Eastern Bank wins ‘ICSB National Award’ for corporate governance excellence
17 December 2025, 13:25 PM
Business
Proof of return submission: when and why it's necessary
16 December 2025, 13:39 PM
Business
Navigability crisis hits Payra port, foreign ship arrivals drop
16 December 2025, 13:30 PM
Business
AI-based Bangla platform Kagoj.ai launched
16 December 2025, 12:29 PM
Business
43 companies receive ICSB awards for corporate governance
16 December 2025, 06:55 AM
Business
NBR considers tax cuts at mobile import, production stages
15 December 2025, 10:49 AM
Business
Bangladesh's RMG exports to non-traditional markets fall 3.19% in Jul-Nov
14 December 2025, 14:01 PM
Business
Shipbreaking workers' union demands Tk 36,000 minimum wage
13 December 2025, 11:36 AM
Business
Pran Group's Banga Building signs $25 million deal with German firm
13 December 2025, 10:55 AM
Business
Jaflong Khasia Punji: Touring more like a local, less like a tourist
12 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Business
FBCCI warns of supply disruption, consumer hardships due to factory closure
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBBCI) today said consumers will suffer due to price spiral resulting from disruption in the supply chain if factories processing food and other essentials remain shut as part of restrictions to contain spread of Covid-19.
16 July 2021, 14:45 PM
No decision yet if RMG units will remain open
A decision is yet to be reached on whether garment factories would be allowed to be kept running during an upcoming 14-day lockdown beginning July 23.
15 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Tk 212 crore allocated as arrears for 21,552 jute mill workers
The Finance Ministry today allocated Tk 212.08 crore for 21,552 workers who were not permanent at jute mills, now closed, under Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC).
15 July 2021, 12:58 PM
Cow rawhide price fixed at Tk 40-45 per sqft in Dhaka; Tk 33-37 elsewhere
The government today fixed the prices of the salt-applied rawhides of cows at Tk 40-45 per square feet in Dhaka and Tk 33-37 across the country.
15 July 2021, 08:04 AM
Nokia plans to raise full-year outlook, citing strong quarter
Finland’s Nokia said on Tuesday it planned to raise its full-year outlook as business picked up pace in the second quarter, sending the telecom equipment maker’s shares up more than 6 per cent.
13 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Pandemic halts once high-flying Jobike
Jobike has been left crippled by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic as the on-demand bicycle rental service provider had to shutter a majority of its operations in the country.
13 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Clear RMG workers’ payment by July 19
State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Monnujan Sufian yesterday urged garment factory owners to clear their workers’ salaries and bonuses by July 19.
13 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Taskforce needed to overcome challenges in leather sector: Syed Manzur Elahi
A powerful taskforce is needed to overcome the challenges in the potential leather sector, Syed Manzur Elahi, chairman of Apex Footwear Ltd, said today.
13 July 2021, 10:57 AM
Arla Foods ranks 5th in Global Nutrition Index-2021
Arla Foods of Denmark has risen to fifth place from 14th in a Global Nutrition Index-2021 for consistent improvement.
12 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Bogura glass vial SME cluster almost extinct
Just three or four years ago, Shihari and Dumori villages in Bogura’s Adamdighi upazila were buzzing with activity as some 400 small glass vial factories operated in the area.
12 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Launch a committee to compensate fire victims
Labour leaders yesterday called on the government to form a committee as soon as possible to pay compensation to the victims of the fire incident at Hashem Foods Ltd in Narayanganj.
12 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh takes to refining gold
Bangladesh is advancing towards taking up the trade of refining gold in a bid to cater to the nearly $230 billion worth global gold jewellery market, meet domestic requirement and curb smuggling.
11 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Foster skills, non-RMG industries
Competitiveness, skill development and technological advancements are key for Bangladesh to overcome challenges on graduating from the United Nations group of least developed countries (LDC) in 2026, speakers told a webinar yesterday.
11 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Abul Khair Group beefs up free oxygen supply
Abul Khair Group is now expanding providing oxygen for free to western districts, having given 80 large cylinders to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital last week.
11 July 2021, 18:00 PM
DIFE, other regulators draw flak for failure
“Most disasters take place in the medium-scale factories,” he said.
11 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Union leaders demand adequate compensation
Various labour rights organisations yesterday demanded exemplary punishment for those responsible for the death of at least 52 workers in a fire at the Hashem Foods factory in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj district.
10 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Step up workplace safety: ILO
There is an urgent need for relevant authorities and factory owners in Bangladesh to ensure safe working environments at local production units, said International Labour Organization (ILO) in a statement issued yesterday.
10 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Safe food production loses steam
A Tk 58.5 crore project has created interest among farmers to grow foods by using bio-pesticides. And an increased number of growers have switched from using chemical pesticides.
8 July 2021, 18:00 PM
RMG workers, demanding arrears, block Dhaka-Sylhet, Dhaka-Chattogram highways for 6 hours
Workers of a garment factory in Narayanganj today blocked Dhaka-Sylhet and Dhaka-Chattogram highways for six hours, demanding salaries and other arrears.
8 July 2021, 07:41 AM
Extend the scope to non-RMG as well
The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) has recommended the government extend the duty-free raw material import facility to the firms that sell a portion of their goods in overseas markets with a view to diversifying exports.
7 July 2021, 18:00 PM