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

Doreen gets approval to restart Narsingdi power plant

Private electricity producer Doreen Power Generations and Systems Ltd is set to restart its Narsingdi power plant, which suspended power output in December last year
19 February 2024, 05:52 AM

BGMEA turning to heritage fashion items to meet export target

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) wants to achieve the target to export $100 billion worth of garments by 2030 by developing and selling heritage fashion products to international clothing retailers and brands.
18 February 2024, 18:00 PM
18 February 2024, 15:34 PM

Understanding Carbon Neutrality & Debt

Comparing our current days with five years back from now we can easily comprehend the fact that temperature is rising and as a result we feel scorching heat every year.
18 February 2024, 14:25 PM

Lub-rref suffers massive drop in profit 

Lub-rref (Bangladesh) Ltd, a lubricant producer, saw its profit nosedive 76 percent year-on-year in the July-December period of the financial year 2023-24
18 February 2024, 09:03 AM

Doreen halts Feni power plant as contract expires

Doreen Power Generations and Systems Ltd said it has closed its 22-megawatt plant in Feni as the government has yet to extend the contract on power purchase
18 February 2024, 06:08 AM

Software and ITES provider urge for extension of tax exemption until 2031

Software and IT Enabled Service (ITES) providers yesterday urged the government to extend the income tax exemption applicable to them by six years until 2031 in order to help the nation achieve its vision for a Smart Bangladesh by 2041.
17 February 2024, 18:30 PM

Businesses uninterested in surveys for a lack of awareness

Businesses in Bangladesh generally do not respond to surveys as they are reluctant to share information due to a lack of awareness of its benefits, according to an economist. 
17 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Two new scanners start operation at Ctg port

Export containers come under scanning
17 February 2024, 15:34 PM

Growing market for fire safety items creates opportunity for local manufacturing

'Bangladesh has an annual market of around Tk 14,000 crore-Tk 15,000 crore for fire safety and security-related items, but has to import such items from the United Kingdom, the US, UAE, Germany, Turkey, and Japan'
17 February 2024, 15:00 PM

LafargeHolcim, SCC to work on waste management

LafargeHolcim Bangladesh and Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) recently launched a joint initiative under which they installed a material recovery facility at a cost of Tk 15.30 crore for the sustainable management of plastic waste in Sylhet.
17 February 2024, 14:10 PM

Turkish Coca-Cola Icecek acquires Coca-Cola Bangladesh for $130m 

Turkish beverage company Coca-Cola Icecek (CCI) has signed a deal to acquire Coca-Cola Bangladesh Beverages Ltd (CCBB) for $130 million.   
16 February 2024, 03:11 AM

Insurance yet to become favourable protection measure

Few people in Bangladesh use insurance schemes to safeguard against potential financial concerns as most prefer to keep their rainy-day funds in banks and bonds, according to a recent study.
15 February 2024, 19:00 PM

Walmart to source more from Bangladesh

Walmart's Executive Vice-President Andrea Albright says in meeting with Salman F Rahman
15 February 2024, 14:12 PM

Rancon Motors, Genex to build charging station for electric vehicles

Seven charging stations will be in Dhaka and 14 others countrywide
15 February 2024, 13:40 PM

Crowd briefly blocks entrance to Grameen Telecom building  

A group of men and women blocked the entrance to the Grameen Telecom building this morning, adding a new twist to the development revolving around Grameen Kaylan and Grameen Telecom
15 February 2024, 06:28 AM

a2i, Sublime to set up 50,000 digital centres

Aspire to Innovate (a2i) and Sublime Ltd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for establishing 50,000 digital service centres in rural areas across Bangladesh, according to a press release.
14 February 2024, 15:35 PM

Engage public, private sectors for ease of doing business: MCCI

The leading chamber holds its first quarterly luncheon meeting
14 February 2024, 12:49 PM
14 February 2024, 11:11 AM

64% of freelancers trained under govt project now employed

About two-thirds of the freelancers trained under a government project are now outsourcing their skills to foreign clients, thereby contributing to Bangladesh’s foreign reserves, according to an official of the Planning Commission.
13 February 2024, 18:00 PM