Reforms can boost leather, footwear exports to $5b by 2030: Nasim Manzur
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Price of bottled soybean oil rises by Tk 5 a litre
2 September 2026
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BSEC approves Desco’s Tk 45.9 crore preference shares
2 September 2026
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18,000 customers apply to withdraw Tk 1,300 crore from Sammilito Islami Bank
2 September 2026
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Banks’ bad loans surpass Tk 6 lakh crore again
2 September 2026
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BB pushes for passage of two banking laws
1 September 2026
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Bangladesh's exports rise 5.43% in July-August
1 September 2026
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Commodity suppliers warn of supply shortages amid gas crises
1 September 2026
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Remittance rises 22% in August
1 September 2026
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Public servants’ new pay scale rolls out in four phases
31 August 2026
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Air traffic to double by 2037: IATA
The number of people travelling by air should double to 8.2 billion a year by 2037, with Asia and the Pacific leading the way, sector federation IATA forecast.
25 October 2018
Bangladesh among 'best value travel destinations'
Bangladesh ranked seventh in the Lonely Planet's Top 10 “Best Value” travel destinations for 2019, which showcased the top ten places for affordable adventures, UNB reports.
24 October 2018
GP profit rises 26pc in Jan-Sep
Net profit of Grameenphone rose 26.6 percent to Tk 2,610 crore in the first nine months of the year, compared to the same period a year ago, on the back of higher growth of data and voice revenues.
23 October 2018
Telcos reluctant to compensate for call drops
Mobile phone operators gave back only a third of the minutes payable to users because of massive call drops in the year to September, highlighting their reluctance to compensate customers, according to the telecom regulator.
22 October 2018
Robi gains, GP loses
Robi has pulled in 16,916 customers to its network from three rivals in the first three weeks after the mobile number portability was rolled out, according to a report of the telecom regulator.
21 October 2018
Now '013' too GP
Grameenphone begins selling its new phone number series starting with ‘013’.
14 October 2018
Asia’s most visited countries
China attracts the highest number of tourists in the region with a record number of inflow of 59.27 million people in the year 2016.
13 October 2018
5th mobile assembly plant opens today
Mobile handset assembling is set to expand further in the country as a fifth company is set to officially announce its enrolment today with its own “5 Star Mobile” brand.
11 October 2018
Buy handsets with ease
The telecom regulator has finalised a directive that will soon allow those with no credit card to enjoy equal monthly instalment facility to purchase high-end smartphones from mobile operators.
4 October 2018
Now you can use any operator keeping same mobile number
The much-awaited mobile number portability (MNP) service is launched for the first time in Bangladesh. With this Bangladesh becomes the 72nd country to make the service available.
1 October 2018
Telcos spend Tk 104cr on digital marketing
The top three mobile operators spent Tk 104 crore last fiscal year for reaching their target audience through digital platforms, with Facebook being the most popular medium.
30 September 2018
Construction site safety: progress made or more of the same?
With a rapidly burgeoning urban landscape despite a slew of issues like lack of planning, congestion and astronomical land prices,
29 September 2018
Local construction firms grow from strength to strength
Local contractors in Bangladesh are increasingly coming of age as they show strengths in terms of timely-delivery of projects as well
29 September 2018
Most advanced data centre set for test run
A test run of Bangladesh's first Tier 4 national data centre, comprising the most advanced technology in use around the world, will begin in the first week of October as part of the government's move to boost the country's data storage capacity.
25 September 2018
Thai woman claims self defence after biting Indian tourist's lip in Pattaya
An Indian tourist is injured when a Thai woman bit his lip during a street fight on Pattaya's Walking Street, police says.
23 September 2018
Mobile internet pricing set for adjustments
Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Mustafa Jabbar yesterday said the government has taken an initiative to adjust prices of data packages of mobile internet services.
9 September 2018
InterContinental opens Thursday
InterContinental Dhaka, formerly known as Ruposhi Bangla and Sheraton, is scheduled to open on September 13 after four years of renovations.
9 September 2018
Local airlines upset despite travel boom
Local airlines nowadays carry nearly double the number of passengers on domestic routes compared to what was five years ago but the surge hasn't translated into profitability, said executives.
5 September 2018
Stop unwanted messages
The telecom regulator has ordered mobile operators to stop sending commercial and promotional messages to subscribers if they choose not to receive those.
4 September 2018
Qubee parts with individual subscribers
Nearly nine years past its launch, wireless broadband operator Qubee has brought to a close its individual subscriber-centric services.
2 September 2018