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

‘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

4G services by March

Mobile internet users, especially in city areas, can brace themselves for super-fast data service from March as all operators are set to roll out 4G service, said the top brass of the telecom regulator yesterday.
14 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Tavelers shatter tourism records around the world in 2017

The numbers are trickling in from tourism offices and it seems that 2017 is a banner year for many parts of the world.
14 January 2018, 11:16 AM

Mobile operators to apply for 4G licences today

Mobile phone operators, including state-run Teletalk and now out-of-service Citycell, will be applying for 4G licence
13 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Telcos' investment shrinks but revenue rises

Investment by mobile operators hit a six-year low in fiscal 2016-17 after being on a descent for the past four years
13 January 2018, 18:00 PM

80pc gadgets to be made locally by 2021

Around 80 percent of the Tk 1,500 crore worth of gadgets that are sold in the country every year will come from the local
11 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Sketches show revised plans for Obama Presidential Centre

Barack and Michelle Obama have released a new series of images depicting the future Obama Presidential Center, revealing a revised vision of the layout and landscaping of the campus in Chicago's Jackson Park.
11 January 2018, 15:03 PM

Last-minute rush to make Teletalk eligible for 4G licence

The government is scrambling to find an opening to make Teletalk eligible for the 4G spectrum auction scheduled
10 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Four mobile container scanners lie idle for nearly 2yrs

The four mobile container scanners donated by China to speed up the trade process have been lying idle for nearly
10 January 2018, 18:00 PM