13 April 2023, 14:56 PM

147 illegal handsets worth Tk 15 lakh seized

BTRC, RAB conducted a drive at Siddhirganj’s Kassaf Shopping Centre
13 April 2023, 14:24 PM

Reinstate amnesty for black money in real estate: FBCCI

The apex trade body places budget proposals
13 April 2023, 13:53 PM

Berger may take dollar loan from parent entity

The multinational paint maker may use the money to fund LCs
13 April 2023, 13:14 PM

DBH gets go-ahead to open Islamic financing wing

DBH got the approval from the central bank on April 11
13 April 2023, 10:12 AM

Biofuel policies and the current food crisis

Policies to boost biofuel production and use—crop subsidies, mandates, and other measures—came under intense scrutiny during the food price spikes of 2007/08, 2010/11, and 2012/13. As prices of maize, grains, oilseeds, and other feedstocks rose in those crises—more than doubling in some cases—critics pointed to their increasing use in biofuel production as a major factor behind high global food prices.
13 April 2023, 07:43 AM

Dhaka, Chattogram stocks up in morning trade

The Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges rose in the morning trade today.
13 April 2023, 06:34 AM

PM calls for enhancing Dhaka-Colombo cooperation

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said there was a lot of potential in enhancing bilateral cooperation between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in the areas of investment, agriculture, fisheries, pharmaceuticals, maritime connectivity and higher education. 
13 April 2023, 05:00 AM

Narayanganj traders feel the heat of Bangabazar fire

Narayanganj-based clothing traders have also been affected by the recent fire in Bangabazar and are passing days in uncertainty as wholesalers and retailers in the popular market in Dhaka owe a significant amount of money to their suppliers.  
13 April 2023, 03:30 AM

High-end motorcycle sales slower this Eid

Sales of motorcycles, particularly high-end ones, ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr were impressive over the last one decade but this year is quite different as demand is low due to an increase in inflationary pressure, economic crisis and an increase in prices of the two-wheelers.
13 April 2023, 03:00 AM

Power, telecom suffer, banks gain amid dollar crisis

The business sector in Bangladesh has been going through severe challenges for the past four years, which, for many, have been the toughest period in decades, with the coronavirus pandemic being the dominant factor in the early part before the Russia-Ukraine war broke out.
13 April 2023, 02:30 AM

Household income, expenditure nearly triple in 12 years

Monthly average household income and expenditure in Bangladesh doubled in the last six years and nearly tripled in 12 years, official figures showed yesterday. 
13 April 2023, 02:00 AM

Investing in tech, education key to raising farm output

Investing in modern technologies and education is crucial to increasing productivity, sustainability and profitability for Bangladeshi’s farmers and achieving the goal of smart agriculture, speakers said yesterday.
12 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Per capita rice intake keeps falling: BBS

Average daily per capita rice consumption in Bangladesh maintained its declining trend in 2022, as it fell by 10 per cent to 328.9 grammes from 367.2 grammes in 2016 thanks to increased income that enable people to consume more non-rice items, according to data of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). 
12 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Brac Bank saw Tk 601cr profit in 2022

Brac Bank Ltd clocked a Tk 601.63 crore profit in the last financial year of 2022, up 10.14 per cent year-on-year.
12 April 2023, 18:00 PM

City Bank logged Tk 477cr profit in 2022

The City Bank Ltd made a profit of Tk 477.84 crore in the last financial year of 2022, down 13.10 per cent year-on-year.
12 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Per capita rice intake keeps falling: BBS

But consumption of non-cereal, protein, vegetables continue rising
12 April 2023, 14:10 PM

Bangladesh wants to increase bilateral trade with Iran: Munshi

The commerce minister meets Iranian ambassador
12 April 2023, 12:02 PM

1,003 BSCIC plots lying empty

The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) is seeking applications from entrepreneurs to allot 1,003 plots lying vacant in various industrial estates across the country.
12 April 2023, 03:30 AM

Pahela Baishakh sales lose to Eid

With only a day remaining before the celebration of Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla year, sales of clothing and sweetmeat have not picked up and businesses say they are unlikely to meet their targets this year.
12 April 2023, 03:00 AM