BB delineates CSR fund use

Bangladesh Bank yesterday issued guidelines on how banks and non-bank financial institutions should use corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds, with focus on education, health and climate issues.
10 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Some RMG suppliers struggling for export payments

Some local garment suppliers are struggling to avail payments from troubled Western clothing retailers and brands even nearly two years past making shipments while Covid-19 was initially running riot.
10 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Stocks return to black after profit taking

Stocks rose yesterday as investors began the new year by betting the economy could overcome the latest surge in coronavirus cases.
10 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Akij Tableware aims to be a product of choice

It has been a decade Akij Ceramics Ltd, a concern of Akij Group, has been operating in the ceramic industry in Bangladesh.
10 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Qcoom, Foster provides incomplete refund list

E-commerce platform Qcoom and payment gateway Foster Corporation jointly submitted a list at the commerce ministry today detailing a portion of customers who were owed Tk 59.05 crore in refunds.
10 January 2022, 14:17 PM

BGMEA wants removal of trade barriers in Japan

Local garment exporters today demanded removal of trade barriers in Japan to boost apparel shipments to the East Asian nation.
10 January 2022, 13:32 PM

Stocks return to black

The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) rose again today after experiencing a fall yesterday when investors went for booking profits.
10 January 2022, 10:05 AM

Dhaka stocks going up

The Dhaka stocks surged in the first three hours of trading today after experiencing a fall yesterday.
10 January 2022, 07:23 AM

Minister for quick implementation of GAP

Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque yesterday called for quick implementation of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) to increase export of farm produce.
9 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Pabna farmers eying bumper onion cultivation

Md Kamruzzaman, an onion farmer of Durgapur village in Pabna’s Sujanagar upazila, is enjoying a good turn of fortune as he cut production costs by using his own seeds.
9 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Rethinking the future of shopping

The behaviour displayed by shoppers has changed rapidly over the last three years. Global consumer behaviour was evolving to live by the micro-moments three years ago.
9 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Investment, creating jobs: Young Bangladeshis turning to tourism business

Young people in Bangladesh are increasingly joining the country’s largely untapped tourism sector on completion of the tertiary-level education instead of running after government and private jobs.
9 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Taka hits 86 against dollar for first time

Bangladesh Bank yesterday devalued the taka against the US dollar to a large extent in order to tackle pressure stemming from an increase in import payments and give encouragement to remitters.
9 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Investors pay the price for brokerage houses’ forgery

Amran Hossain, a private service-holder, invested around Tk 8 lakh in the stock market through Dawn Securities in 2009.
9 January 2022, 18:00 PM

CMSME trade fair kicks off in Chattogram

The 2nd Bangladesh CMSME Trade Fair, a month-long trade show, began in Chattogram on Friday but is yet to attract adequate crowds as most stalls are not ready to display their products.
9 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Tax collection up 14%

Tax collection grew 14.2 per cent year-on-year to Tk 126,209 crore in the July-December period of the current fiscal year, according to the provisional data of the National Board of Revenue.
9 January 2022, 15:58 PM

Up to Tk 5,000 allowance for state banks' employees working in haor, char areas

Officers and employees of six state-owned commercial banks in haor, island and char areas will get an allowance between Tk 1,650 and Tk 5,000 per month.
9 January 2022, 13:33 PM

Stocks drop for profit booking

The Dhaka stocks dropped today due to the profit-booking tendency among investors.
9 January 2022, 11:55 AM

No growth in real wages

The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) data provides a somewhat mixed picture on how labour is benefitting from the ongoing economic recovery in Bangladesh.
8 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Carew plans to double alcohol production

The country’s lone state-run distillery Carew & Company (Bangladesh) is planning to double alcohol production through an automation project and go for market expansion observing a recent hike in sales.
8 January 2022, 18:00 PM