Rising dollar price hurts Renata’s profit

Pharmaceutical company Renata Ltd witnessed a 35 per cent year-on-year drop in net profit in the October-December period due to increased price of raw material generated by the dollar crisis. 
1 February 2023, 07:23 AM

Summit Alliance Port clocks 91% higher profit in Oct-Dec

Summit Alliance Port Limited (SAPL) posted a nearly 91 per cent spike in profit to Tk 9.95 crore in the second quarter of the current financial year of 2022-23.
1 February 2023, 06:26 AM

IFAD Autos profits nosedive

IFAD Autos Ltd today said its net profit dipped 75 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of financial year 2022-23.
1 February 2023, 05:58 AM

Apex footwear shares rise as its earnings surge

Footwear major Apex Footwear's earnings surged 86 per cent in the second quarter ending on December 31 buoyed by increased exports and domestic sales.
1 February 2023, 05:33 AM

Belal Ahmed, now SIBL’s acting chairman

Social Islami Bank Ltd (SIBL) today appointed Belal Ahmed as acting chairman for its board of directors after Md Mahbub Ul Alam resigned from the post on January 26.
31 January 2023, 14:09 PM

Bangladesh’s forex reserves to hit 4-year low in FY23: IMF

Bangladesh’s gross foreign exchange is likely to stand at $30 billion at the end of 2022-23 fiscal year, lowest in four years, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
31 January 2023, 13:50 PM

Dhaka trade fair fetches Tk 300 crore in export orders

The 27th edition of the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) came to an end today and it fetched export orders worth Tk 300 crore.
31 January 2023, 13:22 PM

Onnessa, business advisory platform for women, launched

Onnessa, a new one-stop business advisory platform for Bangladeshi women entrepreneurs, was launched today to expand economic opportunities for women in the country.
31 January 2023, 12:31 PM

SIBL’s chairman, AMD resign

Social Islami Bank’s Chairman Md Mahbub Ul Alam and Additional Managing Director Abu Reza Md Yeahia resigned from their respective posts last week.
30 January 2023, 14:07 PM

Tea production falls 3% in 2022

Tea production in Bangladesh decreased by nearly 3 per cent year-on-year in 2022.
29 January 2023, 14:07 PM

‘Local conglomerates lost Tk 65,000cr for dollar price hike’

Bangladeshi conglomerates counted Tk 65,000 crore in losses in the last one year because of the fall of the local currency against the US dollar, which made loans costlier amid global economic volatility, a noted economist said today.
29 January 2023, 13:48 PM

Executive Woodworks Ltd launched in Bangladesh

Executive Woodworks Ltd, a strategic business unit of Meghna Executive Holdings Ltd, situated in Gazipur’s Dhonua at Sreepur, has done its soft opening recently.
29 January 2023, 12:04 PM

Smart District Innovation Challenge launched for DCs

The government has launched special programme for the deputy commissioners (DCs), under which they will have to submit innovative ideas to build smart district as part of building a smart Bangladesh.
29 January 2023, 11:54 AM

‘Reform banking sector to be a middle-income country by 2031’

The banking sector should go through holistic reforms to strengthen the country’s financial base in order to become an upper middle-income nation by 2031, Asian Development Bank’s Country Director Edimon Ginting said.
29 January 2023, 11:06 AM

Titas posts 13% dip in profits

State-run Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd yesterday said its profit dipped 13 per cent year-on-year in the first six months of 2022-23 fiscal year, despite it posted higher earnings in the second quarter.
26 January 2023, 14:53 PM

Business leaders to sit with PM to review gas, power prices

The business leaders are scheduled to sit with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina soon to review gas and power prices, as they are facing difficulties because of the high prices of the two, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said today.
26 January 2023, 14:03 PM

'Commerce ministry will continue to work for ease of doing business'

The commerce ministry would continue its advocacy with other ministries to simplify the process of obtaining certificates and registration, including five-year trade licences, to ensure ease of doing business, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said today.
26 January 2023, 12:12 PM

Buro Bangladesh to issue Tk 150 crore bond

Leading non-governmental organisation Buro Bangladesh is going to raise funds of Tk 150 crore by issuing zero coupon bond.
25 January 2023, 16:04 PM

Trust Islami Life’s Tk 16 crore IPO gets nod

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission today approved the initial public offering of Trust Islami Life Insurance to raise funds of Tk 16 crore.
25 January 2023, 15:50 PM

Phone makers must preinstall Bijoy app, but no obligation for users: Jabbar

Preinstallation of Bijoy app on android phones is still mandatory for the importers and manufacturers of the devices, but it is not obligatory for the users to use the Bangla writing software, Telecom Minister Mustafa Jabbar said today.
25 January 2023, 14:58 PM