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11 July 2026, 22:17 PM Business

New loan classification policy a double-edged sword

Starting from the pandemic in 2020, Bangladesh as a nation has gone through a number of incidents in the last five years followed by the Ukraine war, interest rate capping, dollar crisis, high inflation, sluggish GDP growth, banking sector exploitation, intense corruption in different layers and lastly the political changeover in August.
15 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Maddhapara Granite turns to borrowing to stay afloat

The Maddhapara Granite Mining Company Ltd (MGMCL) finds itself in a dire financial situation as its sales continue to plummet throughout the current year.
15 December 2024, 18:00 PM

China eyes negotiations as Trump threatens new tariffs

As Donald Trump steps up his tariff threats against China, Beijing is moving to beat the next US president to the punch with its own restrictions and get Washington to the negotiating table ahead of a full-blown trade war, analysts say.
15 December 2024, 18:00 PM

$158.89 million AIIB loan availed for power infrastructure project

Power Grid Bangladesh PLC will implement the project
15 December 2024, 14:29 PM
15 December 2024, 13:56 PM

Maddhapara Granite Mining becomes dependent on loans for declining sales

The lone hard rock mining company under Petrobangla is now even selling its produce at Tk 500 lower than production cost
15 December 2024, 13:32 PM

Taskeen Ahmed, new president of Dhaka Chamber

The leading trade body also gets new senior vice president and vice president
15 December 2024, 10:38 AM

Bangladeshis spend $5b annually on medical treatment abroad, says BB governor

Mansur said that much of this expenditure occurs unofficially, placing considerable pressure on the country's balance of payments.
15 December 2024, 07:45 AM

Inflation pushes 78 lakh people into poverty in two years, says RAPID

Among the 78 lakh people, 38 lakh have become extremely poor
15 December 2024, 07:28 AM

Maksons Spinning Mills posts Tk 40 crore loss in Q1

Rising raw material costs and financial charges caused the loss  
15 December 2024, 06:54 AM

Stocks break losing streak 

DSEX gains 35.70 points as of 11:10 am 
15 December 2024, 05:41 AM

Price of garments exported to the US fall

The prices of major garment items exported to the US declined year-on-year in the January­-October period this year as American consumers are yet to recover from heightened inflationary pressures..During the 10 months, the price of men’s cotton woven trousers declined by 7.7 percent, accor
14 December 2024, 18:03 PM

Food distribution falls despite persistent inflation

Despite the fact that the population has been reeling from heightened inflationary pressures over the past two years, public food distribution under various social protection schemes fell by about 6 percent year-on-year in the first half of the current fiscal year.
14 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Jute millers struggling amid export slump

Jute millers are struggling as exports show no sign of recovery and demand in the domestic market remains lukewarm amid slack implementation of the mandatory jute packaging act.
14 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Janata allowed to lend more to defaulter Beximco

State-run Janata Bank has been partly exempted from the Bank Companies Act-1991 so that it can lend money to Beximco Group, a loan defaulter. 
14 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Corporate governance failure in Bangladesh

With the economic development of Bangladesh, the number of corporate bodies, especially led by the private sector, has increased significantly over the years.
14 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Flower farmers expect bonanza as peak season starts

Flower farmers expect a bonanza in December as the peak season for flowers has begun, which will continue until April next year.
14 December 2024, 18:00 PM

A depressing week for stock investors

Stock investors saw further declines in major indices as many listed companies presented lacklustre earnings disclosures for the first quarter of the current fiscal year of 2024-25.
14 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Is cooling red-hot inflation to 7% by June possible?

The central bank governor projects cooling the red-hot inflation, which has hovered above 9 percent since March last year, to 7 percent by June next year.
14 December 2024, 18:00 PM

A depressing week for stock investors

The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange dropped 91 points in a week
14 December 2024, 14:30 PM