Euro zone business growth hits three-year high but ECB cautious

Euro zone business growth accelerated at its fastest pace in over three years in May, a survey showed on Friday, but European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said an uncertain recovery still needed emergency support from the ECB.
22 May 2021, 18:00 PM

US manufacturing accelerates

US factory activity gathered speed in early May amid strong domestic demand, but backlogs of uncompleted work are piling up as manufacturers struggle to find raw materials and labor, boosting costs for both businesses and consumers.
22 May 2021, 18:00 PM

This is an RFL-Walton story too!

Those who grew up watching Bangladesh Television (BTV) during the 1980s and 1990s can recall well the commercials BTV would run, in part because there was only a handful of them. Toiletries, batteries, jewellery, shoes, and garments would dominate the intervals of the TV programmes.
22 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Ensure budget support for farm industry in north

The national budget for fiscal 2021-22 should include measures that will help sustain the rich agriculture industry in the country’s northern districts, according to various economists and businesspeople in the region.
22 May 2021, 18:00 PM

BUP team wins business case competition

Hatti Ma Tim Team, a four-member team of the Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), yesterday won a “Business Case Competition 2021” solving a business case challenge on climate change.
22 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Increase tax rebate investment, experts say at ICMAB webinar

The cost and management accountants have urged the government to double the tax rebate to Tk 120,000 from Tk 60,000 at present for investment on deposit pension scheme.
22 May 2021, 16:35 PM

Fire damages a container in Ctg port

A container loaded with imported goods got damaged when a fire broke out inside a yard of Chattogram port today morning.
22 May 2021, 12:50 PM

Reopen restaurants, owners urge govt

Bangladesh Restaurant Owners' Association has urged the government to allow them to reopen their hotels and restaurants following health guidelines amid the coronavirus pandemic.
22 May 2021, 11:45 AM

Which are the top 10 remittance receiving countries in 2020?

Global remittance inflow during the Covid-19 pandemic has proven more resilient than expected. This is especially true for inflow to low and middle-income countries including Bangladesh.
22 May 2021, 11:02 AM

Bangladeshi Himsagar mangoes on the way to Italy, France and UK

Europe will soon get to taste delectable mango from Bangladesh’s Satkhira district.
22 May 2021, 08:41 AM

World Bank approves $600 million to improve livelihoods of vulnerable Bangladeshis

The World Bank has approved USD 600 million for two projects in Bangladesh to help over 1.75 million poor and vulnerable population against future shocks like the Covid-19 pandemic.
21 May 2021, 07:06 AM

Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan to enter into brokerage business

World's top all-rounder cricketer Shakib Al Hasan is stepping into brokerage business in Bangladesh.
21 May 2021, 06:54 AM

Every second counts as startups race to deliver fresh food

In a railway arch in south London, pickers and packers are in a race against time: to get fresh food to the door of Alastair Dean within 15 minutes of his order hitting an app.
20 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Mitsubishi announces mega campaign ‘Xpander Xtravaganza’

Mitsubishi Motors Bangladesh recently announced the launching of a mega “Xpander Xtravaganza” campaign for the customers of Mitsubishi Xpander.
20 May 2021, 18:00 PM

India’s largest vial maker expects sales to triple on Covid-19 vaccine ramp-up

Indian drug vial maker Schott Kaisha is expecting annual vial sales for Covid-19 shots to more than triple as vaccine production, including by one of its top customers Serum Institute, increases in response to a monster second wave of infections.
20 May 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Slavery’ found at a Malaysian glove factory. Why didn’t the auditor see it?

In December 2020, with coronavirus infections spreading rapidly across factories and workers’ dormitories in Malaysia, officials raided latex glove maker Brightway Holdings near Kuala Lumpur.
20 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Visionary leadership and Bangladesh in 2041

Visionary leadership is all about being able to visualise a state of being in the future that seems unreal or impossible today. At present, most do not believe that it will be possible and often laugh at it as a pipe dream. It takes amazing courage and a bold attitude to think of possibilities in such a way, and it is not everyone’s cup of tea. Visionary leaders are, therefore, rare and coveted.
20 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Stocks take a tumble

The stock market took a tumble yesterday due to a profit booking spree among investors while turnover also plunged. The DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), plummeted 60 points, or 1.02 per cent, to 5,813.
20 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Protection of small businesses will be top priority now

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) would give highest priority to the protection of the cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs), as they are the worst hit by the ongoing pandemic.
20 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Ring Shine Textiles commits forgery

Ring Shine Textiles has sold shares in the pre-IPO (initial public offering) period free of cost through a private offer, a clear act of forgery, according to a special audit of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC).
20 May 2021, 18:00 PM