21 junk stocks dodge DSE axe, trade at premium
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Pharma pricing policy threatens innovation
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Skills gap costing Bangladesh its youth dividend
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Shinepukur Ceramics gets special LC facility
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No reprieve for Summit over Tk 3cr bandwidth pricing fine
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BSEC approves intraday trading
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Bangladesh’s trillion-dollar future needs more FDI
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Govt working like private sector to cut red tape, says finance minister
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Nahid made BB executive director
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Dhaka chamber urges faster trade deals ahead of LDC graduation
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BSEC freezes BO accounts of Benazir, his family members
The Anti-Corruption Commission has recently requested the BSEC to freeze the BO accounts
28 May 2024, 09:48 AM
Bangladesh okays Tk 8,483 crore WB project for Rohingyas
The WB-funded cluster project will also serve the host communities
28 May 2024, 08:45 AM
Dhaka Stock Exchange urges NBR not to impose new tax on capital gains
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has demanded no imposition of tax on the capital gains in the upcoming budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year
28 May 2024, 07:42 AM
ADP implementation slows to three-year low
Government spending under the Annual Development Programme (ADP) slowed to a three-year low in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year (FY) of 2023-24, with the implementation rate dropping to 49.26 percent.
28 May 2024, 03:00 AM
Fitch lowers Bangladesh rating as external buffers weaken
“BB” ratings indicate an elevated vulnerability to default risk, particularly in the event of adverse changes in business or economic conditions over time. It, however, means business or financial flexibility exists that supports the servicing of financial commitments.
28 May 2024, 00:45 AM
Bangladesh, Japan begin formal talks to sign trade deal
Three rounds of meetings of the joint study group were held last year to pave the way for last week’s formal launch of the negotiation.
28 May 2024, 00:45 AM
Cargo delivery from port yards resumes partially
Cargo delivery from the yards at the Chattogram port resumed partially yesterday morning and continued on a limited scale as the impact of cyclone Remal began to wane.
27 May 2024, 18:06 PM
Bogura emerging as a hub for used automobiles
A major hub for the sale and repair of motor vehicles has gradually emerged in Bogura over the past two years, drawing an estimated investment of Tk 1,000 crore.
27 May 2024, 18:05 PM
Pran-RFL gets nod to use land of shuttered govt textile mills
Pran-RFL Group is going to build factories to manufacture products related to textiles on the land of two shuttered mills of the Bangladesh Textile Mills Corporation under a public-private partnership.
27 May 2024, 17:55 PM
US businesses want continuation of tax policy in Bangladesh: Salman F Rahman
A delegation of US-Bangladesh Business Council meets the prime minister’s adviser on private industry and investment
27 May 2024, 16:07 PM
Tax benefit on physical infrastructure unlikely to continue
As per the Income Tax Act 2023, the NBR has to provide a tax break on the income from physical infrastructure if it begins commercial operations within June 2024
27 May 2024, 14:59 PM
‘Full automation a must now for better customs management’
FBCCI President Mahbubul Alam says at a workshop
27 May 2024, 13:17 PM
No vessel could come back to jetty for rough sea
Cargo delivery resumed partially, but major operational activities remained suspended
27 May 2024, 12:45 PM
Stocks snap nine-day losing streak
The prime index rose 1.14% to end the day at 5,310.51
27 May 2024, 10:42 AM
Fitch downgrades Bangladesh’s rating to “B+”, outlook stable
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Bangladesh's long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating to “B+” from “BB-” owing to the lingering weakening of the country’s external buffers
27 May 2024, 10:39 AM
Fitch downgrades Bangladesh to 'B+'; outlook stable
Fitch Ratings on Monday downgraded Bangladesh to 'B+' from 'BB-'
27 May 2024, 09:15 AM
Aman Cotton’s loss narrows as yarn sales rise
Aman Cotton Fibrous Ltd reported a 91 percent year-on-year decline in losses in January-March 2024
27 May 2024, 08:46 AM
Standard Ceramic’s Q1 loss rises by 60%
Standard Ceramic Industries Ltd’s loss increased by 60 percent year-on-year in January-March of 2024 as higher production costs and the taka’s rapid deprecation weighed on its bottom line
27 May 2024, 08:43 AM
Tax receipts grow at healthy clip, still NBR likely to miss target
Although a large chunk of revenue is deposited in the state coffer towards the end of a fiscal year, there might be a big gap between the revised target and the actual collection.
27 May 2024, 04:26 AM
‘Bangladesh hardly utilising regional trade potential’
Bangladesh’s total exports in 2022 stood at nearly $60 billion, of which India and China accounted for only 4.5 percent, indicating poor trade flow to the regional economic giants, it added.
27 May 2024, 04:17 AM