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Marico Bangladesh declares lowest dividend since 2015 despite profit rise
Marico Bangladesh Ltd reported a profit of Tk 462.37 crore for the year that ended on March 31, an increase of 19 percent year-on-year
30 April 2024, 10:33 AM
Square Pharma’s profit grows to Tk 1,465cr
Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd recorded Tk 1,465 crore profit in the July-March period of the ongoing financial year, up around 9 percent year-on-year
30 April 2024, 08:55 AM
ADB leads $121m financing for private solar project in Bangladesh
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $121.55 million financing package with Dynamic Sun Energy (DSE) Private Ltd to build and operate a 100-megawatt (MW) grid-connected solar photovoltaic power plant in Pabna, a northwest district in Bangladesh
30 April 2024, 07:49 AM
IMF suggests greater flexibility in exchange rate to ease pressure on external account
Bangladesh should allow greater flexibility in its exchange rate to address issues in its external account, particularly the deficit in the financial account, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today
30 April 2024, 04:48 AM
Reforms needed in economic governance, banking: ADB
Citing an ongoing discourse over whether governance or development should be given priority, Edimon Ginting, Bangladesh country director of the ADB, said he believes it is the latter that should come first.
30 April 2024, 00:57 AM
Will BSEC ever learn from its missteps?
Analysts say the regulator’s intervention is denting investors’ confidence and it comes at a time when they are still smarting from the wounds caused by the 18-month-long floor price, a period when most of the stocks were untradeable.
30 April 2024, 00:57 AM
ICT sector against scrapping of tax exemption facility
The government plans to abolish the tax benefits for various sectors to accelerate revenue collections in line with targets set by the IMF as part of its $4.7 billion loan.
30 April 2024, 00:57 AM
IMF asks about NPL classification, write-off policies
The IMF mission met with the deputy governors, policy advisor, executive directors and directors in different meetings at the central bank headquarters.
30 April 2024, 00:54 AM
Heatwave comes as a blessing for salt farmers
Cox's Bazar is the main hub of salt production in the country and officials estimate 38,000 metric tonnes of salt are being produced each day.
30 April 2024, 00:05 AM
Taking SMEs on the road to a Cashless Bangladesh
Consistent and synergistic innovation has powered Bangladesh’s growth in the last few decades.
29 April 2024, 18:01 PM
IMF Loan: Govt may miss two key targets set for fourth tranche
The government is likely to ask the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to revise down two key targets related to Net International Reserves (NIR) and tax revenue collection, set for June this year for the release of the fourth tranche of its $4.7 billion loan, finance ministry officials said.
29 April 2024, 18:00 PM
BSRM's two entities’ sales drop, but profit surges 574%
The two made Tk 333 crore profit in nine months
29 April 2024, 16:39 PM
Dhaka Bank’s 2023 profit up 4%
Dhaka Bank registered a 4 percent year-on-year growth in profit to Tk 173 crore in 2023.
29 April 2024, 15:10 PM
aamra technologies’ entire bandwidth blocked
The IIG operator didn’t share Tk 22 crore revenue in time
29 April 2024, 14:57 PM
Summit Group brings major changes in top brass
Jafer Ummeed Khan is new chairman of Summit Oil and Latif Khan is new chairman of Summit Power
29 April 2024, 14:21 PM
Another market in Dhaka goes cashless
Khairul Islam, a vendor selling cosmetics, bags, toys and watches, told The Daily Star that he welcomed the initiative but added that it would take some time for customers to get used to it.
29 April 2024, 13:57 PM
Shrimp farmers fear losses for scorching heatwave
Shrimp farmers in Khulna, a southwestern division of Bangladesh that grows shrimp mainly for exports, could be facing serious losses this year as the enclosures used for raising their crustaceans are drying up amid an ongoing heatwave.
29 April 2024, 13:35 PM
China wants to import mango from Bangladesh
Chinese experts will come to Dhaka in June to see mango production
29 April 2024, 12:45 PM
Renata’s Q3 profit grows 21%
The drugmaker’s nine months’ profit exceeds FY22’s full year figure
29 April 2024, 11:53 AM
Premier Cement’s profit drops 11% in January-March despite sales increase
Premier Cement Mills PLC posted an 11 percent year-on-year decline in profit to Tk 27.2 crore in the third quarter of 2023-24 despite a significant increase in sales
29 April 2024, 07:57 AM