Firms need to focus on finance mix to meet green demands

Prime Bank Investment CEO tells The Daily Star
31 August 2025, 18:00 PM

One in four stocks trades below face value

Over 90 DSE stocks now trade below face value due to company failures
31 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Regulator fixes audit fees for banks

Audit fees for banks set by FRC for the first time
31 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Fixing capital crisis of local banking sector

Bangladesh's banking sector faces a Tk 1.71 lakh crore capital shortfall
31 August 2025, 18:00 PM

ICCB team off to Melbourne for World Chambers Congress

An 11-member delegation from ICC Bangladesh, led by President Mahbubur Rahman, has left for Melbourne, Australia, to attend the 14th World Chambers Congress (WCC) from 2-4 September 2025.
31 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Pesticide overuse threatens haor fisheries: adviser

Haor fishery resources are under threat due to the excessive use of pesticides and herbicides in agriculture, said Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter...She made the remarks as the chief guest at a view-exchange meeting with registered fishermen from the Itna, Mithamin, and
31 August 2025, 15:10 PM

BTRC sets 10 Mbps as minimum 4G speed

Since 2022, the BTRC has been citing 15 Mbps as the standard 4G download speed
31 August 2025, 11:20 AM

ICC Bangladesh team off to Melbourne for World Chambers Congress

Key focus areas include geopolitical shifts, clean energy transitions, digital leadership, life sciences, workforce evolution and resilience in global trade
31 August 2025, 10:16 AM

Stocks extend rally for second day

The DSEX gained 75.72 points to 5,593.66 by 12:56 pm
31 August 2025, 07:03 AM

Who should be a bank CEO?

Future CEOs should combine financial prudence with tech and data
30 August 2025, 18:10 PM

Telecom industry hobbled by high taxes

Says Banglalink CEO in an interview with The Daily Star
30 August 2025, 18:10 PM

Tariff leverage could bring $2b in extra orders

Bangladesh could secure an additional $2 billion in export orders, largely shifted from India and China, as it benefits from lower tariffs in the US market compared with the two largest Asian economies, said Zahid Hussain, former lead economist of the World Bank’s Dhaka office, yesterday.
30 August 2025, 18:04 PM

Patented drug prices may soar after LDC graduation

Prices of some patented medicines may rise by 10 to 30 times as Bangladesh will no longer enjoy a waiver from complying with intellectual property rights after its graduation from a Least Developed Country (LDC) to a developing country, said a noted economist yesterday.
30 August 2025, 18:02 PM

Ctg port slips in global container rankings

Despite handling more containers, Chattogram port's ranking declines
30 August 2025, 18:01 PM

Employers warn of unrest if unions form with 20 workers

Private sector employers have voiced concern over proposed changes to labour law that would allow a trade union to be formed if 20 workers agree, instead of the current requirement of 20 percent of a factory’s workforce.
30 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Govt moves to amend consumer protection law

Draft introduces strict penalties for e-commerce crimes, hoarding
30 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh back in South Asia remittance race

Bangladesh's remittance earnings climb, fuelled by informal market shift
30 August 2025, 18:00 PM

NBR to tighten scrutiny on TIN holders skipping tax returns

NBR directs officials to speed up tax return processing
30 August 2025, 11:07 AM

RMG risks losing orders after 2029 over rights issues, says expert

Bangladesh’s readymade garment (RMG) sector risks losing orders after duty-free trade access to the European Union ends in 2029, unless workers’ rights are ensured, an expert warned at an event in Dhaka today.
30 August 2025, 01:07 AM

Matarbari: The island where Bangladesh is building its economic future

The deep-sea port project in Matarbari promises to transform regional trade
29 August 2025, 18:00 PM