Even in current smartphone age, feature phones continue to dominate local handset manufacturing as smartphone penetration struggles to gain momentum due mainly to affordability, availability and an illegal inflow of modern handsets in the country.

Deposits in Islamic banks in Bangladesh have shown fluctuations in recent months, according to the latest data from the Bangladesh Bank.

A rise in both income from investments and profits from associated companies helped Square Pharmaceuticals post a 26 percent year-on-year rise in net profit in the October-December period of fiscal year 2024-25. 

A panel of the NBR has suggested the introduction of an e-invoicing system to collect value-added tax (VAT) to establish transparency in the collection of the indirect tax, the biggest source of revenue for the state.

Social businesses are designed to address societal needs rather than generate personal profit, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said yesterday.

Social safety net programmes, such as Open Market Sales (OMS) and Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF), provided less help to the actual poor, despite the government boasting about the impact of those schemes on reducing moderate and extreme poverty, according to a taskforce report.

Each bhori of 22-carat gold will be sold at Tk 145,123 from tomorrow

Islamic banking deposits hit Tk 432,937 crore in October, a 0.31% drop from September

The chief adviser addresses the ninth Social Business Youth Summit

The company made Tk 59.89 crore profit in the quarter

Thanks to higher income from investments and increased profits from associated companies

Higher finance costs caused the profit decline

The company’s revenue rose 13 percent to Tk 3,648 crore in October-December period of FY25, according to its financial statements. 

Tourism at Saint Martin’s Island in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar comes to a halt from today as the government’s ban on tourist travel takes effect.

From December to February, mustard fields across Bangladesh become buzzing ecosystems as bees, both wild and domesticated, diligently go from flower to flower in search of their most precious commodity: nectar.

Cyclo vs. Cyclon: A one-letter dispute sparks global confusion

DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, is making waves, and not just in the AI space -- it’s shaking up the US stock market too.

Envoy Textiles Limited and Matin Spinning Mills PLC, which are among the largest textile companies in Bangladesh, saw their profits surge in the first half of fiscal year (FY) 2024-25 as both logged higher sales.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the deadline for individual taxpayers to file income tax returns by two weeks.

MJL Bangladesh PLC yesterday announced that it plans to increase its stake in Omera Petroleum Ltd (OPL), one of the major liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sellers in Bangladesh, by purchasing shares worth Tk 60.49 crore.