RMG leaders urge rate cuts, energy fixes as US tariffs loom

Industry leaders urged the government to urgently address these domestic constraints.
30 April 2025, 06:58 AM

Reserves reach $22 billion after seven months

Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves have reached the $22 billion mark after several months, thanks to an increased inflow of foreign currency generated by remittances and export earnings.
30 April 2025, 01:32 AM

BSEC suspends 21 officials 

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has suspended 21 officials over allegations of misconduct and disciplinary breaches during a protest against the top brass of the market regulator in March this year.
30 April 2025, 01:22 AM

Tax officials protest at NBR headquarters over draft revenue law

Several hundred tax and customs officials staged a demonstration at the National Board of Revenue (NBR) headquarters in Dhaka today, demanding revisions to a draft ordinance that proposes dividing the board into two separate divisions and allowing top appointments from outside the revenue cadre.
29 April 2025, 16:15 PM

Banglalink raises data, voice and bundle volumes by up to 25%

Banglalink has launched a new range of data packages, increasing the volume of data, voice minutes, and bundle allocations by up to 25 percent..Customers can now get 20 percent more data, 22 percent more voice minutes, and expanded bundle volumes under the updated plans, the third-largest
29 April 2025, 15:28 PM

BSEC promotes orange bond to improve women’s access to finance

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) promotes orange bonds to provide women entrepreneurs, especially those in rural areas, an easy financing solution, remove gender bias, and improve women’s living standards, said its officials yesterday.. They were addressing a worksh
29 April 2025, 14:45 PM

No margin loan for power sector

The taskforce for capital market reforms has suggested excluding power plants from the list of marginable securities as their nature of having fixed tenures makes them more aligned with bonds..The taskforce submitted its final proposals to the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission
28 April 2025, 15:03 PM

Beximco Pharma seeks more time to publish Q3 financials

The company made the request as the BSEC’s proposed appointment of nine additional independent non-executive directors to its board remains pending before the High Court of Bangladesh
28 April 2025, 15:03 PM

Narrowing gender gap an economic necessity, speakers say

Narrowing the gender gap is not only a social imperative but also an economic necessity, as changing mindsets and increasing women's participation could boost the country’s GDP, speakers said at a seminar yesterday..“Women’s empowerment remains central to building a prosperous future,” sai
28 April 2025, 14:30 PM

Jamuna Oil’s profit jumps 56% in Q3

The company’s earnings per share (EPS) stood at Tk 12.73 for January-March 2025
28 April 2025, 10:29 AM

Heidelberg Materials Bangladesh’s profit drops 50% in Q1

Heidelberg Materials Bangladesh saw its profit decline in the January-March quarter of 2025 due to lower sales.
27 April 2025, 21:01 PM

Walton to invest Tk 114 crore to manufacture lithium-Ion batteries locally

The initiative aims to establish a sophisticated manufacturing facility for high-quality lithium-ion cells, Walton said
27 April 2025, 17:41 PM

Singer Bangladesh’s losses widen in Q1 despite higher sales

However, Singer’s sales rose 39 percent year-on-year
27 April 2025, 05:56 AM

Rival panels submit nominations for BGMEA elections

In the BGMEA election, two panels — the Forum and Sammilito Parishad — are contesting
26 April 2025, 15:41 PM

World breathes sigh of relief as Trump spares Fed, IMF

Global policymakers gathering in Washington this week breathed a collective sigh of relief that the US-centric economic order that prevailed for the past 80 years was not collapsing just yet despite Donald Trump's inward-looking approach..The Spring Meetings of the International Monetary F
26 April 2025, 14:00 PM

Small traders seek easier VAT process for smooth business

They made the demands at a view-exchanging meeting organised by the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) in Dhaka today, according to a press release. 
26 April 2025, 11:14 AM

BSEC extends exemption period for provisioning on negative equity

The time has been extended until the end of this year
24 April 2025, 14:26 PM

Ctg port will earn more if foreign operator is appointed: CPA chairman

Local operator Saif Powertec Ltd is currently operating the port's New Mooring Container Terminal
24 April 2025, 14:09 PM

60% women-owned enterprises unaware of sustainable public procurement policies

BUILD finds in a survey conducted on 40 such enterprises, procuring entities and policymakers
24 April 2025, 12:00 PM

Doreen Power returns to profit in Jan–Mar quarter

The power producer made Tk 18.83 crore in the period
24 April 2025, 10:27 AM