Bangladesh wants durable economic partnership with US: PM
13 MIN(s)
•
Economy
Frequent power cuts put small businesses under pressure
13 August 2026
•
Economy
Cashless push faces infrastructure, trust barriers: BB
13 August 2026
•
Economy
Disclose public procurement contracts
13 August 2026
•
Economy
Govt didn’t distort inflation data: Khosru
13 August 2026
•
Economy
AI trails traditional method in poverty targeting
13 August 2026
•
Economy
Finance Act 2026 needs stronger tax reforms
13 August 2026
•
Economy
Oil prices climb
13 August 2026
•
Economy
Huawei launches smart inverter, battery storage system
13 August 2026
•
Economy
BB cancels contract of chief economist
13 August 2026
•
Economy
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
Novo Nordisk to continue investing in Bangladesh to fight diabetes
Novo Nordisk will keep investing heavily in Bangladesh in order to raise awareness about diabetes and make high quality products
1 January 2018
SIM re-registration reins in illegal voice calls
Mobile operators in 2016-17 deactivated 15.57 lakh SIM cards allegedly being used for illicit businesses, such as
1 January 2018
Congestion pulls down growth rate to five-year low
Chittagong port handled about 2.56 million twenty-foot equivalent units of import, export and empty containers last year, up 9.36
1 January 2018
Remittance slumps to six-year low
Remittance dropped to a six-year low to $13.53 billion in 2017 as many expatriate Bangladeshis sent money home
1 January 2018
Explore new markets, improve quality of products: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the businessmen to explore new markets and improve quality of
1 January 2018
2017 marked by consumers' woes
Since early morning yesterday, Shaikh Masum Bellah has been recollecting the year that just passed by and the factors that affected his
31 December 2017
ACC grills ex-MD of AB Bank over money laundering
The Anti Corruption Commission yesterday interrogated AB Bank's former managing director Shamim Ahmed Chaudhury and former
31 December 2017
Bangladesh, China should work together for a better future
China is ready to synergise its 13th Five-Year Plan with Bangladesh's Seventh Five-Year Plan with the view to leveraging the respective
31 December 2017
Single VAT rate foolish: Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday termed “foolish” the single VAT rate prescribed by International Monetary Fund, rowing back
31 December 2017
Forex reserves may come under strain
Bangladesh's external sector is set to pass through turbulence in 2018 given the anticipated surge in food import, petroleum price in
31 December 2017
Banks' operating profits soar
Most of the private banks' operating profits soared -- ranging between 10 percent and 60 percent -- in the outgoing year on the back
31 December 2017
India likens crypto cash to Ponzi schemes
India warned Friday against investing in cryptocurrencies including bitcoin, likening them to "Ponzi schemes", as it became the latest country to urge caution.
30 December 2017
Finance ministry can't avoid responsibility for banking sector woes
The finance ministry cannot avoid responsibility for the current wobbly state of the banking sector, said Khondkar Ibrahim Khaled, a former deputy governor of the Bangladesh Bank.
30 December 2017
EBL introduces artificial intelligence for faster services
Eastern Bank Ltd has launched the country's first ever artificial intelligence-based chatbot to render faster services to clients, in a
30 December 2017
Govt earns Tk 111cr from land ports: minister
The government earned Tk 111 crore in revenues from the country's land ports this year, much higher from Tk 28 crore in 2009,
30 December 2017
Private sector credit growth hits 19pc
Private sector credit growth continued its ascent in November, crossing the 19 percent-mark last month on the back of banks'
30 December 2017
Banks should manage liquidity with caution
Senior bankers and experts suggest Bangladesh's banks be cautious in liquidity management from the start of 2018 as a majority of
30 December 2017
No relief from high food prices in 2018
Inflation is likely to edge upwards in 2018 upon food price rises, according to economists, in a projection that is bound to cast a gloom upon the low-income families.
30 December 2017
BB warns against cryptocurrencies
Bangladesh Bank has issued a cautionary notification against settling online transactions in virtual currencies like Bitcoin.
28 December 2017