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Customers lose Tk 100cr in Salta Capital embezzlement
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Banks got Tk 76,000cr in liquidity support till June 6: Khosru
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Banks asked to ensure smooth savings tools services
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SME Foundation seeks preferential tax regime for small businesses
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Gold, silver hit record highs
Gold prices scaled to another record high on Monday as investors revved up their safe-haven bets after US President Donald Trump renewed tariff threats against China, while expectations of US interest rate cuts added to the metal’s allure.
13 October 2025, 18:00 PM
JMI Hospital Requisite to invest Tk 11.5cr in subsidiary
JMI Hospital Requisite Manufacturing Ltd (JHRML) will inject Tk 11.50 crore into its subsidiary, JMI Specialized Hospital Limited, to complete an ongoing project, purchase machinery, and strengthen working capital.
13 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Cross-platform MFS transfers from Nov
Sending Tk 1,000 from an MFS account to another to cost Tk 8.50
13 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Private firms can now sell renewable power directly to customers
New policy removes state-run Power Development Board (PDB) as the sole buyer and seller from the process
13 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Bhutan wants to upgrade PTA with Bangladesh to FTA
Bhutan is looking to transform its existing Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with Bangladesh, signed in December 2020, into a full-fledged Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to utilise the untapped business potential between the two countries, Bhutanese Ambassador Dasho Karma Hamu Dorjee said yesterday.
13 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Grant bond licence to seafood exporters
The proposal came during a high-level stakeholder consultation convened by Mida yesterday
13 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Gold continues becoming pricier
Hits Tk 213,719 per bhori, a new record, with effect from tomorrow
13 October 2025, 15:31 PM
Refiners hike edible oil prices by up to Tk 13 a litre
The price of bottled soybean oil set at Tk 195 per litre, up 3 percent from Tk 189
13 October 2025, 14:43 PM
Large‑cap gains lift Dhaka stocks
The DSEX increased 25.28 points after five-day slide
13 October 2025, 11:18 AM
Monno Ceramic sponsor director to transfer Tk 20cr shares
Afroza Khanam will transfer 26 lakh shares to her husband
13 October 2025, 10:41 AM
Finance ministry dismisses rumours over Islamic bank merger
No decision was taken to undermine investor interests, says the ministry
13 October 2025, 09:56 AM
5 key changes in new deposit law for bank, NBFI depositors
The changes will affect millions of depositors
13 October 2025, 07:08 AM
Dhaka stocks recover, turnover tops Tk 200cr
The DSEX increased 45.19 points to 5,247.65 by 11:40am
13 October 2025, 05:49 AM
BTRC prepares for next spectrum auction by Jan
Operators push for full 700 MHz sale at lower rates to increase 4G-5G coverage
12 October 2025, 18:00 PM
BB rejects Janata Bank’s request to adjust Tk 27cr loss at Italian subsidiary
BB said the matter would be reviewed on whether the subsidiary achieves profitability by June 2026
12 October 2025, 18:00 PM
The ‘boat village’ of Barguna
Keeping a 200-year tradition afloat
12 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Trump’s crackdown on EVs hits home in the Battery Belt
Stanton, Tennessee - population 450 - welcomed a massive new neighbor a few years ago: a Ford electric-truck factory and a joint-venture battery plant slated to employ 6,000 workers.
12 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Desco posts Tk 125cr loss, skips dividend
Dhaka Electric Supply Company (Desco) reported a loss of Tk 125 crore for the 2024-25 fiscal year, as the state-run utility provider did not recommend any dividend.
12 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Stocks fall 1.53% amid bank, NBFI losses
Shares at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ended the first trading day of the week on a lower note yesterday, dragged down by losses in bank and non-bank financial institutions shares.
12 October 2025, 18:00 PM
30% of govt vehicles to go electric by 2030
Draft national EV policy sets the ambitious target
12 October 2025, 18:00 PM