‘Time for Bangladesh to diversify export basket to UK’

Bangladeshi high commissioner to UK says in meeting with FBCCI president
27 November 2023, 14:28 PM

Animal health companies' expo in Dhaka from Nov 30

The three-day event will take place at ICCB
27 November 2023, 12:55 PM

Tourism sector suffers severe blow amid political turmoil

Political instability ahead of the national election has appeared to be a big blow to the country’s tourism sector as the most popular tourist destinations including Cox's Bazar, St Martin and Kuakata have seen a sharp drop in the number of visitors
27 November 2023, 10:23 AM

Policyholder protection fund yet to be formed after a decade

Idra is yet to set up the Life Policyholders Protection Fund although more than a decade has passed
27 November 2023, 00:00 AM

Policy rate hiked again as inflation stays high

rate will be 7.75 percent, which will be effective from today
27 November 2023, 00:00 AM

Govt adopts strict stance on use of block allocations

finance division directed the planning commission to suspend a Tk 11,669 crore block allocations from ADP for new projects
26 November 2023, 23:30 PM

New wage board formed for tannery workers

government formed a five-member wage board without any representative of the tannery workers
26 November 2023, 23:00 PM

Gold now Tk 1.08 lakh per bhori

Bangladesh Jewellers' Association (Bajus) has decided to set gold prices at a record high of Tk 1.08 lakh per bhori (11.664 grammes), effective from tomorrow.
26 November 2023, 16:15 PM

Sino-Malaysian firm to invest $14.55 million in Bepza EZ

Vernon & Oliver Furniture Company will produce spring mattress, foam mattress
26 November 2023, 12:25 PM

Tk 12,500 finalised as minimum RMG wage

The salary structure will now have four grades in place of five
26 November 2023, 11:39 AM

Bangladesh Bank hikes repo rate by 50 basis points

The new rate 7.75 percent will be effective from tomorrow
26 November 2023, 11:28 AM

Passenger movement through airports soars

passenger movement through airports in Bangladesh shot up by 32 percent in (FY) 2022-23, bolstered by increased domestic travel and outflow of migrant workers
25 November 2023, 23:30 PM

'TCB to continue truck sales as long as necessary'

TCB trucks are currently found in 30 spots across Dhaka, with each capable of serving 300 people
25 November 2023, 23:14 PM

Govt services yet to simplify business for SMEs

SMEs, which account for most of the business in Bangladesh, are facing problems on multiple fronts
25 November 2023, 18:30 PM

Govt forms panel to lease out textile mills

government has formed an inter-ministerial committee to lease out to private investors state-run textile mills
25 November 2023, 18:15 PM

DBL opens yarn mill investing $80m

invested $80 million to establish the factory on 15 acres of land inside the 170-acre DBL Industrial Park, in Moulvibazar
25 November 2023, 18:10 PM

Construction costs decline on falling prices of materials

Construction costs in Bangladesh declined for the second consecutive month in October, driven by a fall in the price of building materials, official figures showed.
25 November 2023, 18:01 PM

Janata Bank comes short of BB’s targets

Janata Bank has failed to meet any of its performance improvement targets set by the central bank in the first half of the year -- a worrying development given that the state bank accounts for the second-highest volume of deposits and loans among the 61 scheduled lenders in Bangladesh.
25 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Matarbari project director sold numerous project supplies

Planning Adviser Prof Wahiduddin Mahmud today said the Matarbari project director had sold numerous project supplies before fleeing following the ouster of the Awami League government on August 5.
25 November 2023, 15:49 PM

‘Summer onion growers to get more incentive’

government is now emphasising production of summer onion to achieve self-sufficiency for the crop
25 November 2023, 13:26 PM