Foreign loan commitments rise, but disbursal slows
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Bank Asia to buy Bank Alfalah’s Bangladesh operations at Tk 580 crore
29 March 2026, 20:32 PM
Business
No plan to hike tax, govt eyes stronger revenue growth: PM’s adviser
29 March 2026, 17:19 PM
Business
Breaking the syndicate: AI for fair prices
28 March 2026, 21:08 PM
Business
S&P warns of heightened energy vulnerability for Bangladesh
28 March 2026, 20:42 PM
Business
Shwapno's database hacked; 40 lakh customers’ details at risk
28 March 2026, 17:24 PM
Business
WTO flags trade risks from Middle East crisis
26 March 2026, 19:58 PM
Business
Gold sees Tk 36,000 price cut in three weeks
25 March 2026, 19:05 PM
Business
Dhaka to showcase South Asia’s pharma strength
24 March 2026, 18:27 PM
Business
Tourists swarm tea country during Eid break
23 March 2026, 17:25 PM
Tourism
Refiners shelve plan to hike edible oil prices
Edible oil refiners have withdrawn a decision to increase prices of soybean and palm oil before Ramadan. .On January 21, the Bangladesh Vegetable Oil Refiners and Vanaspati Manufacturers Association wrote a letter to the commerce secretary, informing that they would not be increasing the
23 January 2025, 15:26 PM
Bangladesh to raise Tk 3,000 crore in Sukuk for rural bridge project
Bangladesh Bank will float it in March this year
23 January 2025, 13:43 PM
Suspend potato imports: cold storage owners
The NBR has allowed potato imports through nine more customs stations along with four existing ones
23 January 2025, 13:19 PM
St Martin's Island: Businesses call for extending permission for travel, overnight stay
Under the banner, "Saint Martin's Island Environment and Tourism Protection-Development Alliance", the businesses made the demand at a press conference organised at the Economic Reporters Forum (ERF) auditorium at Paltan today
23 January 2025, 12:42 PM
Malek Spinning Mills’ profit rises 21%
The company made Tk 50.72 crore profit in Q2
23 January 2025, 07:56 AM
Runner Automobiles’ Q2 profit rises 600%
Increased three-wheeler sales drove the profit
23 January 2025, 07:41 AM
Brokers request CSE not to open earlier than DSE
Stockbrokers yesterday requested the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) to refrain from opening half an hour ahead of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) for trading, reasoning that it may lead to massive fluctuations once the two synced..The number of stocks traded at the CSE is just 5 percent of
22 January 2025, 18:26 PM
Veon eyes space-based connectivity for Bangladesh in partnership with Starlink
Veon CEO Kaan Terzioglu revealed the plan during an interview with Bloomberg at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
22 January 2025, 14:56 PM
Bangladesh eyes fruit imports, trade boost with Pakistan
Business delegations of the two nations sat in a meeting today at the FBCCI
22 January 2025, 14:40 PM
Govt preparing SME Policy 2025: SME Foundation chairperson
The five-year SME Policy is scheduled to come into effect in July this year and end in June 2030
22 January 2025, 13:34 PM
RMG exports to EU rise by 2.99% in Jan-Nov
In the 11 months, Bangladesh shipped garments worth $18.15 billion, second highest after China
22 January 2025, 12:34 PM
BSTI to issue temporary clearance certificates for industrial raw materials
The clearance will be issued on a consignment basis under certain conditions
22 January 2025, 11:50 AM
International trade shows on construction, wood, and electrical products begin tomorrow
The events will feature nearly 100 exhibitors
22 January 2025, 10:40 AM
Summit urges Petrobangla not to scrap third LNG project
Petrobangla notified Summit on October 7 last year that the project in southeast Bangladesh would be terminated, followed by a final termination notice on January 14
22 January 2025, 09:57 AM
Thousands of workers demand reopening of 16 Beximco factories
Thousands of workers held a mass rally yesterday in Gazipur, demanding the reopening of all 16 factories which were shut down within the Beximco Industrial Park.
21 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Potato imports facilitated despite massive price fall
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has allowed the use of nine more customs stations for the import of potatoes, specifically from Nepal and Bhutan, aiming to diversify supply sources and reduce dependency on India..The nine stations include Rohonpur in Chapainawabganj, Sonahat in Kurigra
21 January 2025, 18:00 PM
CVO Petrochemical Refinery's profit surges 45% in Q2
Increased turnover led to profit growth
21 January 2025, 11:03 AM
NRPCL thermal power plant begins trial production in Patuakhali
The first unit of the power plant began generating power around 12:30am yesterday
20 January 2025, 12:11 PM
Govt to send teams abroad to get it back
The interim government is going to send teams to Dubai and other tax havens to identify Bangladeshis’ ill-gotten assets abroad and bring the money back.
20 January 2025, 11:45 AM
Germany based Hellmann Worldwide to buy 40% stakes in Summit Alliance’s subsidiary
Hellmann and CTSL signed a share subscription agreement on January 19 in this regard
20 January 2025, 06:35 AM