CPA to operate new mooring terminal for six months

The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) will operate its New Mooring Container Terminal for the next six months or until a new operator is chosen.
1 July 2025, 20:35 PM

Govt slashes interest rates on savings certificates

The government has slashed the interest rates on all major National Savings Certificates (NSCs) by 47 to 57 basis points after six months, as part of a move towards a market-driven interest rate system.
1 July 2025, 18:32 PM

Apple fruitlessly ponders the innovator’s dilemma

Even a former right-hand man to Apple founder Steve Jobs concedes that the iPhone could be obsolete in a decade. Eddy Cue, who now runs the company’s services division, said as much earlier this year during his testimony at the US antitrust trial against Google in making a point about how technological change creates new markets while destroying old ones. The ways in which powerful incumbents respond to changes like those he describes has come to be known as the “innovator’s dilemma,” and they’re a big problem for his boss, Tim Cook.
1 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Local, global crises prolong DSE slump in first half

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the country’s premier bourse, failed to regain its footing in the first half of 2025 amid several geopolitical crises across South Asia, looming tariffs announced by the United States, and domestic political uncertainty, according to the latest performance review by BRAC EPL Stock Brokerage.
1 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Rice prices rise defying Boro supply, imports

Rice prices have increased by Tk 3 to Tk 5 per kilogramme across all categories over the past month, despite the recent Boro harvest and continuing imports of the staple grain.
1 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Depositors leave troubled banks for stronger rivals

Ten banks lost Tk 23,700cr in deposits last year as peers saw growth of up to 32%
1 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump threatens tariffs on Japan over rice exports

US President Donald Trump threatened Monday to send Tokyo a letter with a new tariff rate, days before a deadline where higher levies will restart for dozens of trading partners including Japan.
1 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Is job hopping the problem, or the system?

In today’s job market, switching roles every year or two has become the norm rather than the exception. What was once seen as a red flag on a CV is now often viewed as a sign of ambition and adaptability. But this cultural shift raises an uncomfortable question: are young professionals truly disloyal and restless, or is the system itself failing them?
1 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Eastern Refinery's second unit to be built with govt funding

BPC plans two more refineries in Matarbari and Payra
1 July 2025, 14:19 PM

10 Mbps broadband internet to cost Tk 500 a month from Jul 1: ISPAB

However, ISPAB does not want Tk 400 package to be made mandatory for them
1 July 2025, 13:12 PM

Number of online tax returns triple in FY25: NBR

Online tax returns soar 225 percent to 17.12 lakh in FY25, NBR data shows
1 July 2025, 11:35 AM

A bleak transition: fiscal challenges persist as FY25 ends and FY26 begins

The outgoing FY2024–25 has been marked by a converging set of problems that strain both the government's budget administration and the wider economy.
1 July 2025, 10:51 AM

Over half of farmland deemed economically unsustainable: survey

The study found that 55.63 percent of agricultural land is classified as economically unsustainable
1 July 2025, 08:07 AM

Govt has no connection with ACC probe of NBR officials

The government has no connection with the Anti-Corruption Commission's (ACC) investigation into allegations against officials of the National Board of Revenue (NBR), said Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed yesterday.
30 June 2025, 22:05 PM

Rupali Bank to issue over 45cr shares against govt equity

State-owned Rupali Bank seeks Tk 680 crore government equity infusion
30 June 2025, 22:05 PM

11 more banks to face asset quality review

Eleven more banks that were hit by irregularities and scams during the Awami League government’s tenure are set to undergo an asset quality review (AQR) by global audit firms.
30 June 2025, 21:13 PM

Waterlogging hampers operations at Jamalpur BSCIC estate

Businesses inside the BSCIC Industrial Estate in Jamalpur, some 166 kilometres north of the capital Dhaka, are suffering due to dilapidated roads and, most recently, waterlogging caused by dysfunctional and clogged drainage systems.
30 June 2025, 18:00 PM

New fiscal year starts on positive note but fault lines remain

Record remittances lift reserves, but economy burdened by sluggish tax, bad loans, high joblessness
30 June 2025, 18:00 PM

Few banks thrived, others bled in 2024

For three banks, 2024 brought cause for celebration as they crossed the milestone of Tk 1,000 crore in annual profits for the first time. But for nine others, it was a year of reckoning, marked by mounting losses and a desperate fight for survival.
30 June 2025, 18:00 PM

Customs operations resume at sea, land ports

Import and export activities resumed at sea and land ports across the country yesterday after revenue officials called off their two-day nationwide shutdown on Sunday evening.
30 June 2025, 18:00 PM