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Exports rise 7pc in Jul-Dec

Exports rose 7.15 percent year-on-year to $17.92 billion in the first half of the fiscal year, maintaining the growth
6 January 2018

App adds to Biman's crew performance

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has put in place a mobile app boosting the performance of its 500 cabin crew, which
4 January 2018

Port users call for lifting vehicle's weight limit

Chittagong port users and importers yesterday called for withdrawal of vehicle's weight limit set by the government on goods
3 January 2018

Over Tk 1,200cr lying unused

The government has failed to use a single penny of Tk 1,257.32 crore or over $150 million furnished by the mobile phone operators to the telecom regulator's social obligation fund in the last six years.
2 January 2018

Congestion pulls down growth rate to five-year low

Chittagong port handled about 2.56 million twenty-foot equivalent units of import, export and empty containers last year, up 9.36
1 January 2018

SIM re-registration reins in illegal voice calls

Mobile operators in 2016-17 deactivated 15.57 lakh SIM cards allegedly being used for illicit businesses, such as
1 January 2018

Govt earns Tk 111cr from land ports: minister

The government earned Tk 111 crore in revenues from the country's land ports this year, much higher from Tk 28 crore in 2009,
30 December 2017

Ink makers assoc elects top brass

MA Momen, managing director of Toka Ink Bangladesh Ltd and Pioneer Printing Press Ltd, has been elected as
26 December 2017

A stellar year for ICT

Bangladesh's ICT sector will bid farewell to 2017 on a high note as the year saw digital services thrive, exports hit a
26 December 2017

Apparel exports saved by sturdy dollar

The favourable US dollar-taka exchange rate has lent a helping hand to apparel exporters in the outgoing calendar
25 December 2017

Govt clears way for issuing more ISP licences

The telecom regulator has resumed processes to award 524 new licences for internet service providers after a lull of
24 December 2017

Flat prices beyond reach of middle class

The organiser of the real estate and housing fair has gone all out to woo buyers, bringing in developers, construction and building material companies and loan providers under one roof.
23 December 2017

Chinese firm to set up mobile assembly plant

Chinese mobile phone maker Transsion Holdings is set to establish a device assembling plant in Bangladesh over the next few months, making it the first foreign brand to do so.
23 December 2017

Citycell eyes 4G licence to make a comeback

Citycell, which has been out of service since October last year, is trying to reenter the telecommunication business as the now defunct
21 December 2017

REHAB membership a must for housing business: Tofail

None will be allowed to run business in the housing sector if the company does not become a member of the Real Estate & Housing
21 December 2017

Imported apple, ginger find no takers at auction

Chittagong Customs House has set another date to auction off 93 tonnes of unclaimed apple and ginger after none
20 December 2017

13 closed textile mills to reopen

The government is going to renovate and reopen 13 textile mills under public-private partnership arrangement at a
20 December 2017

Internet users soar

The ICT industry has added one crore active internet connections in the last seven months and crossed the eight
20 December 2017

Biman plans to buy three 80-seater aircraft

Biman Bangladesh Airlines is set to buy three 80-seater aircraft from Canada for $22.42 million each under a government-to-government arrangement.
19 December 2017

EC server crashes derange SIM sales

Mobile operators' SIM sales, deactivation and replacement services have been severely disrupted in the last two months due to failure
19 December 2017