Govt links 12,000 institutions to broadband
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3 September 2026 Business
Bangladesh Travel Mart 2026 begins today
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3 September 2026 Business
Reforms can boost leather, footwear exports to $5b by 2030: Nasim Manzur
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3 September 2026 Business
Price of bottled soybean oil rises by Tk 5 a litre
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2 September 2026 Business
BSEC approves Desco’s Tk 45.9 crore preference shares
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2 September 2026 Business
Banks’ bad loans surpass Tk 6 lakh crore again
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2 September 2026 Business
BB pushes for passage of two banking laws
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1 September 2026 Business
Bangladesh's exports rise 5.43% in July-August
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GP sees slight profit rise amid challenges

Grameenphone's net profits in the first quarter of the year increased 3.68 percent year-on-year to Tk 535 crore amid challenging business conditions.
4 May 2015

BTRC to launch hotline to receive complaints

The telecom regulator has taken an initiative to ensure the quality of services, allocating a dedicated number to help users lodge complaints.
22 April 2015

Canada keen to buy more garments from Bangladesh

Canada said it would take steps to boost garment imports from Bangladesh in an effort to increase bilateral trade.
16 April 2015

Garment exporters going green to grab more orders

Bangladesh's garment sector is moving towards green building initiatives to impress the growing tribe of eco-minded international
15 April 2015

Samsung, GP launch flagship smartphones

Samsung in partnership with Grameenphone yesterday unveiled two smartphones—Galaxy S6 and its curved-edge variant S6 Edge—for the Bangladesh market.
13 April 2015

International factoring: an alternative to LCs

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said international factoring removes the danger of open-account trade under two-factor system very easily, regardless of whether the exporter is a small or large organisation.
12 April 2015

Travel mart concludes with 30pc higher sales

Sales at the Dhaka Travel Mart, an international tourism fair that concluded yesterday, were higher by around 30 percent this year than
11 April 2015

China: next big garment export destination

China, the largest apparel exporter worldwide, is becoming a major destination for Bangladeshi garment items due to duty benefits
11 April 2015

Big plan for tourism next year

The government aims to increase foreign tourist arrivals by 70 percent to 10 lakh by 2016 by undertaking a series of promotional
9 April 2015

Export growth brings sunshine

Exports rose 7.43 percent year-on-year to $2.93 billion in March, a development which has brought a ray of sunshine amid the
6 April 2015

Ericsson brings solution to poor telecom network coverage

The dropping of mobile phone signals in office buildings is an everyday reality in Bangladesh in spite of the huge technological
4 April 2015

No questions on undisclosed funds in real estate, REHAB demands

Realtors yesterday urged the government not to question the source of an individual's undisclosed income to invest in real estate.
2 April 2015

Robi launches mobile payment of electricity bills in Rangpur

Consumers of Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) in Rangpur can now pay their bills online, thanks to a new service launched
31 March 2015

Furniture makers see good overseas sales ahead

Bangladesh's furniture sector could emerge as a major exporter in five years, as manufacturers have already strengthened their
26 March 2015

Private sugar refiners irked by curbs on imports

The government has brought down the ceiling for raw sugar imports by 50 percent and banned setting up of new refineries and
25 March 2015

Toma gets contract to build eight buildings for Uttara apartment project

Toma Construction and Company yesterday got the contract to build eight of the 240 buildings for the Uttara apartment project,
25 March 2015

Unrest hits tea prices

Tea prices in Bangladesh fell sharply for a third week at Tuesday's weekly auction amid tepid demand from local buyers despite
25 March 2015

Experts say low-cost airlines don't mean low safety

The budget airlines that have won a major share of the European aviation market are subject to the same safety and maintenance
25 March 2015

Pangaon terminal still shunned by businesses

Despite being free of risks of arson, businesses are shunning the river route to transport goods to and from Chittagong port via the
12 March 2015

Exporters fear growth may fall for unrest

Despite political and factory safety challenges at home and an image crisis abroad, apparel exports maintained positive growth during the
8 March 2015