Default loans hit historic high of Tk 1,82,295 crore
6 June 2024, 10:51 AM
Business
‘Some traders exploiting onion price differences of India, Bangladesh’
11 December 2023, 13:09 PM
Business
Provati Insurance enters securities trading business
11 December 2023, 11:38 AM
Business
Nine building blocks for a future-proof digital bank
11 December 2023, 11:16 AM
Business
'Onion hoarders will be punished'
11 December 2023, 10:04 AM
Business
1.7 tonnes of onion found in shop with ‘No onion’ sign
10 December 2023, 15:20 PM
Business
Highest VAT depositor nine firms honoured
10 December 2023, 11:58 AM
Business
Renata all set to enter Australian pharma market
10 December 2023, 11:28 AM
Business
Single point mooring transports 60,000 tonnes diesel in 35 hours
9 December 2023, 14:17 PM
Business
ASM Mohiuddin Monem again becomes Cumilla’s top taxpayer
9 December 2023, 12:26 PM
Business
Credit Suisse in firing line after Archegos losses
Pressure was mounting on Credit Suisse on Tuesday over losses linked to the downfall of Archegos Capital, with analysts warning its dividend and share buyback plans may need to go on hold and investors advised to vote against management pay.
30 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Dollar breaks 110 yen for first time since March 2020
The dollar broke through the 110 yen barrier Tuesday for the first time in a year as optimism about the global economic outlook and rising US bond yields see investors turn away from the safe haven Japanese unit.
30 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Real-economy stirrings show US leaves Europe in the dust
Real-time data on everything from sit-down restaurant meals to job hirings shows American business and consumers leaping to take advantage of a fast vaccine rollout even as their European counterparts languish in extended lockdowns.
30 March 2021, 18:00 PM
US not yet ready to lift tariffs on China
President Joe Biden’s new trade negotiator has said the United States is not yet ready to lift tariffs on Chinese imports, but could be open to talks with Beijing.US Trade Representative Katherine Tai, whose appointment was confirmed earlier this month, told The Wall Street Journal she understood the levies were hitting some American companies and consumers, but they can also protect businesses.
30 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Vietnam Q1 growth picks up as virus is contained
Vietnam’s economy continued to expand in the first three months of the year, officials said Monday, thanks to the government’s success in containing the worst of the coronavirus.
30 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Benefits of ‘drastic’ climate action outweigh costs: economists
The cost of global warming will far outweigh the cost of rapidly cutting greenhouse gas emissions, more than 700 economists from around the world said Tuesday in an unprecedented call to climate action.
30 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Traffic in Suez Canal resumes after stranded ship refloated
Shipping was on the move again late on Monday in Egypt’s Suez Canal after tugs refloated a giant container ship which had been blocking the channel for almost a week, causing a huge build-up of vessels around the waterway.
30 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Dilemma of VAT registration of non-resident entities and their VAT agents
The government has introduced Value Added Tax and Supplementary Duty Act, 2012 and Value Added Tax and Supplementary Duty Rules, 2016, which came into effect on July 1 in 2019.
30 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Seed production brings solvency to farmers
Many farmers in Rangpur’s Lalmonirhat Sadar and Aditamari upazila have turned to vegetable seed cultivation after being left unsatisfied by the prevailing prices of food grains.
30 March 2021, 18:00 PM
LR Global allowed to manage two mutual funds again
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has recently granted LR Global Bangladesh the right to regain management of DBH First Mutual Fund and Green Delta Mutual Fund.
30 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Humaira becomes first female MD of a commercial bank
Humaira Azam has become the first female managing director of a commercial bank in Bangladesh after Trust Bank appointed her to the top job.
30 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Sammilita Parishad pledges to revive exports
Reviving apparel exports, brightening the image of the industry and improving owner-worker relations are the key electoral promises the Sammilita Parishad has made for the biennial election of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).
30 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Forum panel vows to brighten sector’s image
The Forum panel vying in the upcoming elections of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) yesterday said it would work to brighten the image of the apparel industry as it unveiled the manifesto.
30 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Xiaomi announces smart EV business, to invest $10b over ten years
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp has formally entered the automotive industry with a new smart electric vehicle (EV) business, the company announced on Tuesday in a filing.
30 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Energypac exporting transformers to India’s Adani
Energypac Engineering has begun exporting transformers to Adani Electricity Mumbai, in a testament to the company’s capacity to produce high-quality products.
30 March 2021, 18:00 PM
PayPal launches crypto checkout service
PayPal Holdings Inc will announce later on Tuesday that it has started allowing US consumers to use their cryptocurrency holdings to pay at millions of its online merchants globally, a move that could significantly boost use of digital assets in everyday commerce.
30 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Move to ease container crunch
Chattogram Custom House has started disposing of 298 containers filled with perishable goods that were left abandoned by importers at the country’s premier seaport for years.
30 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Humaira Azam, first female managing director of commercial bank
Trust Bank Ltd has appointed Humaira Azam as its first female managing director.
30 March 2021, 10:49 AM
Facebook, messenger up and running again since 7:25pm
The traffic on social media platform Facebook and its messaging app became active again at 7:25pm today, said Ahmed Junayed, secretary general of International Internet Gateway Association of Bangladesh (IIGAB).
29 March 2021, 16:15 PM
US accuses China of ‘state-led’ social media campaign against companies over Xinjiang
The United States on Friday condemned what it called a “state-led” social media campaign in China against US and other international companies for deciding not to use cotton from China’s Xinjiang region over forced labor concerns.
28 March 2021, 18:00 PM