Bangladesh wants durable economic partnership with US: PM
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Economy
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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Business
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
Prime Bank arranges Tk 600cr for BSRM
Prime Bank has recently arranged a syndication loan as lead arranger through raising Tk 600 crore for Bangladesh Steel Re-Rolling Mills
28 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
Lion's share of SME loans goes to traders
As much as 63 percent of the SME loans disbursed in the first nine months of the year went to the trading sector, neglecting the
28 December 2017
Banks' mad rush to secure deposit
Even last month, the interest rate on bank deposit was as low as 5 percent. Then, at the beginning of this month, as if on cue, the rate,
28 December 2017
Fish farming bogged down by losses
Inland fish producers are incurring heavy losses as the market price of fish remains stagnant amid spiralling costs of production.
28 December 2017
Bank Asia joins Coca-Cola's women empowerment project
Bank Asia recently joined a Coca-Cola Bangladesh project to impart agent banking training among 25 successful women entrepreneurs of Jamalpur in the latter's Bhaluka plant in Mymensingh .
27 December 2017
Industrial default loans soar 30pc
Defaults in the industrial sector soared 30.31 percent at the end of September as large borrowers who enjoyed restructuring facilities under a special Bangladesh Bank scheme in 2015 failed to repay their loans.
27 December 2017
Bacchu's company account under ACC scanner
The Anti-Corruption Commission has started investigations into the financial transaction of an account named Eden Fisharies that is owned by the disgraced former BASIC Bank Chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu.
27 December 2017
No cheer for cement industry in 2017
The price hike of raw materials, the depreciation of local currency and intense competition among too many makers have hit the cement industry hard in the outgoing year, market players said.
27 December 2017
App offers vehicle care solution
People can now call for help of a mechanic through a mobile application—Vroom—if their car stops working in the
26 December 2017
A stellar year for ICT
Bangladesh's ICT sector will bid farewell to 2017 on a high note as the year saw digital services thrive, exports hit a
26 December 2017
NBR honours top taxpayers of tax zone 5
The National Board of Revenue yesterday honoured the top taxpayers for 2016-17 of tax zone 5.
26 December 2017
Ink makers assoc elects top brass
MA Momen, managing director of Toka Ink Bangladesh Ltd and Pioneer Printing Press Ltd, has been elected as
26 December 2017
City Bank raises $26m for Doreen Power
City Bank has recently arranged $26 million in funds for Doreen Group to help it set up a 53.9-megawatt heavy fuel
25 December 2017
India to link highways to int'l trade points
India has decided to undertake a plan to link its major highway corridors to international trade points with Bangladesh, Nepal,
25 December 2017
BB rejects Tk 1,439cr compensation demand of BKB, Rakub
The central bank has shot down requests for compensation of Tk 1,439 crore from Bangladesh Krishi Bank and
25 December 2017
Apparel exports saved by sturdy dollar
The favourable US dollar-taka exchange rate has lent a helping hand to apparel exporters in the outgoing calendar
25 December 2017
Alam becomes ED of Bangladesh Bank
Md Shah Alam has recently been promoted to the post of executive director of Bangladesh Bank.
24 December 2017
ABB elects new office bearers
Syed Mahbubur Rahman, managing director of Dhaka Bank, has been elected as the chairman of the Association of
24 December 2017
Grameen Bank election for directors soon: Muhith
The much overdue election for Grameen Bank's board, which the award-winning microlender has been soliciting for
24 December 2017