Steel products get costlier as customs hikes assessment value

The prices of all types of steel products have gone up by Tk 5,000 to Tk 15,000 per tonne within the span of a week after the customs department increased the assessment value by a large margin, traders said.
6 February 2024, 00:34 AM

GP profit rebounds but its dividend lowest in 9 years

Grameenphone Ltd, the most valued company in the stock market, said its profit rebounded in 2023 after two consecutive years of decline, buoyed by higher revenue generated from increased voice only and data only services.
6 February 2024, 00:12 AM

Textile millers seek a way out as gas crisis worsens

Faced with a chronic gas crisis and volatile exchange rates, a number of ailing textile millers are putting their factories up for sale as they are no longer able to contend with losses stemming from dwindling production.
6 February 2024, 00:10 AM

Robbery rate drops in Chattogram port

Armed robberies of domestic and foreign vessels coming into the Chattogram port decreased sharply in the concluding year, according to two international organisations.
5 February 2024, 18:30 PM

Purchasing Managers’ Index launched in Bangladesh

A Purchasing Managers' Index has launched for the first time in Bangladesh today, with data generated by the real-time, data-based early economic indication system set to be published in April.
5 February 2024, 15:47 PM

Grameenphone’s profit rebounds in 2023

However, GP recommended dividend, which is lowest at least since 2015
5 February 2024, 15:28 PM

DSE turnover crosses Tk 1,600cr after 16 months

Daily turnover of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) soared to a 16-month high of Tk 1,654 crore yesterday thanks to the increased participation of some major individual investors.
5 February 2024, 15:26 PM
5 February 2024, 15:10 PM

BB creates ‘Policy Advisor’ post to implement banking reforms

Deputy Governor Abu Farah Md Nasser likely to be appointed in the post
5 February 2024, 14:25 PM

EU wants to invest more in Bangladesh

EU Ambassador Charles Whiteley meets Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali
5 February 2024, 12:15 PM

BUILD appoints FBCCI president as new chairperson 

Mahbubul Alam, president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), has been appointed as the chairperson of the Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD)
5 February 2024, 09:58 AM

Govt may review decision on export incentive cuts

Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali yesterday assured garment exporters that the government may review its decision to cut export incentives considering the move's impact on the apparel industry.
4 February 2024, 21:38 PM

Five simple habits that will change your future income

How can we increase our income level by following a few simple habits? Why are few of us successful in our financial life?
4 February 2024, 21:14 PM

Magura Group's paper companies to merge for better business

Two listed paper companies of Magura Group are being merged with its two other companies to enhance their performance and product quality, explained the group yesterday.
4 February 2024, 21:14 PM

Exports hit record $5.7b in January

The merchandise exports rebounded strongly in January as manufacturers shipped goods worth $5.72 billion, the highest in a single month, which, coupled with a rise in remittances and a fall in imports, could ease pressure on the economy.
4 February 2024, 21:14 PM

Economy rebounding: finance minister

The country’s overall macroeconomic situation is improving on the back of rising exports and remittances, Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali said yesterday.
4 February 2024, 21:14 PM

State minister for commerce seeks Chinese investment

State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu yesterday sought Chinese investment for import substitution to reduce the big trade gap with China.
4 February 2024, 16:45 PM

Factory closed, still Khulna Printing’s share price rises 422%

Dhaka Stock Exchange visits the company’s closed production unit
4 February 2024, 15:34 PM

IT exports in the slow lane as demand falls

Information technology exports from Bangladesh dropped 4.4 percent in the first five months of the current fiscal year as the demand for software developers and products has fallen due to the lingering global economic slowdown.
4 February 2024, 15:17 PM

Furniture fair begins in Ctg on Feb 6

Bangladesh Furniture Industries Owners Association will organise the six-day event
4 February 2024, 13:44 PM