Drive against illegal VoIP to continue: Palak

Anyone involved in illegal activities using the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) facility will not be spared and the drive against them will continue, State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak said today
24 March 2024, 15:24 PM

Bangladesh: A rainmaker for Bata

Bangladesh is already one of the top 10 markets for Bata Shoe but its Chief Executive Officer Sandeep Kataria thinks the country offers further growth opportunities for the multinational company.
24 March 2024, 14:45 PM

Russia wants skilled manpower from Bangladesh

The Putin administration will take 60 workers initially and more in phases
24 March 2024, 13:57 PM

Banglalink posts decade-high revenue growth

The mobile phone operator’s revenue grows 14.4% year-on-year to Tk 6,150 crore in 2023
24 March 2024, 13:16 PM

Bepza secures land to set up Jashore EPZ 

The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) has taken possession of 503 acres of land to establish the Jashore Export Processing Zone (JEPZ)
24 March 2024, 10:17 AM

DSE shares close in the red

The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell today, snapping a two-day winning streak.
24 March 2024, 09:55 AM

Central Insurance’s profit declines slightly in 2023 

Central Insurance Company Ltd’s (CICL) profit declined marginally to Tk 10.52 crore in 2023. 
24 March 2024, 09:18 AM

Fly Dhaka set to become country’s newest private airline: CEO

A new airline, Fly Dhaka Airlines, is set to take off by November this year and become the country’s 12th private airline operator to enter the industry in the past 25 years
24 March 2024, 08:53 AM

Merger of banks: Who wins, who loses?

Initially, it is the general stock investors who might be at the receiving end of the process while the loan defaulters, whose misdeeds are largely responsible for Padma Bank’s current misfortunes, might come out victorious.
24 March 2024, 00:45 AM

Bangladesh's biggest shopping festival begins as Eid nears

The number of shoppers has been increasing since Friday, said brands and retailers. But with about 18 days left until Eid, consumers are yet to start buying clothing items in large quantities, they said.
24 March 2024, 00:45 AM

Govt aims for a cashless economy by 2031

Mohammad Arif Hossain, CEO of payment service provider Dmoney, said if the government gives merchants a 1 percent incentive and customers a 2 percent cashback, it could yield big results.
24 March 2024, 00:45 AM

Hasty bank mergers to bring no good

Both banks are weak as per a Bangladesh Bank health index of banks and it is very difficult to get any positive result by merging two weak banks, said Fahmida Khatun, executive director of the Centre for Policy Dialogue.
24 March 2024, 00:38 AM

Jetro concerned over hassles in salary payment

Yuji Ando, the country representative of the Jetro, said Japanese companies present in Bangladesh are also facing troubles in customs clearance and settlement of letters of credit.
24 March 2024, 00:38 AM

A tribute to Professor Rehman Sobhan

Just a few days ago, we celebrated the 89th birthday of our country’s noted economist and public policy champion Professor Rehman Sobhan. Prof Sobhan is better known as one of the authors of the two-nation theory, which ultimately helped us form the philosophical base of an independent Banglades
24 March 2024, 00:00 AM

Window for easy loans narrowing

Bangladesh’s access to cheap loans is closing in with its rising per capita income, making foreign borrowing costlier.
23 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Feed prices to remain high in 2024: USDA

The high prices of feed for poultry, aquaculture and cattle will continue to affect farmers in 2024, said a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) report released last Tuesday.
23 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Gender gap in MFS widens from 3% to 16% in five years

The gap broadened to 16.06 percentage points in December last year from 3.25 percentage points in the same month in 2019, according to the data.
23 March 2024, 15:26 PM

NBR extends duty benefit for Rampal power plant

Other power plants, regardless of ownership, enjoy similar duty benefits
23 March 2024, 15:23 PM

MIDAS awards 7 enterprises

Three-day MIDAS SME Fair 2024 ends
23 March 2024, 14:46 PM

Sustainable business-friendly environment a must now: FBCCI

FBCCI sits with different trade bodies to prepare budget proposals
23 March 2024, 14:11 PM