BB to release new notes

New notes of Tk 2 and Tk 5 denominations will be released from Bangladesh Bank's Motijheel office today. The two new notes will carry
11 December 2018

EBL to issue Tk 500cr bonds

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has allowed Eastern Bank Ltd to raise Tk 500 crore by issuing floating non-
11 December 2018

Tax waiver widens for firms in hi-tech park

Firms making goods and providing services from hi-tech parks will not have to pay income tax in the first seven years of their operations, up from three years previously.
11 December 2018

InterContinental opens to guests

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world's leading hotel companies, has announced the commencement of commercial operations of InterContinental Dhaka in partnership with state-run Bangladesh Services Limited (BSL).
11 December 2018

$500m WB loan for dairy, livestock

The World Bank (WB) on Saturday approved a $500 million loan to help improve livestock and dairy production to meet the growing demand for egg, meat and milk and raise nutritional intakes of the Bangladeshis.
9 December 2018

Banglalink brings 014 number series

Banglalink yesterday announced the introduction of its new number series -- 014.
29 November 2018

Moto E5 Plus launched

Handset maker Motorola has recently launched “Moto E5 Plus” in the Bangladesh market.
29 November 2018

Mobile data usage rises 46pc on 4G

Data usage through mobile phones got momentum after the roll-out of 4G service in February, with the average consumption hitting the landmark of one gigabyte (1GB).
29 November 2018

Tax offices to stay open Friday, Saturday

Tax offices will remain open tomorrow and the day after for filing of income tax returns ahead of the December 2 deadline set by the government.
29 November 2018

China green lights first underwater high-speed railway

China green lights a project to build the first underwater bullet train route, reports CNN.
29 November 2018

Internet may be cheaper from next month

The government is likely to reduce the value-added tax for the backward linkage of internet service providers to 5 percent with the view to lowering the price of internet for more than 9 crore internet users ahead of the general election.
28 November 2018

Development plans should be climate-smart: ADB

Bangladesh should introduce environment-friendly public transport for both short and long distances to significantly reduce heat-trapping emissions and effectively address climate change effects, ADB's country director said yesterday.
28 November 2018

High duty adds to handset prices

People have to spend more to purchase mobile phones in Bangladesh compared to any foreign country because of high import duty, a top official of a leading Chinese handset maker said.
28 November 2018

WorldRemit to deliver remittance via bKash

WorldRemit, a global digital money transfer service, joined hands with Brac Bank and bKash to offer remittance transfer services in Bangladesh.
27 November 2018

Handset sales drop

Mobile phone sales dropped in the first nine months of the year, with the industry now bracing itself for a full-year of negative growth -- a first for the sector.
27 November 2018

Govt's bank borrowing soars ahead of polls

The government has started borrowing heavily from banks in November after holding back in the previous three months to meet its growing cash requirement ahead of the national election in the next month.
27 November 2018

Robi turns a profit after seven quarters

Robi bounced back to profitability in the third quarter of the year after seven straight quarters of losses, helped by the sell-off of its 20 percent stakes in the telecom infrastructure provider edotco Bangladesh.
25 November 2018

Prime Bank DMD made conf'ce scientific member

Md Touhidul Alam Khan, deputy managing director of Prime Bank, has recently been selected as a scientific committee member of 7th Annual International Sustainable Development Conference-2019, scheduled to take place in Bangkok next July.
24 November 2018

Real-time feedback makes hotel guests slash shower power

Providing hotel guests real-time feedback on the power they use in the shower sharply curbs the amount of energy consumed even though they do not pay for it, says a new research.
22 November 2018

Calls getting louder for online return submission

The ninth edition of the tax fair ended yesterday with record numbers and a louder call for a functional online returns submission
19 November 2018