Development spending falls to 53-year low
31 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Applicants per job surge to 287, from 173 pre-Covid
31 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
CEPA with South Korea to be signed on Tuesday
31 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Some businesses need 31 licences, two years to launch: BUILD
31 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Bangladesh gets new ADB country director
31 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Bangla QR adoption faces resistance over merchant fees
31 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Prepare for LDC graduation despite possible delay
31 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Samsung’s Q2 operating profit jumps 1,800% on AI boom
31 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
A little honest appreciation, please
31 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Brent rises to $92.22
31 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Mid-career crisis
After my 2002 performance review, I got the best performance rating. But my increment was negligible.
28 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Char farmers see rising profits from maize
Hundreds of maize farmers based in char areas of the Brahmaputra, Teesta and Jamuna rivers in Gaibandha are overjoyed to get bumper yields and good prices this year.
28 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Auto repair shops see customer influx
Automobile service providers are passing busy days as people are approaching them to repair their vehicles before travelling back homes or to other destinations to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with their loved ones.
28 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Indonesia industry body confident palm oil export ban could end in May
Indonesia should be able to tackle its cooking oil shortage in the next few weeks and lift an export ban on palm oil and its refined products in May, an industry body said on Thursday, a day after a last-minute policy U-turn sparked more alarm for markets.
28 April 2022, 16:16 PM
Pathao awards top three riders with Hero motorcycles
Ride-sharing service provider Pathao has rewarded its top three bikers for sharing the highest number of rides with motorbikes.
28 April 2022, 15:14 PM
Munshi demands fair prices from global garment buyers
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi today demanded fair prices from the global clothing retailers and brands as the local exporters have been facing uneven price competition in the international markets.
28 April 2022, 14:50 PM
Beximco Pharma earns Tk 62 crore from vaccine distribution fee
Beximco Pharmaceuticals earned Tk 61.92 crore as vaccine distribution fee in the first nine months of the current financial year.
28 April 2022, 13:46 PM
Banks asked to extend online, internet-based services during Eid holidays
The Bangladesh Bank todays asked banks to provide online and internet-based banking services to clients round the clock during the upcoming Eid holidays.
28 April 2022, 12:09 PM
Stocks end week with a fall
Dhaka stocks finished the week with a fall thanks to a selling spree among investors ahead of the Eid-ul-fitr festival, which will be celebrated the next week.
28 April 2022, 11:41 AM
Banks to remain open on April 30
The Bangladesh Bank today asked banks to keep their doors open and run operations on a limited scale on April 30, a public holiday, in order to settle the increased number of financial transactions ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.
28 April 2022, 10:08 AM
Banglalink posts 8.6% rise in 2022 Q1 revenue
Banglalink posted 8.6 per cent year-on-year rise in revenue in the first quarter of 2022 on the back of strong data sales.
28 April 2022, 09:33 AM
Islami Bank achieves ISO certificate
Islami Bank Bangladesh has achieved an international organisation for standardisation (ISO) certificate from UK-based certification agency Bureau Veritas for fulfilling the requirements of ISO27001:2013 standard.
27 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Kabir made NCC Bank’s AMD
National Credit and Commerce Bank recently promoted its deputy managing director to the post of additional managing director.
27 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Customs to remain open during Eid holidays
The customs offices will remain open on a limited scale during the Eid and weekly holidays beginning from April 29 to May 4 to ensure smooth operation of export and import activities at the ports, said the National Board of Revenue yeserday.
27 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Ukraine war: GDP growth target to be revised if needed
Bangladesh’s growth target will be revised if the situation of the Ukraine-Russia war worsens, said Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday.
27 April 2022, 18:00 PM
How well does your bank know you?
We are the BTV generation whose only choice of TV series or programmes were the ones the channel aired. We had no option of flipping channels and we would rather enjoy whatever came our way.
27 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Food, energy price shocks could last for years: WB
The war in Ukraine has dealt a major shock to commodity markets, altering global patterns of trade, production, and consumption in ways that will keep prices at historically high levels through the end of 2024, according to the World Bank’s latest Commodity Markets Outlook report.
27 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Raise working capital limit
The Bangladesh Bank yesterday asked banks to raise the working capital limit as the financial strength of many businesses has weakened because of the prices increase in the global market.
27 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Sleeping bags turning into major export item
Bangladesh is becoming a major manufacturer of sleeping bags as China is losing its market share because of worker shortage and higher cost of production.
27 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Another direct shipping service to connect Ctg with Rotterdam, Liverpool
Thanks to the success of the first direct container shipping service between Chattogram and Italy commenced in February this year, several Europe-based logistics providers now also want to launch such services for faster transportation of Bangladesh’s export cargoes.
27 April 2022, 14:54 PM