Middle East conflict disrupting garment production: BGMEA president
15 April 2026, 21:02 PM
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UNI Global Union lauds amended labour law of Bangladesh
15 April 2026, 20:15 PM
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iFarmer secures $1.5m foreign funding to strengthen agri value chain
15 April 2026, 19:26 PM
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Automotive trade show begins on April 23
15 April 2026, 18:52 PM
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Opinion / Restoring trust in Bangladesh’s capital market: how blockchain and AI can end IPO fraud
15 April 2026, 12:00 PM
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Starlink in Bangladesh: Blazing fast, but few can afford
13 April 2026, 21:26 PM
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Transaction-based reference rate introduced in money market
13 April 2026, 18:53 PM
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Tax return deadline extended for companies until May 15
13 April 2026, 17:29 PM
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Islami Bank MD sent on leave for over 1.5 months
12 April 2026, 20:54 PM
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Middle East war may dent Bangladesh’s growth, RMG output and exports: Sanem
9 April 2026, 20:47 PM
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Maldives, a honeymoon haven in peril
Famed as an upmarket tourist destination of white beaches and turquoise waters, the island nation of the Maldives is troubled by
10 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Regent starts flights to Jessore on Feb 20
Regent Airways will start its daily flight to Jessore from Dhaka on February 20, the airline said in a statement yesterday. The aircraft of
8 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Bandwidth price cut by 15pc
Wholesale internet bandwidth price has been slashed by up to 15 percent to discourage imports from India and increase its usage, said
1 February 2018, 18:00 PM
BTRC to earn $100m in tech neutrality fees
The telecom regulator yesterday gave Robi the go-ahead for tech neutrality as the country's first mobile operator in 900 Mhz and
1 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Bandwidth wholesale price reduced by 15%
Wholesale price of internet bandwidth has been reduced by 15 percent to discourage imports from India and dispose of its huge amount of unused bandwidth, Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Ltd (BSCCL) officials say.
1 February 2018, 15:03 PM
Operators witness jump in SIM, internet connections
Mobile operators passed a very successful 2017 adding a record number of customers to their networks and
29 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Sweater exports on the rise
Sweater shipment from Bangladesh is on the rise thanks to competitive pricing and longer winters in the Western world as a result of
25 January 2018, 18:00 PM
New ranking reveals the 'best countries' in the world 2018
A new ranking that evaluated countries on everything from economic influence, power, citizenship and quality of life, has declared Switzerland the world's best country for 2018.
24 January 2018, 07:40 AM
‘White oil’: Saudi Arabia seeks place on tourism map
Saudi Arabia is to begin issuing tourist visas soon, opening up one of the last frontiers of global tourism -- a sector touted as the desert kingdom's "white oil" -- as it steps up diversification efforts to wean itself off its crude oil dependence.
24 January 2018, 06:24 AM
BTRC to declare all operators eligible for 4G licences
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has decided to be liberal with the mobile phone operators and declare all of the five applicants eligible for the fourth generation licences.
23 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Producers call for withdrawal of raw jute export ban
The Bangladesh Jute Association yesterday strongly protested the ban on raw jute exports, saying the move would restrict overseas sales
22 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Software expo begins Feb 22
A four-day BASIS SoftExpo 2018 starting February 22 promises to be the country's largest exposition of software and ICT enabled
22 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Robi introduces service robots
Robi yesterday introduced humanoid robots with artificial intelligence as customer care attendants, as part of a plan
21 January 2018, 18:00 PM
India cuts onion export price by $150 per tonne
Bangladeshi traders hope to do good business as India cuts onion prices by $150 per tonne, nearly two months after they raised it to $852.
As the decision came into effect yesterday, importers in Bangladesh can now buy each tonne of onion from the neighbouring country at $702.
21 January 2018, 07:53 AM
BTRC lifts minimum speed limit for 4G
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission will not enforce a precondition that instructed mobile phone operators to
20 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Stop defaming GP's work environment
Grameenphone's women employees yesterday said a national Bangla daily is deliberately trying to tarnish the image of the mobile
18 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Apparel exports to India soar 66pc
Garment exports to India soared 66.41 percent in the first six months of the fiscal year on the back of demand from Western
17 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Complaints against telcos pile up
Mobile users' complaints against operators, especially market leader Grameenphone, have piled up with the telecommunication
16 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Ship gets stuck at Ctg port, affects vessel movement
A container ship got stuck on one side of the Chittagong port's channel amid dense fog yesterday morning, disrupting vessel movement.
15 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Sri Lanka lifts 38-yr ban on women buying, selling alcohol
Sri Lanka has revoked a 38-year ban on selling alcohol to women and employing them in places where the drinks are produced and sold.
15 January 2018, 04:48 AM