Price of bottled soybean oil rises by Tk 5 a litre
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BSEC approves Desco’s Tk 45.9 crore preference shares
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Banks’ bad loans surpass Tk 6 lakh crore again
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BB pushes for passage of two banking laws
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Bangladesh's exports rise 5.43% in July-August
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Commodity suppliers warn of supply shortages amid gas crises
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Remittance rises 22% in August
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Public servants’ new pay scale rolls out in four phases
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31 August 2026 Business

Sustainable development demands durable concrete

Durability of concrete may be defined as "the ability of concrete to resist weathering action, chemical attack, and abrasion while
28 July 2018

Rod prices still high: Real estate sector worried

Rod prices have remained at a high level since April this year—a scenario that steel-makers describe as very stable. But construction
28 July 2018

Govt conducts 5G trial run

South Asia's first test run of fifth generation (5G) mobile internet took place in Dhaka yesterday when download speeds of up to 4.17 gigabits per second were experienced.
25 July 2018

IndiGo to connect Dhaka, Kolkata from Aug 1

IndiGo, a low-cost Indian carrier, is all set to start daily flights from Dhaka from August 1 to provide the passengers with relatively inexpensive air fare.
24 July 2018

Buckingham Palace to open its gates to the public starting this weekend

Didn't score an invite to the royal nuptials in May? If you're London-bound this summer, you can get a taste of the royal high life with a tour of Buckingham Palace, which opens to the public this weekend.
21 July 2018

Samsung brings mobile accessories

Samsung has entered Bangladesh's mobile phone accessories market by launching its original ancillary products in order to cater the growing number of digital device users.
19 July 2018

GP profit rises 36pc in Apr-Jun

Grameenphone's net profit rose 36.3 percent year-on-year to Tk 1,080.44 crore in the April-June period, the highest in a single quarter in the operator's history, helped by an unused portion of tax provisioning as well as growth in voice and data revenue.
16 July 2018

Too many offers baffle mobile users

The telecom regulator has stepped in to protect customers by way of stopping mobile phone operators from confusing subscribers with hundreds of voice and data offers.
15 July 2018

Export stars to be awarded today

The government will honour 63 companies today with export trophies for their extraordinary performance in fiscal 2014-15.
14 July 2018

Telcos to explain why they failed to circulate PM's Eid greetings

The BTRC has issued two notices within a span of seven days asking Grameenphone, Robi and Banglalink to explain why an Eid-ul-Fitr greeting of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had not been sent out to subscribers.
12 July 2018

Caustic soda export to India comes to a halt

The export of caustic soda to India has remained suspended for the last three months after New Delhi ruled the chemical will not be allowed to enter the country without the certification from its standards authority.
12 July 2018

World's biggest mobile factory opens in Noida

The world's biggest mobile factory was launched yesterday in Noida, a satellite township of New Delhi, jointly by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting South Korean President Moon Jae.
9 July 2018

Golden days beckon for jute

Jute and jute goods put in a solid shift in the overseas market in fiscal 2017-18, crossing the $1 billion mark in receipts after five years, much to the cheer of the government as it endeavours to lower dependency on garment.
9 July 2018

Mobile VAS providers should have licences

A good number of foreign mobile value-added services companies that repatriate a significant amount of funds from Bangladesh will face regulatory bar as the telecom regulator is set to introduce licensing for the business.
9 July 2018

Commercial service from September

Bangabandhu-1 satellite's first commercial service is scheduled to begin in September when it will be connecting vessels navigating in the Bay of Bengal and around the country to each other and to inland ports.
8 July 2018

Qubee shrinks business amid competition

Qubee is handing over 20,000 individual subscribers to its main competitor under a revenue sharing model as the wireless broadband service provider is seeking to reshape its business to survive the onslaught of high-speed mobile internet.
7 July 2018

BASIS launches second edition of ICT award

The Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) yesterday launched a second national ICT award for 2018 to recognise outstanding achievements of individuals and entrepreneurs.
7 July 2018

5G trial run on July 25

The government now plans to go for a trial run of 5G mobile technology, which has caused the mobile users to raise an eyebrow, as its predecessor -- 4G -- is yet to cover major parts of the country.
5 July 2018

GP opposes uniform call rate plan

Grameenphone yesterday opposed the government's latest plan to introduce uniform call rate for mobile phones.
28 June 2018

Biman to offer inflight internet, call from Sept

Making phone calls or browsing internet has so far been a dream for Bangladeshi passengers while on a flight, but the wait would soon be over as Biman Bangladesh Airlines is set to introduce the service in September.
27 June 2018