Frequent power cuts put small businesses under pressure
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Cashless push faces infrastructure, trust barriers: BB
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Economy
Disclose public procurement contracts
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Economy
Govt didn’t distort inflation data: Khosru
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AI trails traditional method in poverty targeting
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Finance Act 2026 needs stronger tax reforms
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Oil prices climb
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Economy
Huawei launches smart inverter, battery storage system
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BB cancels contract of chief economist
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Bangladesh Bank cancels contract of chief economist
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Business
IFIL declares 14.5pc cash dividend
Islamic Finance and Investment Limited has recently declared 14.5 percent cash dividend for its shareholders for the year that ended on December 31, 2017.
18 March 2018
New DMD for Shahjalal Islami Bank
Shahjalal Islami Bank has recently appointed Mian Quamrul Hasan Chowdhury as deputy managing director.
18 March 2018
Trust Bank gets new DMD
Trust Bank has recently appointed Junaid Masroor as deputy managing director.
18 March 2018
Attaining LDC graduation criteria: Bangladesh terms it a historic day
Bangladesh terms it a historic day as it attains all three criteria for graduation from the least-developed country (LDC) group to developing one.
17 March 2018
Bangladesh at 2018 Sentiments that will drive the Year
Predicting the future is rarely an easy task, but even partial indications of what would happen can give you a significant strategic edge. Hence, we are excited to launch the Business Confidence Index which gives you a sneak peak into what the private sector of Bangladesh is thinking—which industries are businesses most optimistic about? Which sectors may face difficulties? How do they feel about the profitability of their own enterprises? Where do they see the opportunity space for Bangladesh and what are the greatest challenges?
15 March 2018
Govt works on 3rd submarine cable
Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Ltd (BSCCL) has kick-started the preparations for its third undersea cable link
13 March 2018
State banks, ICB to buy 60% shares of Farmers Bank: Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith says that state owned banks and Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) will buy 60 percent shares of trouble-hit The Farmers Bank Limited.
8 March 2018
Vietnamese keen to invest in telecom, textile
Vietnam wants to invest in telecom, agriculture, IT, textile, oil and gas, infrastructure sectors of Bangladesh due the country's low-cost
6 March 2018
ADP outlay slashed 4pc
The government has slashed the development budget for the current fiscal year by about 4 percent by reducing its reliance on aid and
6 March 2018
Allocation for Rohingyas in next budget: Muhith
The government will allocate funds for the Rohingyas in the next budget as all the financing needed to feed them will not come from
6 March 2018
Domino's Pizza to set foot in Bangladesh soon
Domino's, the world's largest pizza chain, is set to serve its famed pies to Bangladeshi customers within the next three months,
6 March 2018
Telecom operators seek tax exemptions
The telecom operators want the upcoming national budget to withdraw the 21.75 percent VAT, supplementary duty
5 March 2018
Fast 5G beckons, but still far off for most mobile users
The telecoms world is gearing up for 5G, the next generation wireless technology that promises to go beyond
3 March 2018
Don't tax SIM upgrades
A consumer platform yesterday demanded the National Board of Revenue refrain from charging Tk 100 as VAT on
3 March 2018
BB gets third deputy governor
Ahmed Jamal has recently been promoted as the third deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank.
1 March 2018
Robi concedes defeat, will pay Tk 18.72cr VAT to NBR
Robi Axiata yesterday agreed to pay unpaid value-added tax and supplementary duty amounting to Tk 18.72 crore, bringing an end to
1 March 2018
BTRC to block 30 lakh SIMs for breaching rules
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission is set to block 30 lakh SIMs without any prior notice as their owners had
1 March 2018
Rules changed thrice in four years
The government has amended the electoral rules of Grameen Bank for the third time in four years after its previous
1 March 2018
Private credit growth hits 18.36pc
Private sector credit growth continues its forward thrust despite liquidity crisis and rising interest rates as businesses jump into an
1 March 2018
Bangladesh must grow 10pc annually for 20 years: ADB chief
Bangladesh needs to clock in at least 10 percent economic growth for the next two decades if it wants to become a developed country
28 February 2018