Renata all set to enter Australian pharma market

Levonorgestrel 1.5mg, a contraceptive pill, will be the inaugural product
10 December 2023, 11:28 AM

139 campaigns get Digital Marketing Award 2023

An initiative of Bangladesh Brand Forum, Digital Marketing Award 2023, was presented by Meghna Group of Industries, in association with The Daily Star. 
10 December 2023, 11:00 AM
9 December 2023, 14:17 PM

ASM Mohiuddin Monem again becomes Cumilla’s top taxpayer

It is Monem's 10th consecutive top taxpayer award from the zone
9 December 2023, 12:26 PM

Tourism festival begins in Kuakata

A two-day tourism festival organised by the Bangladesh Tourism Board and the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism starts in Kuakata, Patuakhali today.
7 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Chinese firm to set up $7.6m API factory in Bangladesh

Chinese company to invest $7.6 million to establish factory inside Bepza Economic Zone to manufacture active pharmaceutical ingredients
7 December 2023, 13:02 PM

Alltex to buy reconditioned textile dyeing, finishing machinery

The board of the company took the decision in its meeting on December 6, Alltex said in a disclosure on the Dhaka Stock Exchange today.
7 December 2023, 07:45 AM

Musk's Starlink to make entry to Bangladesh

The government has decided to award a licence to Starlink, brainchild of Elon Musk,that could create competition in the internet business in Bngladesh
7 December 2023, 00:00 AM

Cotton imports to fall, could send yarn output lower

Bangladesh may import a lower volume of cotton in 2023-24 owing to a fall in orders from garments buyers, difficulties in opening LCs
6 December 2023, 18:15 PM

CPA, RSGT sign agreement on Patenga Container Terminal operation

The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) today inked a concession agreement with the Saudi Arabia's company Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT) to operate the newly built Patenga Container Terminal (PCT) on PPP-G2G basis for next 22 years.
6 December 2023, 11:52 AM

Bangladesh’s leather exports to benefit from CETP upgrade

two tanneries of Apex and Bay Leather to set up their own effluent treatment plants and other companies are waiting for permission
6 December 2023, 00:00 AM

Transcom chief Shahnaz Rahman among top taxpayers again

Once again, Transcom Group Chairman Shahnaz Rahman has been named one of the 76 highest taxpayers in the country
5 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Political unrest puts steel millers in a bind

construction activities in Bangladesh usually peak during the dry season from November to March, steel millers are concerned about the reduced demand for 60-grade mild steel (MS) rods
5 December 2023, 00:00 AM

Land transfer tax cut in some areas

The government has cut the land transfer tax in certain areas of Dhaka and Chattogram districts in order to make it affordable, encourage the registration of property transfers and increase revenue collection.
4 December 2023, 18:30 PM

Farmers feel the pinch of reduced prices of beef

With traders cutting prices of beef, cattle traders are offering lower prices to farmers
4 December 2023, 00:00 AM

Tourism industry at Saint Martin struggling to stay afloat

Saint Martin's Island off the southern coast of Cox's Bazar is usually abuzz with tourists this time each year, but the ongoing nationwide strikes and blockades have put a damper on the local tourism industry.
3 December 2023, 00:10 AM

Strong rebound expected in apparel shipment to US

Festive season sales signalling a strong rebound in apparel shipment from Bangladesh
3 December 2023, 00:05 AM

Scooter sales lose steam as costlier USD bites

Scooter sales fell 20 % year-on-year in the first 10 months of 2023
3 December 2023, 00:00 AM

Imports thru land ports fell 13% in FY23

Imports through land ports declined by more than 13 percent year-on-year in fiscal 2022-23
30 November 2023, 23:30 PM

Airfreight in a downspin due to lower trade

Freight movement through airports fell to a four-year low last FY due to lower trade
29 November 2023, 18:15 PM