Inflation eases to 9.16% in June
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Economy
BB allows defaulter Abdul Monem to open import LC
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Economy
BB rolls out Tk 3,000cr agri credit scheme for Rajshahi, Rangpur
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Economy
Cost surge, weak demand squeeze plastic makers
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Economy
Finance minister urges customer-centric digital services
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Economy
Sheltech expands across agro-processing
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Economy
25 lakh tonnes of mangoes, and barely 0.1% make it abroad
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Economy
What else can NBR do?
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Economy
Modern mango processing plant opens in Gabtoli
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Economy
New processing plant to strengthen Bangladesh’s mango exports
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Business
Grameenphone gets new chief corporate affairs officer
Tanveer Mohammad’s appointment comes into effect on November 1 this year
28 October 2024, 14:37 PM
Nasir Uddin Ahmed, new president of Bangladesh Insurance Association
He will remain in the post until the end of the 2023-24 term on April 8 next year
28 October 2024, 13:33 PM
Bangladesh’s GDP growth slows to 3.91% in Apr-Jun quarter
It is the lowest expansion in the four quarters of 2023-24 fiscal year
28 October 2024, 11:37 AM
Rupali Bank posts Tk 6 crore profit in Q3
The bank also made a profit of Tk 49.80 crore in the January to September period, posting a 16 percent increase year-on-year
28 October 2024, 09:27 AM
Exim Bank suffers a massive Tk 566 crore loss in Q3
The decline in NOCFPS was primarily due to increased investments in customers and a fall in deposits
28 October 2024, 08:43 AM
Khulna Power shuts down plants for deal uncertainty
Despite negotiations with BPDB, no formal PPA have been executed, said KPCL in a disclosure on the website of the Dhaka Stock Exchange today
28 October 2024, 08:13 AM
Investors protest decline in stock market, demand BSEC chief’s resignation
The investors claimed that the BSEC chairman had failed to prevent the market's downturn.
28 October 2024, 07:49 AM
Yunus urges everyone to file tax returns online
Taxpayers in Dhaka, Narayanganj, and Gazipur -- including government employees, scheduled bank workers, telecom employees, and officials from several multinational firms -- will now be required to file their returns online under the new initiative, he said.
28 October 2024, 06:23 AM
Downturn in stock market continues
The benchmark index, DSEX, shed 24.13 points or 0.48 percent to 4941.26 points as of 11:06 am today
28 October 2024, 05:29 AM
Injured female RMG worker dies in DMCH
A female garment worker succumbed to her injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital yesterday after being injured allegedly from police firing during a recent protest demanding arrears in Ashulia
27 October 2024, 19:53 PM
Number of mobile internet users dropped in August
The number of mobile internet subscribers in Bangladesh dropped by nearly one crore to 12.69 crore in August, marking the second consecutive month of decline..Shahed Alam, chief corporate and regulatory officer at Robi, said customers have been discontinuing the use of secondary SIMs ever
27 October 2024, 18:00 PM
RAK Ceramics incurs Tk 14cr loss in Q3
RAK Ceramics (Bangladesh) Ltd posted a net loss of Tk 14.67 crore in the July-September quarter of 2024, according to an official disclosure, as the ceramics manufacturer attributed the loss to a gas shortage in its production lines and nationwide political turmoil.
27 October 2024, 18:00 PM
On higher revenue, Marico’s profit grows 25% in Q2
Marico Bangladesh Ltd reported a strong financial performance in the July-September quarter as its profit surged 25 percent year-on-year to Tk 146.54 crore.
27 October 2024, 18:00 PM
Indonesia bets on SE Asia’s first battery plant to become EV hub
Rows of robotic arms move with precision to assemble nickel-based battery cells on the production line at Indonesia’s inaugural electric vehicle battery plant, the first in Southeast Asia.
27 October 2024, 18:00 PM
Edible oil prices rise despite VAT cut
Consumers in Bangladesh saw no drop in soybean and palm oil prices over the past week even though the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has reduced the import VAT from 15 percent to 10 percent.
27 October 2024, 18:00 PM
Minimum Wage Board lacks data, transparency: experts
The Minimum Wage Board, a government regulatory agency responsible for recommending changes to the minimum wage in different sectors, operates with limited data, which could lead to a lack of transparency and fairness in the wage-setting process, according to labour rights activists and experts.
27 October 2024, 18:00 PM
Stocks plunge to 47-month low on sell-off
The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) sank to a near four-year low yesterday as large investors continued selling amid fears of further erosion of their investments.
27 October 2024, 18:00 PM
IMF team due in Dec to review fourth tranche of $4.7b loan
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is sending a team within the first week of December to review whether Bangladesh qualifies for the fourth tranche of a $4.7 billion loan programme.
27 October 2024, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh losing out to Pakistan in home textile exports
Bangladesh has been struggling to recover lost work orders in the home textile segment, a significant volume of which shifted to Pakistan nearly two years ago.
27 October 2024, 18:00 PM
Edible oil prices rise in spite of VAT cut
Consumers in Bangladesh saw no drop in soybean and palm oil prices over the past week even though the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has reduced an import VAT from 15 percent to 10 percent.
27 October 2024, 15:35 PM