Ambitious targets could push budget deficit to Tk 4 lakh crore
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18 June 2026, 22:02 PM Business
FICCI praises policy stability, warns on revenue collection goals
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18 June 2026, 21:38 PM Business
BB eases forex rules for ship leasing by local companies
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18 June 2026, 19:49 PM Business
Budget sends positive signal for investment, jobs: IBFB
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18 June 2026, 16:59 PM Business
Netherlands emerges as top foreign investor in Bangladesh in 2025
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18 June 2026, 14:25 PM Business
Higher taxes may raise steel production costs
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18 June 2026, 00:00 AM Business
Agriculture budget rises, but challenges remain for farmers: experts
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17 June 2026, 21:08 PM Business
Tax hikes to raise production costs by Tk 12,000 a tonne: steel makers
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17 June 2026, 18:17 PM Business
Govt plans two free trade zones near major ports
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17 June 2026, 15:36 PM Business

Navana Pharma to invest Tk 145 crore for new production unit

Tk 132 crore will come from own funds, external sources and the rest from IPO
9 March 2024, 12:26 PM

Voting of BGMEA elections ends

The voting of the biennial election of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) ended at 5pm today
9 March 2024, 11:47 AM

Massive reforms needed in tax laws: experts

Massive reforms are required in tax and VAT laws to mobilise domestic resources and achieve the government’s target to become a developed country by 2041, according to experts.
7 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Asean ambassadors hold meeting with ICC Bangladesh president

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Bangladesh President Mahbubur Rahman urged ambassadors of the Asean Dhaka Committee (ADC) to increase imports from Bangladesh to reduce trade gaps.
7 March 2024, 15:52 PM

Edotco, Huawei to launch tower made of fibreglass

Edotco will be the first tower company to offer fibreglass tower solutions to mobile operators
7 March 2024, 12:35 PM

Korean, foreign investors to get prompt services through OSS platform: Bida

Bida sits with Korea-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry
7 March 2024, 12:00 PM

DSE Ramadan trading hour 10am to 1:30pm

The Dhaka bourse also cuts Ramadan office time to 3:30pm
7 March 2024, 11:15 AM

Heidelberg Cement returns to profit, recommends 25% cash dividend 

Heidelberg Cement Bangladesh Ltd (HCBL) recorded Tk 45.93 crore in profit in 2023, reversing the losses it made in the previous year
7 March 2024, 08:24 AM

Profitability in farming on the decline: study

Farmers are registering reduced profitability from paddy cultivation due to tightening of the rural labour market and declining real prices for the cereal grain, according to a joint study by two international research organisations.
6 March 2024, 19:00 PM

Businesses should reduce reliance on subsidies

The NBR chairman urged businesses in Rajshahi to reduce their reliance on subsidies as such a tendency contradicts the country’s aspiration to become a developed nation by 2041.
6 March 2024, 18:30 PM

Inflation falls in February

Inflation slides 19 basis points to 9.67℅
6 March 2024, 15:29 PM

Rajshahi businesses should reduce reliance on subsidies: NBR chairman

NBR sits with Rajshahi businesses in a pre-budget discussion
6 March 2024, 14:27 PM

Gold price makes new record

From March 7, a bhori of 22-carat gold will cost Tk 112,907
6 March 2024, 13:42 PM

Moringa stick imports rise ahead of Ramadan

Businesses brought in 400 tonnes of the vegetable in February
6 March 2024, 11:00 AM

RMG export in February one of the highest

Bangladesh exported garments worth $4.49 billion in February 2024, one of the highest for any single month, undergoing a year-on-year growth of 13.93 percent, according to data from the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB).
5 March 2024, 18:30 PM

Six textile, leather factories get Social Dialogue Award

Six factories in the textile and leather sectors received the “Social Dialogue Award” for their outstanding work in fostering a culture of inclusive dialogue and participation in the workplace.
5 March 2024, 15:14 PM

Asiatic Laboratories’ stock market debut tomorrow

The company earlier raised Tk 95 crore through IPO
5 March 2024, 13:42 PM

Textile engineers identify top challenges for textile, RMG sectors

Skills gap, employer-employee trust deficit, rising operational cost are the major challenges
5 March 2024, 12:58 PM

TCB imports 400 tonnes of chickpeas through Benapole

The import cost is Tk 85 a kg, but the TCB will sell it at Tk 55 a kg
5 March 2024, 12:22 PM

BB's repo facility to be weekly, not daily

The scope for banks to avail Bangladesh Bank’s (BB) repo facility is set to narrow as relevant auctions will be held weekly instead of daily from upcoming July.
4 March 2024, 19:00 PM