App-based banking gains traction as customers go digital
Banking is no longer limited to brick-and-mortar branches. People are banking remotely using the internet more and more. Of late, mobile applications have come up as a new and inviting option, and a growing number of customers are using apps for banking in Bangladesh.
28 January 2026, 00:00 AM
28 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Wheat output largely steady despite drop in acreage
Production remains over 10 lakh tonnes thanks to improved varieties
26 January 2026, 02:03 AM
26 January 2026, 02:03 AM
Uneasy recovery: strong reserves, weak exports
Record remittances and recovering foreign-exchange reserves offer a rare cushion, but weakening exports expose vulnerabilities
9 January 2026, 06:00 AM
9 January 2026, 06:00 AM
Tent, camping gear exports show signs of recovery
Tents and camping gear exports are showing signs of revival, with global buyers placing fresh orders after selling off pandemic stockpiles.
22 December 2025, 18:00 PM
22 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Sugar, edible oil imports surge as dollar supply improves
Bangladesh remains heavily dependent on imports for sugar, palm oil, soybean oil and wheat
16 December 2025, 18:00 PM
16 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Jute goods exports show signs of recovery after four-year slump
Recovery began in July, following an overall export decline of 4 percent in FY2024-25
14 December 2025, 18:48 PM
14 December 2025, 18:48 PM
Brazil becomes Bangladesh’s top cotton supplier, surpassing India
India was the second-largest supplier with 1.4 million bales, followed by Benin
8 December 2025, 18:00 PM
8 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Rice output fell in FY25 despite historic high Boro harvest
The decline is owed to a reduction in Aush rice acreage, which is harvested during the monsoon
12 November 2025, 18:00 PM
12 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Package VAT may be cut
The government may reduce the rate of package or fixed VAT to lessen the pressure on small and medium shops, officials said
29 November 2016, 18:00 PM
NBR names 141 top taxpayers
The government yesterday released a list of 141 tax-card recipients for fiscal 2015-16 for their exemplary compliance.
21 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Record aman yield in the offing
Farmers are on course to bagging higher paddy from the aman harvesting season thanks to favourable weather and increased
15 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Crab export on the rise
Crab has emerged as a potential export earner thanks to its high demand in East and Southeast Asian countries and increased farming
13 November 2016, 18:00 PM
NBR to felicitate 141 top taxpayers
The National Board of Revenue is set to honour 141 taxpayers, including 76 individuals with tax cards later this month, for their
10 November 2016, 18:00 PM
NBR to introduce electronic locks to curb theft of export goods
The National Board of Revenue plans to introduce electronic seals and locks to prevent theft of import and export goods at the private
6 November 2016, 18:00 PM
An early pioneer in IT
When Abu Yousuf Mesbah Uddin Ahmed first landed in the UK back in the 1970s, he did not imagine a life other
1 November 2016, 18:00 PM
DataSoft boss shows the way
Mahboob Zaman signed up for an IT business in 1998, when the use of computers was still at a nascent stage in
1 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Jute packaging must for nine more agro products
The government is set to make it compulsory to package nine more agricultural products in jute bags to limit the use of environmentally harmful plastic bags and reduce dependence on the global market, a senior official said yesterday.
30 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Wheat imports poised to rise on bakers' demand
The import of wheat is likely to rise 5 percent to 47 lakh tonnes by the end of the current fiscal year, spurred by higher demand in the
24 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Survey on marine fish stock to begin next month
The Department of Fisheries is expected to start assessing the fish stock in the Bay of Bengal from next month, nearly three decades
23 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Shrimp exports bounce back
Shrimp exports picked up in the first quarter of fiscal 2016-17 after remaining on the downturn over the past two fiscal years thanks to
22 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Solar panel makers battered by cheap Chinese imports
Solar panel manufacturers are struggling to survive in the business in the face of stiff competition from low-priced imported panels and slowing demand for solar home systems, industry operators said.
19 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Aman acreage rises
Farmers have planted aman paddy on more lands this year than the previous year, with expectations of a good harvest of the monsoon crop, officials and farmers said yesterday.
19 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Silo near Mongla port to open soon
The grain silo near Mongla port is set to become operational by the end of this month, enabling the food directorate to unload imported
10 October 2016, 18:00 PM
BPC wants info on private imports of petroleum
Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation is seeking data on the import of petroleum products by the private sector to detect the illegal
8 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Solar irrigation pumps winning farmers' hearts
Solar-powered irrigation is gaining popularity among farmers because of uninterrupted water supply and cost advantage over diesel-based pumps, said industry operators.
6 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Local cattle meet 80pc Eid demand
The country has met around 80 percent of its demand for sacrificial animals this Eid-ul-Azha with locally reared cattle, reducing its dependence on cattle from India, say traders, farmers and livestock officials.
21 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Source tax from exports rises 40pc
Tax collection at source from export proceeds of major items, including apparel, rose 40 percent year-on-year to nearly Tk 1,500 crore
11 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Boro rice output falls
Boro rice production declined last season after years of consistent rise as many farmers, frustrated by the low prices of paddy, cut back
10 September 2016, 18:00 PM