Evaly gets three weeks to respond to commerce ministry’s show-cause notice

Beleaguered e-commerce platform Evaly gets three weeks to respond to the commerce ministry’s show-cause notice and explain the whereabouts of around Tk 338 crore that it owes to customers and merchants.
11 August 2021, 13:12 PM

Pori Moni, Helena Jahangir and 3 others' bank account details sought

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has asked banks to submit account details of five persons, including actor Pori Moni and Helena Jahangir, a former member of the sub-committee on women affairs of Bangladesh Awami League.
11 August 2021, 12:06 PM

Legal consultant to assist Petrobangla for LNG import

A legal consultant will be hired for assisting the import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by Petrobangla under the Department of Energy and Mineral Resources.
11 August 2021, 11:51 AM

Chinese company to get Tk 173cr contract to operate Bangabandhu Bridge

The government has decided to give a Chinese company Tk 172.61 crore contract to operate and maintain Bangabandhu Bridge for the next five years.
11 August 2021, 11:38 AM

South-Bangla Bank debuts on stock market

South Bangla Agriculture and Commerce Bank (SBAC) debuted on the stock market today and the price of its sharew soared 10 per cent as most of the time there was no seller of the stock.
11 August 2021, 09:53 AM

Shops, malls to reopen tomorrow

All shops, shopping malls and markets will reopen from tomorrow maintaining the health guidelines.
10 August 2021, 11:35 AM

Stocks fall after six-day rally

Stocks fell today after rising for six consecutive days.
10 August 2021, 10:54 AM

Inflation drops to 5.36% in July

Inflation dropped 28 basis points to 5.36 per cent in July.
10 August 2021, 08:51 AM

Panel to probe nine companies' abnormal price hike in stock market

Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) today formed a four-member committee to probe nine listed companies' unusual price hike in the recent time.
10 August 2021, 08:23 AM

Bangladesh starts importing green chilli from India

Local traders started importing green chilli from India thanks to the permission given by the commerce ministry to cool down the skyrocketing prices of the widely used spice in Bangladesh.
9 August 2021, 12:58 PM

HSBC wins best international retail bank in Bangladesh award

HSBC Bangladesh has been honoured with the 2021 Asian Banking and Finance Award for International Retail Bank of the Year – Bangladesh. 
9 August 2021, 11:52 AM

Turnover at Dhaka bourse hits decade-high

Turnover at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) hit a decade-high of  Tk 2,939 crore today.
9 August 2021, 11:28 AM

Regular banking hour 10am to 4pm from Wednesday

Banking operation returns to normalcy from August 11 as the government looks to partially reopen the economy despite a surge in infection of coronavirus.
9 August 2021, 10:44 AM

Evaly’s plea for more time: Commerce ministry to decide on Wednesday

The commerce ministry and representatives from some government bodies will sit on Wednesday to decide whether they would provide six months to Evaly after the digital platform sought the time to respond in detail to the show-cause notice it received recently.
8 August 2021, 15:00 PM

Apparel makers express worry over rising yarn prices

Apparel exporters today expressed their worry over the rising yarn prices in the local market and urged the government to take immediate steps to address the problem.
8 August 2021, 14:25 PM

Starting a business is more complex in Bangladesh than South Asian peers: survey

Bangladesh lags behind the south Asian peers in case of the average procedure, time and cost needed to start a business, according to a recent survey.
8 August 2021, 12:10 PM

Budget not mitigating crisis of disadvantaged groups: Citizen’s Platform for SDGs

The budget for this fiscal has not taken proper steps to mitigate the crisis of the disadvantaged people who have been hit hard by the ongoing economic crisis, analysts said today.
8 August 2021, 11:59 AM

CPD to organise virtual conference to explore Bangladesh’s developments over 50 years

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) will organise a virtual international conference to explore the country’s developments in different dimensions, including politics, economy, society and culture, as part of effort to celebrate the golden jubilee of Bangladesh's independence.
7 August 2021, 19:14 PM

Berkshire Hathaway recovers from Covid woes

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Saturday said many of its businesses are enjoying strong recoveries from the early depths of the coronavirus pandemic, fueling rebounds in profits and revenue.
7 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Usmania Glass resumes production after one year

Usmania Glass Sheet Factory Ltd (UGSFL), a state-owned glass manufacturer, resumed production yesterday after a one-year gap.
7 August 2021, 18:00 PM