Arif Hossain Khan, new spokesperson of Bangladesh Bank

Mohammad Shahriar Siddiqui and Saida Khanam will continue to serve as assistant spokespersons
5 February 2025, 13:30 PM

Green Delta launches Bangladesh’s first insurance for pets

Initially, the policy will cover dogs and cats
5 February 2025, 12:19 PM

IT industry faces skills gap: experts

Bangladesh's rapidly expanding IT industry is facing significant skills gap and leadership challenges, according to top local technology executives.
5 February 2025, 11:38 AM

Dhaka stocks extend rally for fifth day

DSEX gained 22.72 points today
5 February 2025, 09:36 AM

Ship with 50,000 tonnes of wheat imported from Argentina arrives

Of the wheat, 30,120 tonnes will be unloaded at Chittagong Port and 20,080 tonnes at Mongla Port,
5 February 2025, 09:00 AM

Dhaka stocks up 0.51% in early trade

DSEX gains 26.56 points as of 11:12 am
5 February 2025, 05:28 AM

Former BSEC chairman Shibli Rubayat arrested

Police yesterday arrested Prof Shibli Rubayat-Ul Islam, the former chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC).
4 February 2025, 21:30 PM

Beximco lays off another 8,000 workers

Embattled Beximco Limited has announced another round of layoffs citing a lack of work orders, a decision that affects nearly 8,000 workers across five manufacturing units in its industrial park in Gazipur.
4 February 2025, 21:29 PM

GP staffers kept locked inside office for 13hrs

Dozens of former Grameenphone employees staged a protest at GP House, the company’s headquarters in the capital’s Bashundhara area, claiming they were illegally dismissed and denied their rightful benefits.
4 February 2025, 21:20 PM

Inflation eases to single digits in January

Inflation in Bangladesh eased for the second consecutive month in January, driven by stable food prices due mainly to an abundant supply of winter vegetables to the local market.
4 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Gold hits record high in global market

Gold prices hit an all-time high on Monday, bolstered by safe-haven inflows after US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico added to concerns of inflation that would dent economic growth.
4 February 2025, 18:00 PM

US manufacturing ends 26-month contraction

US manufacturing activity expanded last month for the first time in more than two years on improving demand and production, according to survey data published Monday.
4 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Govt relaxes rules to speed up rice imports

The government yesterday relaxed public procurement rules to buy one lakh tonnes of rice from the international market through private suppliers within a shorter period, according to a decision of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA). 
4 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Tariff whiplash fires up China stimulus games

After implementing 25 percent tariffs on North American trading partners, Donald Trump suspended them two days later and raised the possibility of a similar stay for the People’s Republic.
4 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Sales of trucks rebound on pent-up demand

Even amid a business slowdown, sales of heavy-duty trucks and covered vans showed a year-on-year increase last year, according to company and vehicle registration data, as commercial vehicle distributors attribute this rise to pent-up demand since the pandemic.
4 February 2025, 18:00 PM

GP’s sales declined, profits rose in 2024

Grameenphone’s profits rose in 2024, although its sales dropped slightly during the year amid weak macroeconomic conditions and high inflation.
4 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Steel, cement makers witness drop in Q2 profits

Major listed construction-related firms witnessed a massive year-on-year drop in profits during the October-December period of the current fiscal year of 2024-25.
4 February 2025, 18:00 PM

BB files Tk 645cr embezzlement case against Nagad

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has filed a case against mobile financial service (MFS) provider Nagad, alleging fraud, embezzlement, and financial irregularities amounting to Tk 645 crore.
4 February 2025, 18:00 PM

80% of jewellers remain outside VAT net

Only 8,000 gold ornament shops out of a total of 40,000 stores are under the VAT net currently
4 February 2025, 18:00 PM

National Special Economic Zone to get a Tk 518 crore water treatment plant

The plant will treat 50 million litres of water daily
4 February 2025, 12:27 PM