Frequent power cuts put small businesses under pressure
13 August 2026
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Economy
Cashless push faces infrastructure, trust barriers: BB
13 August 2026
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Economy
Disclose public procurement contracts
13 August 2026
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Economy
Govt didn’t distort inflation data: Khosru
13 August 2026
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Economy
AI trails traditional method in poverty targeting
13 August 2026
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Economy
Finance Act 2026 needs stronger tax reforms
13 August 2026
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Economy
Oil prices climb
13 August 2026
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Economy
Huawei launches smart inverter, battery storage system
13 August 2026
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Economy
BB cancels contract of chief economist
13 August 2026
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Economy
Bangladesh Bank cancels contract of chief economist
12 August 2026
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Business
Can Bangladesh eliminate extreme poverty by FY2031?
Bangladesh has set an ambitious target to eliminate extreme poverty by FY2031. The results of the latest Household
6 January 2018
City Bank gets $10m from Norwegian lender
City Bank has recently secured $10 million funds from the Norwegian Development Bank (Norfund) to support its
6 January 2018
Exports rise 7pc in Jul-Dec
Exports rose 7.15 percent year-on-year to $17.92 billion in the first half of the fiscal year, maintaining the growth
6 January 2018
Go for centralised banking to reduce risks, costs
Banks in Bangladesh should adopt a centralised banking system as it helps lenders reduce costs as well as credit and
6 January 2018
New NBR chief against harsh steps in tax collection
The revenue authority will take a soft approach to collecting taxes, focusing on expediting trade, investment and economic
4 January 2018
Farmers Bank appoints Khasru as new CEO
Trouble-hit Farmers Bank has appointed veteran banker Md Ehsan Khasru as its new managing director with an aim
4 January 2018
App adds to Biman's crew performance
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has put in place a mobile app boosting the performance of its 500 cabin crew, which
4 January 2018
Banks, power producers get a boost from BB
The central bank has exempted banks from keeping provisions in opening letters of credit to import equipment for
4 January 2018
LG Electronics: gung-ho about Bangladesh
South Korean electronics giant LG Electronics is working to set up a manufacturing plant in Bangladesh, in a development that is set to
3 January 2018
Govt to amend Grameen Bank electoral rules again
The government is set to amend the electoral rules of Grameen Bank for the third time in four years after its previous attempts to elect
3 January 2018
Port users call for lifting vehicle's weight limit
Chittagong port users and importers yesterday called for withdrawal of vehicle's weight limit set by the government on goods
3 January 2018
Forex reserves fall to 1-year low after ACU payments
Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves fell to $32.01 billion yesterday, the lowest since January last year, following the largest ever
3 January 2018
Mosharraf new NBR chairman
The government yesterday appointed former senior secretary Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan as chairman of the National Board of
3 January 2018
Top bankers seek BB support to halt sudden changes in boards
The Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB) yesterday said both management and depositors are now in panic following the sudden changes in ownership of different banks last year.
3 January 2018
Rice imports hit two-decade high
Rice imports scaled a two-decade high in the first half of the fiscal year as private importers rushed to make profit from higher prices
3 January 2018
Inflation eases in Dec
Inflation came down to 5.83 percent in December, from 5.91 percent a month ago, riding on a decline in non-food prices, according to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
2 January 2018
Dhaka trade fair gets off to a good start
People started to visit the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) on the second day of the month-long exposition yesterday in a boost to the organisers and the participating companies.
2 January 2018
Over Tk 1,200cr lying unused
The government has failed to use a single penny of Tk 1,257.32 crore or over $150 million furnished by the mobile phone operators to the telecom regulator's social obligation fund in the last six years.
2 January 2018
Loan write-offs soar
Banks wrote off Tk 452 crore in the three months to June last year, up by over 18 times from Tk 24.76 crore in the previous three months.
2 January 2018
Bandhan Bank to offer about 119m shares in IPO
Bandhan Bank Ltd will offer about 119.3 million shares under its initial public offering, according to a public filing on Monday.
1 January 2018