Tk 3,000cr to be raised through sukuk for rural infrastructure

The government has decided to issue Tk 3,000 crore worth of sukuk, a Shariah-compliant bond, in March to fund the construction of bridges to connect rural roads.
23 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Cold storage owners call to suspend potato imports

The Bangladesh Cold Storage Association (BCSA) has requested the government to suspend potato imports to protect the country’s farmers from a financial disaster.
23 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Economy slowing, negative revenue growth shows the sign

For Bangladesh, it is no longer the question of whether the economy is destined for a hard landing or a glide to a flat state; rather the question now is how deep the descent will be.
23 January 2025, 18:00 PM

MBA: Evolve or expire

During a job interview, Hassan, an MBA graduate, confidently highlighted his unique strengths as being his versatile skills and strategic thinking. However, when asked about specific skills like coding, data analytics, or AI, he conceded that he had not mastered any.
23 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh losing over 2,500 hectares of arable land annually: expert

Around 2,500 to 3,000 hectares of cultivable land are converted and used for non-agricultural purposes every year in Bangladesh, raising serious concerns about future food security, according to experts and stakeholders.
23 January 2025, 18:00 PM

World's major port handlers show interest to invest in Bangladesh

Chief Adviser Yunus told Sulayem that Bangladesh wants to make Chittagong port more efficient and build more ports along the coast of the Bay of Bengal.
23 January 2025, 15:54 PM

Refiners shelve plan to hike edible oil prices

Edible oil refiners have withdrawn a decision to increase prices of soybean and palm oil before Ramadan. .On January 21, the Bangladesh Vegetable Oil Refiners and Vanaspati Manufacturers Association wrote a letter to the commerce secretary, informing that they would not be increasing the
23 January 2025, 15:26 PM

Withdraw increased VAT, duties on processed food items: agro-processors

The Bangladesh Agro-Processors' Association submitted a memorandum to the NBR
23 January 2025, 14:30 PM

Bangladesh loses over 2,500 hectares of cultivable land every year: DAE

The DAE has undertaken a new plan to produce safe food
23 January 2025, 13:54 PM

Bangladesh to raise Tk 3,000 crore in Sukuk for rural bridge project

Bangladesh Bank will float it in March this year
23 January 2025, 13:43 PM

Suspend potato imports: cold storage owners

The NBR has allowed potato imports through nine more customs stations along with four existing ones
23 January 2025, 13:19 PM

St Martin's Island: Businesses call for extending permission for travel, overnight stay

Under the banner, "Saint Martin's Island Environment and Tourism Protection-Development Alliance", the businesses made the demand at a press conference organised at the Economic Reporters Forum (ERF) auditorium at Paltan today
23 January 2025, 12:42 PM

Malek Spinning Mills’ profit rises 21%

The company made Tk 50.72 crore profit in Q2
23 January 2025, 07:56 AM

Runner Automobiles’ Q2 profit rises 600%

Increased three-wheeler sales drove the profit
23 January 2025, 07:41 AM

Laid-off Beximco workers demand reopening of factories

They made the demand at a press conference at the Capital Market Journalists’ Forum (CMJF) office in Dhaka.
23 January 2025, 07:07 AM

Dhaka stocks rebound in morning trade 

DSEX gained 13.16 points as of 11:10 am  
23 January 2025, 05:35 AM

Brokers request CSE not to open earlier than DSE

Stockbrokers yesterday requested the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) to refrain from opening half an hour ahead of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) for trading, reasoning that it may lead to massive fluctuations once the two synced..The number of stocks traded at the CSE is just 5 percent of
22 January 2025, 18:26 PM

Renewable ambitions still mired in uncertainty

Although the Awami League government made ambitious commitments to renewable energy before being ousted by a mass uprising in August last year, meeting those lofty goals remains a distant dream for the country.
22 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Interest payments eat up more than half of govt revenue expenses

Over half of the government’s total revenue expenditure during the first four months of the current fiscal year of 2024–25 was on interest payments alone, mainly due to increased borrowing and a rise in the interest rates.
22 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Dutch-Bangla Bank’s Tk 1,200cr bond gets nod

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has approved Dutch-Bangla Bank’s plan to raise Tk 1,200 crore through subordinated bonds, according to a stock exchange disclosure.
22 January 2025, 18:00 PM