None can use CEO title in insurance firms without IDRA approval

The use of the CEO (current charge) title also requires regulatory approval
6 March 2025, 10:40 AM

Inflation eases in February

Inflation declined to 9.32% from January's 9.94%
6 March 2025, 09:42 AM

Solve BSEC crisis immediately: DBA

Delay in resolving the issue will hurt investor confidence, says association
6 March 2025, 08:31 AM

MJL to sell aging oil tanker for $22.7m

MJL Bangladesh PLC, popularly known as Mobil Bangladesh, has decided to sell a secondhand oil tanker for $22.7 million, the company said yesterday.
6 March 2025, 06:41 AM

American chamber calls for tax return exemption for credit card

Currently, personal loans of up to Tk 5 lakh do not require a tax return, but credit cards do. Since credit cards are also a form of loan product, this policy appears contradictory, AmCham said
5 March 2025, 20:00 PM

Frequent changes to tax policies hurt business climate

Frequent changes in tax policies and high effective tax rates are undermining the business climate and discouraging future investments, businesspeople said yesterday.
5 March 2025, 18:30 PM

Rice shipments arrive from Pakistan, India

Out of the 50,000 tonnes of rice to be bought under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Pakistan, Bangladesh received a total of 26,250 tonnes of white rice.
5 March 2025, 18:11 PM

Unilever Consumer Care’s profit hits 3-year low

Unilever Consumer Care Ltd yesterday reported a profit drop to its lowest level in three years, affected by factors, including a decline in revenue.
5 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump tariff uncertainty overshadows growth promises: analysts

President Donald Trump’s tariffs and the retaliation they attracted will likely weigh on US growth and boost inflation, according to analysts, but, beyond that, uncertainty surrounding the levies threatens to overshadow optimism about his future policies.
5 March 2025, 18:00 PM

US, UAE overtake Saudi Arabia as top remittance sources

The United States, the United Kingdom, and Saudi Arabia were the top sources of remittance inflows to Bangladesh in the first seven months of the 2024-25 fiscal year.
5 March 2025, 18:00 PM

India-funded projects will continue: Salehuddin

Bangladesh and India began a two-day meeting to review Indian-funded projects, which have been running behind schedule.
5 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Factories shut after July uprising struggle to reopen

Mills and factories that were vandalised, ransacked or set ablaze during and after the July uprising have been struggling to reopen due to financial crises, unavailability of bank loans and their politically exposed owners facing legal consequences.
5 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Protest halts work at BSEC

The activities of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission came to a halt yesterday due to officials’ protest against the forced retirement of Saifur Rahman, an executive director.
5 March 2025, 18:00 PM

China files complaint with WTO against US tariffs

Beijing said Tuesday it had filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization against the United States over President Donald Trump’s tariff increases on Chinese goods.
5 March 2025, 18:00 PM

USA, UAE overtake Saudi Arabia as top remittance sources

According to BB data, total remittance inflows from the top 30 countries stood at $15.96 billion during FY25
5 March 2025, 14:58 PM

Govt to buy Tk 1,496 crore LNG from spot market

The Energy and Mineral Resources Division has been authorised to procure LNG worth Tk 754.42 crore at $15.73 per Metric Million British Thermal Units (MMBTU) from M/S Total Engineering Gas and Power Ltd, Switzerland. Another purchase worth Tk 741.95 crore at $15.47 per MMBTU was approved from M/S Singapore Pte Ltd, Singapore.  
5 March 2025, 13:58 PM

CanCham President Masudur Rahman passes away

He was the founding president of CanCham Bangladesh, established in 2005
5 March 2025, 07:22 AM

China ramps up stimulus to guard economy from changes 'unseen in a century'

The trade war with US President Donald Trump's administration is threatening China's economic jewel, its sprawling industrial complex
5 March 2025, 07:10 AM

How a key ingredient in Coca-Cola, M&M's is smuggled from war-torn Sudan

Sudan produces around 80 percent of the world's gum arabic, a natural substance harvested from acacia trees that's widely used in mass-market products including L'Oreal, lipsticks and Nestle, petfood
5 March 2025, 06:50 AM

Unilever Consumer Care’s profit dips 31%

However, the company declares a 520 per cent cash dividend for its shareholders, the highest in five years
5 March 2025, 06:12 AM