Import rules open up to spur trade
25 August 2026
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Business
CPD regrets factual error over factory closure data
25 August 2026
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Business
Meghna Bank to raise ৳400 crore through subordinated bond
25 August 2026
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Business
Ctg customs house begins destroying 126 containers of expired goods
25 August 2026
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Business
Economy shows signs of gradual stabilisation, but structural challenges persist: MCCI
25 August 2026
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Business
RAK Ceramics Bangladesh’s managing director to sell 885,000 shares
25 August 2026
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Business
Ctg customs to auction Tk 9,000 crore worth of abandoned goods
24 August 2026
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Business
Runner set to manufacture BYD cars in Bangladesh
23 August 2026
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Business
No-frill account deposits rise 24% in Apr-Jun
23 August 2026
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Banks
Fu-wang Foods lays off factory for six months amid gas crisis
23 August 2026
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Business
Exports to EU may fall 20%
Bangladesh's overall exports to the European Union (EU) may fall by as much as 20 percent due to the combined impacts of the nation’s graduation from least developed country (LDC) status and the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), according to a study..Mohammad Abdur Razzaque, chairma
27 November 2024
Extend tenure of Tk 200 crore stockmarket fund, BSEC urges BB
The commission also wants the fund dedicated for each bank to be increased to Tk 300 crore
27 November 2024
How property taxes can help low-income countries to develop
Satellites, drones, and the right policies can help countries increase revenue by up to 10 times at the local level
27 November 2024
Bank Asia aims to give half of its loans to SME, retail
Bank Asia PLC plans to increase its lending to retail and small and medium enterprises (SME) to about 50 percent of its total loan portfolio, according to its Managing Director Sohail RK Hussain..“We have extensive experience in the SME sector and are now placing stronger focus on it,” he
26 November 2024
Shipping Corporation repays Tk 475cr loans
Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) repaid Tk 475.25 crore to the interim government as the first instalment of a loan it received from the government and Exim Bank of China in 2016 to purchase ships..Representatives of the BSC handed over the cheque to Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus
26 November 2024
Many stock investors lose money for not understanding the business: ICB chairman
The Bangladesh Merchant Bankers Association highlighted the prospects and challenges of the capital market
26 November 2024
Stocks continue to bleed as investment stagnates
The stock market in Bangladesh extended a losing streak for a third consecutive trading day yesterday as skittish investors were reluctant to pour fresh funds due to political and economic uncertainties..As a result, both the Dhaka and Chattogram bourses witnessed thin participation of inv
26 November 2024
Trade union rules to ease
The interim government of Bangladesh has decided to lower the threshold of workers required to register a trade union by a fourth.
25 November 2024
Electronic filings of tax returns double in Jul-Nov
The number of electronic filings of tax returns more than doubled to over 5 lakh since July this year, thanks to the steps taken by the National Board of Revenue (NBR). .Individual taxpayers filed 2.17 lakh returns between July 1 and November 24 of this fiscal year, according to the NBR.<
25 November 2024
Renata raises Tk 536cr through bonds, preference shares
Renata PLC has raised Tk 536 crore by issuing zero coupon bonds and preference shares, saying the funds would be used to reduce its average cost of lending.
25 November 2024
Lovello to acquire 50% stake in Sharika Foods
Taufika Foods and Lovello Ice-cream PLC has announced that it would acquire a 50 percent stake in Sharika Foods & Amandala Ltd at a cost of Tk 50 lakh.
25 November 2024
Atlas, Runner team up to grab a slice of Tk 500cr helmet market
State-owned Atlas Bangladesh and private manufacturer Runner Automobiles have teamed up to cater to the growing local market for motorcycle helmets, which currently relies on imported products.
25 November 2024
Jewellers cut gold prices by Tk 1,890 a bhori
From tomorrow, each bhori of 22-carat gold will cost Tk 140,376
25 November 2024
Efficient cross-border trade a boon for LDC graduation: ICCB
With the increase in international trade of Bangladesh, efficient cross-border trade will have notable implications for the country’s status graduation from the least developed country (LDC) to a developing one, said Mahbubur Rahman, president of the International Chamber of Commerce Bangladesh
24 November 2024
Stocks fall for second day
Stocks in Bangladesh yesterday stretched their losing streak to two days consecutively as investors grappled with the fallout of Moody’s recent downgrade of the country’s foreign credit rating..The US-based credit rating agency also revised its long-term economic outlook for Bangladesh fro
24 November 2024
Panel of advisers formed to solve Beximco Industrial Park’s labour unrest
Labour Adviser Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hussain will lead the six-member panel
24 November 2024
Renata approves Tk 325 crore preference shares
The shares are issued to refinance existing loans
24 November 2024
World Bank focuses on creating quality jobs for youth
The World Bank focuses on creating quality jobs for the millions of youth population entering the job market every year, its Country Director for Bangladesh and Bhutan Abdoulaye Seck said yesterday.."We are ever more determined to give it all for Bangladesh,” he said at an exhibition, titl
23 November 2024
Bangladeshis spend $4b annually for healthcare abroad
DCCI Senior Vice President Malik Talha Ismail Bari says in a seminar on outbound healthcare tourism
23 November 2024
Navana Pharmaceuticals posts 12% profit growth in Q1
Strong sales drive the rise in profit
23 November 2024