders after duty-free trade access to the European Union ends in 2029, unless workers’ rights are ensured, an expert warned at an event in Dhaka today.
30 August 2025, 01:07 AM

Govt closes three land ports, suspends one to cut costs

All four are located at the Bangladesh-India border
28 August 2025, 13:35 PM

Govt to adopt multimodal transport plan

The government is moving away from scattered projects and will adopt an integrated multimodal transport plan to ensure cost and time-efficient transport, said Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, adviser to the Road Transport and Bridges ministry, yesterday.
27 August 2025, 21:20 PM

Dutch-Bangla Bank to buy Tk 1,016cr building for headquarters

Dutch-Bangla Bank, a listed lender in the country, has decided to buy a building for its headquarters  in Dhaka’s Motijheel at a cost of Tk 1,016 crore.
27 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh can offer manpower for Malaysia’s semiconductor industry

Bangladesh-Malaysia chamber sees a $5 billion opportunity for local semiconductor exports
27 August 2025, 08:18 AM

Internet access grows in Q4, but gaps between genders remain

According to the latest ICT Access and Use Survey 2024-25
26 August 2025, 12:56 PM

Businesses oppose Ctg port tariff hike

Businesses urged the government not to raise service tariffs at Chattogram port by a massive 41 percent at once, but to increase them rationally in phases, aiming to keep the country’s foreign trade competitive in the global market.
25 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Loan barrier still a challenge for SMEs: experts

An SME Foundation event discusses struggles of small businesses
25 August 2025, 13:19 PM

Chinese shoemaker to invest $10m in Bepza EZ

Chinese company Dunion Taiyang Sheng Shoes (BD) Co Ltd will invest $10.20 million to set up a footwear manufacturing factory in Bepza Economic Zone (Bepza EZ) in Chattogram.
24 August 2025, 21:00 PM

Digital banks must have paid-up capital of Tk 300cr: BB

The Bangladesh Bank has raised the paid-up capital requirement for digital banks from Tk 125 crore to Tk 300 crore.
24 August 2025, 20:16 PM

Withdraw VAT on bread, biscuits: manufacturers

The interim govt raised the VAT on bread, biscuits to 7.5% from the earlier 5%
24 August 2025, 13:28 PM

BRAC EPL Investments partners with Paramount Solar to boost renewable energy expansion

BRAC EPL will serve Paramount as corporate adviser to support the solar company's expansion in Bangladesh
24 August 2025, 12:16 PM

Pran-RFL ramps up lift production

Pran-RFL Group has been manufacturing lifts in Bangladesh since 2018 and has so far invested around Tk 200 crore to reduce dependence on imported ones, said RN Paul, managing director of RFL Group.
23 August 2025, 18:09 PM

How Trump’s reciprocal tariff challenged WTO’s multilateral trading system

Bangladesh is in an advantageous position compared with competing countries in the US
20 August 2025, 02:00 AM

Bangladesh's financial sector critically vulnerable to cyberattacks: experts

Strategic overhaul a must now to secure future, they said at an ICT Division event
19 August 2025, 14:41 PM

Time is ripe for Bangladesh-US trade deals: FBCCI administrator

US embassy’s commercial counsellor in Dhaka, Paul G Frost, visits FBCCI office
19 August 2025, 13:03 PM