60% of e-return filers show no taxable income: Salehuddin
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BB launches campaign to push Bangla QR payments
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Development spending hits lowest level in at least 5 years
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25 June 2026, 18:57 PM Business
Syed Sehab Ullah Al-Manjur, new CEO of United Insurance
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25 June 2026, 18:39 PM Business
Quickly implement textile clause of Bangladesh-US trade deal: BTMA
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24 June 2026, 20:07 PM Business
Exporters seek wider use of UK trade scheme
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24 June 2026, 19:47 PM Business
Banks told to ensure uninterrupted savings certificate services
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24 June 2026, 16:39 PM Business
Banks can now transfer consumer loans directly to vendors
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23 June 2026, 18:57 PM Business
Bangladesh to issue first short-term sukuk for rural infrastructure
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22 June 2026, 21:32 PM Business

Govt asks GP to pay Tk 12579.95 cr

The government has sent a notice claiming Tk 12579.95 crore dues from Grameenphone. Of the total amount, the leading mobile phone operator owes Tk 8494.01 crore to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) and Tk 4085.94 crore to National Board of Revenue (NBR).
2 April 2019, 16:59 PM

Sri Lanka powers up South Asia’s first pilot mobile 5G service

For the first time in South Asia, Sri Lanka's largest telecommunications service provider Dialog Axiata PLC has successfully demonstrated a fully standards based 5G mobile service, integrating 5G network infrastructure with a mobile 5G device.
2 April 2019, 04:47 AM

6,500 mobile towers offline after storm

Over 6,500 mobile network towers went offline across Bangladesh after yesterday’s nor’wester that wreaked havoc in Dhaka, insiders say.
1 April 2019, 06:21 AM

FIRE SAFETY ISSUES IN BUILDINGS OF DHAKA CITY

The human race advanced from the Stone Age when it found a way to control and use fire. Control means the ability to ignite and
30 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Locally assembled Samsung handsets bearing fruit

The local assembly of handsets by Samsung is already bearing fruit as their quality in some cases is better than the imported ones and the prices are also low, said Muyeedur Rahman, head of mobile at Samsung Mobile Bangladesh.
27 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Regent Airways offers up to 20pc discount in air tickets for 16th int’l tourism fair

Regent Airways, a renowned private airline of Bangladesh, offers up to 20 percent discount on prices of tickets of all domestic and international routes excluding Doha and Muskat in the 16th International Tourism Fair of Dhaka Travel Mart (DTM).
22 March 2019, 09:29 AM

Grameenphone restrictions go

The telecom regulator yesterday lifted the four restrictions it had imposed on Grameenphone after the penalties were challenged in the High Court.
19 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Mobile assembly gathers pace

Three more local companies are in the process of rolling out their mobile assembling plants as astute players look to exploit the 14 percentage points of tax benefit being offered to log in higher sales.
19 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Dial 100 to lodge complaint against mobile operators

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) urges all the telecom users to lodge any complaints regarding the operators' services by calling its short code 100.
18 March 2019, 15:39 PM

BDCOM to launch IPTV on Pohela Boishakh

A private company declares to launch state of the art IPTV (Internet Protocol television) service in the country as the first company from Pohela Boishakh, first day of the first day of Bengali calendar.
18 March 2019, 12:15 PM

Mobile, Internet Use: Women far behind men

Some 58 percent of adult women in Bangladesh own mobile phones while only 13 percent use the internet, a new study found, exposing the wide gender gap in the digital sphere.
7 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Precast and Place-Cast Concrete

Concrete is the second most consumed material in the world after water. It is estimated that every year 21 billion tonnes of concrete are consumed globally by 7 billion people. This large volume of concrete is used for making buildings, bridges, tunnels, roads, ports, and other infrastructures. Based on the place of casting, concrete is divided into place-cast or cast-in-place or cast-in-situ concrete and precast concrete.
23 February 2019, 18:10 PM

Robi returns to profit after 2yrs

Robi ended 2018 on a positive note despite incurring huge losses in the last quarter, logging in Tk 214.7 crore in net profits on the
23 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Construction sector looks to thrive on higher demand

The construction sector passed a good year in 2018 and looks to perform even better this year on the back of speeding up of implementation of major infrastructure projects.
23 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Vietnamese mangoes to be exported to US

After 10 years of negotiations, Vietnamese mangoes have been licensed for export to the US.
19 February 2019, 06:48 AM

GP subscribers suffer highest call drops

Grameenphone users suffer the highest call drops and they wait longer to get connected to the number they dial, according to a report of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.
18 February 2019, 18:00 PM

GP handed out SMP restrictions

Grameenphone was yesterday slapped with four restrictions by the telecom regulator as part of the penalties for becoming a Significant Market Power (SMP).
18 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Govt blocks 55 more porn sites

The government blocks 55 more pornographic websites as per its initiatives of internet safety solution programme in the country.
18 February 2019, 07:56 AM

Country to enter 5G era through Teletalk

Fifth generation (5G) mobile technology will be rolled out by the state-owned mobile operator Teletalk in the country before any other telecom operators, Telecom Minister Mustafa Jabbar says.
16 February 2019, 15:30 PM

Tourism sector needs policy support to thrive: experts

The tourism and hospitality sector of Bangladesh needs policy support from the government to boost its contribution to the economy, said sector people yesterday.
14 February 2019, 18:00 PM