City Group plans to raise Tk 1,500cr from stock market
14 August 2026
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Bangladesh-Saudi weekly flight entitlement rises to 84
14 August 2026
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Economy
Govt tightens watch on aromatic rice exports
14 August 2026
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Economy
Govt’s debt outpacing revenue growth: Bangladesh Bank
14 August 2026
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Economy
Import rules modernised with digital documents
14 August 2026
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Economy
Bangladesh seeks Australia, NZ support to expand trade
14 August 2026
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Economy
Float glass industry cracks under weak demand, excess capacity
14 August 2026
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Economy
From floor to runway
14 August 2026
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Economy
Yarn, fabric show kicks off in Dhaka
14 August 2026
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Economy
ShopUp’s parent platform raises $100m
14 August 2026
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Economy
NCC Bank gets new chair, vice-chair
SM Abu Mohsin and Sohela Hossain have been elected as chairman and vice chairman of NCC Bank, the bank said in a statement yesterday.
28 July 2015
BB bars traditional banks from Islamic banking
The central bank's decision not to allow conventional banks to convert into Islamic banks has frustrated half a dozen lenders.
28 July 2015
BB raises farm loan disbursement target
The central bank has raised the farm loan disbursement target by 5.5 percent to Tk 16,400 crore for the current fiscal year compared to the target last year.
27 July 2015
Teletalk looks for funds to develop 4G network
Teletalk is looking for funds to develop the fourth generation mobile network, although the planning commission has suggested going for a public-private partnership.
27 July 2015
Among Shilkhali's Garjan Giants
In Shilkhali the setting Bay of Bengal sun sends golden light from beyond the beach and through the first fields to meet the towering
22 July 2015
Garment workers paid in full before Eid, BGMEA claims
Garment owners yesterday completed the payments of salaries and bonuses to workers ahead of Eid.
16 July 2015
Call money market remains calm
The call money market, which usually gets volatile during the Eid, has remained calm this year, indicating that the financial institutions
16 July 2015
Italian firm backs off from bandwidth import as govt dithers
Telecom Italia Sparkle, an Italian company, took back its offer to import internet bandwidth from Bangladesh as the government was
16 July 2015
Boosting investment is a big challenge for BB
Finding ways to boost investment and growth is the next biggest challenge for the central bank's upcoming monetary policy, analysts
14 July 2015
GP's net profits fall as political unrest bites
Grameenphone's net profits fell slightly in the first half of 2015, hurt by political turmoil and intense price competition.
14 July 2015
Two ISPs lose spectrum
The telecom regulator has cancelled spectrum of two internet service providers as they have not been in operations for a long time.
14 July 2015
Mobile banking to get a further boost
Mobile banking will get a further boost as the central bank proposes to channel all financial payments through mobile phones under
14 July 2015
Intex launches smartphone in Bangladesh
Indian smartphone maker Intex Technologies launched its Aqua Power+ handset in Bangladesh recently.
14 July 2015
Swimming in the wild
For those who love to take an alfresco dip, Thailand's secluded wild has plenty to offer.
14 July 2015
Garment exports to US on the rise
Garment exports to the US, the country's single largest export destination, rose 7.09 percent year-on-year in the January-May period on the back of a rebound in the American economy.
13 July 2015
IMF loan scheme ushers in an era of reforms
The International Monetary Fund's Extended Credit Facility loan, which ushered in some major reforms in the economic field, is nearing
12 July 2015
Tax evasion irks Muhith
Only 60,000 firms pay VAT regularly out of nearly 700,000 companies that signed up to pay the tax -- a number that disappoints
12 July 2015
Bandwidth prices nearly halved
Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Ltd has decided to slash the wholesale prices of internet bandwidth by up to 43 percent to
12 July 2015
30 ISP licences cancelled
The telecom regulator yesterday cancelled licences of 30 internet service providers after they failed to pay fees for renewal in time.
12 July 2015
No bank borrowing by govt last fiscal year
The government did not borrow from the banking system last fiscal year; rather it repaid a big portion of debts.
11 July 2015