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

Summit urges Petrobangla not to scrap third LNG project

Summit Group has urged Petrobangla to reconsider its decision to cancel the country’s third floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) project.
22 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Why Bangladesh is falling behind in RMG export to US

Bangladesh’s garment shipments to the USA, the South Asian country’s single largest export destination, have been falling over the past two years due to a market correction although other major countries have already adjusted to the scenario.
22 January 2025, 18:00 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

BSTI to issue clearance certificates for import

The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) has decided to issue temporary clearance certificates for imported industrial raw materials under certain conditions, focusing on service simplification and the issue of port demurrage for businesses.
22 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Garment exports to EU rose 3% in Jan-Nov

Bangladesh’s garment exports to the European Union grew by 2.99 percent year-on-year to $18.15 billion in the January-November period of 2024.
22 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh must switch to hollow blocks to reduce pollution

Clay bricks cost Tk 12 per piece. A hollow block, which is four times larger than a clay brick, is priced at Tk 50.
22 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Walton’s director gifting Tk 600cr shares to spouse, daughter

SM Rezaul Alam, one of the sponsor directors of Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC, is transferring shares worth a total of Tk 610 crore as per the current market value to his daughter and spouse “by way of gift”.
22 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Veon eyes space-based connectivity for Bangladesh in partnership with Starlink

Veon CEO Kaan Terzioglu revealed the plan during an interview with Bloomberg at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
22 January 2025, 14:56 PM

Bangladesh eyes fruit imports, trade boost with Pakistan

Business delegations of the two nations sat in a meeting today at the FBCCI
22 January 2025, 14:40 PM

Bangladesh Cold Storage Association re-elects president

Mostofa Azad Chowdhury Babu is the managing director of Chashi Cold Storage Limited
22 January 2025, 14:11 PM

Govt preparing SME Policy 2025: SME Foundation chairperson

The five-year SME Policy is scheduled to come into effect in July this year and end in June 2030
22 January 2025, 13:34 PM

RMG exports to EU rise by 2.99% in Jan-Nov

In the 11 months, Bangladesh shipped garments worth $18.15 billion, second highest after China
22 January 2025, 12:34 PM

BSTI to issue temporary clearance certificates for industrial raw materials

The clearance will be issued on a consignment basis under certain conditions
22 January 2025, 11:50 AM
22 January 2025, 10:40 AM