Exports rebound with 11.45% rise in January

However, the amount, $5.72b, is 0.69% lower than the monthly target
4 February 2024, 11:25 AM

BB to bring default loans to below 8% by June 2026

Action plan has already been taken, the central bank says
4 February 2024, 11:09 AM

Bangas profit jumps 14%

 Bangas Ltd recorded a 14 percent profit growth year-on-year for the period of October-December 2023-24 financial year
4 February 2024, 09:26 AM

Gas crisis choking ceramics makers

The persistent gas crisis in Bangladesh has been severely hindering the nation’s ceramics industry over the past three to four months, leading to a roughly 20 percent drop in overall production quality in the sector.
4 February 2024, 01:43 AM

Startup ecosystem: challenges and agenda to scale up

The world's economic landscape is changing, shifting influence from the West to the East. In this transformation, Bangladesh, marked by a tech-savvy youth population is on the path of emerging as a promising hub for startups.
4 February 2024, 01:43 AM

Investors flock to risk-free treasury bills for higher returns

Government treasury bills, popularly known as T-bills, have become a lucrative tool to park funds for investors and savers driven by a record spike in yields in recent months.
4 February 2024, 01:41 AM

Shwapno’s loss spirals to Tk 1,600cr in 15 years as finance cost gets heavier

Shwapno, the leading retail chain brand in Bangladesh, started making operating profit, but its loss accumulated to Tk 1,661 crore over the past 15 years largely due to mammoth loans that are pushing up finance costs every year.
4 February 2024, 01:41 AM

StanChart, Friendship light up char village with solar power

Ratna Akhter, a 15-year-old student of grade nine, previously used kerosene lamps when studying at home in Ghughumari, a remote char in northern Bangladesh with about 2,300 inhabitants.
3 February 2024, 18:00 PM

FDI flow to Bangladesh is low, why?

Despite developing economic zones and adopting one-stop services to attract foreign direct investment (FDI), Bangladesh has failed to get as much as it targeted. Not only global economic giants like India, even small economies in the South Asian region such as the Maldives and Sri Lanka are ahead of Bangladesh in terms of FDI attraction.
3 February 2024, 16:05 PM

Square Textiles' profit rises 37% in Q2

It made Tk 24.83 crore in Oct-Dec of FY24, Tk 18.07 in the same period FY23
3 February 2024, 15:55 PM

Bangladeshi vessels start avoiding Red Sea amid rising tension

Govt guidelines issued for ships using the route
3 February 2024, 13:45 PM

Shasha Denims profit falls 15%

Shasha Denims, a leading denim manufacturer and exporter, recorded a 15 percent year-on-year decrease in profit for the second quarter of the financial year 2023-24
3 February 2024, 11:10 AM

Lending rate goes past 12% as tighter monetary policy kicks in

The lending rate of bank loans has gone past 12 percent on the back of the rising benchmark interest rate, sending the cost of funds for borrowers higher, as the central bank’s contractionary monetary policy appears to have taken hold.
2 February 2024, 01:21 AM

House rent saw faster growth in Oct-Dec: BBS

House rent in Bangladesh rose by an average of 5.89 percent in the October-December period of the current fiscal year (FY), placing an additional burden on many lower and middle-income households, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
2 February 2024, 00:31 AM

Square Pharma’s Kenya unit logs higher revenue

Bangladesh’s largest drug producer, Square Pharmaceuticals, saw increased sales from its Kenya project in the second quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2023-24.
2 February 2024, 00:21 AM

Textile machinery sellers expect higher sales in 2024

International textile and garment machinery sellers are optimistic about a rebound in their business in Bangladesh this year as the global clothing supply chain is recovering from the sluggish trend.
2 February 2024, 00:21 AM

Forex reserves slip below $20b again

Bangladesh’s foreign currency reserves have slipped below $20 billion again as remittance and export receipts did not pick up to the desired level.
2 February 2024, 00:15 AM

A hypocrite's handbook: how to preach water and drink wine

At a multinational company, a new group CEO with a bureaucratic background, who had little knowledge of the industry, was appointed. From his high seat, the big boss decided to cover up his lack of knowledge by flexing his powers.
1 February 2024, 23:31 PM

Govt must play strong role to ensure street food safety

Alongside raising food safety awareness, the government must play a strong role to ensure better management in terms of street food safety by preparing a proper database on such businesses, speakers said yesterday.
1 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Remittance rises in January, highest in seven months

Migrant workers sent home $2.1 billion in January
1 February 2024, 14:07 PM