Unemployment among graduates: Females still have highest rate

Although an increasing number of female students are coming out of universities every year, they continue to have the highest unemployment rate among graduates, according to the Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2022 released at the end of last week.
28 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Economic misery to deepen amid political crisis

Most of the macroeconomic indicators of Bangladesh have been in bad shape for the last several months owing to external and internal factors, intensifying people’s suffering as consumer prices surged to record levels.
28 October 2023, 18:00 PM

‘Bangabandhu tunnel to speed up industrial growth’

The opening of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel under the Karnaphuli river will lead to the development of numerous industrial units from Chattogram to Cox’s Bazar and encourage urbanisation, said Mahbubul Alam, president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI).
28 October 2023, 18:00 PM

RAK Ceramics’ profit drops

Profits of RAK Ceramics (Bangladesh) dropped in first nine months of 2023 mainly due to lower sales.
28 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Gas shortage taking toll on textile millers

Primary textile millers want adequate gas supply in their factories as nearly 40 percent of their production capacity is currently unutilised due to low pressure of gas, the price of which increased by nearly 100 percent in February this year.
28 October 2023, 18:00 PM

City Bank records 14% profit rise

The City Bank’s profit rose 14 percent year-on-year to Tk 378 crore in the January-September period of 2023.
28 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Eight companies honoured with HSBC Business Excellence Awards

The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) yesterday honoured eight business enterprises of Bangladesh for their outstanding contribution to the sustainable growth of the economy even during challenging times.
28 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Eastern Bank posts 10% rise in profit

Eastern Bank’s profit increased 10 percent year-on-year to Tk 426 crore in the January-September period of 2023.
28 October 2023, 18:00 PM

United Power sees profit plunge

United Power Generation & Distribution Company Ltd saw its profits fall sharply in the last financial year because of a huge amount of foreign exchange loss incurred by its subsidiaries for devaluation of the taka against the dollar.
28 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh to question India’s countervailing duty on jute

Bangladesh is going to defend its position and question India’s logic in imposing countervailing duty (CVD) on jute and jute goods from Bangladesh to India, said Senior Commerce Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh yesterday.
28 October 2023, 18:00 PM

City Bank records 14% rise in profit

The bank posts Tk 378 crore profit in Jan-Sep of 2023
28 October 2023, 15:34 PM

Fall in sales cuts RAK Ceramics' profit

The ceramic producer's profit falls 25% in Jan-Sep of 2023
28 October 2023, 15:20 PM

Eastern Bank's profit rises 10%

The bank made a profit of Tk 426 crore in nine months of 2023
28 October 2023, 15:02 PM

India moves to curb onion exports

It raises minimum export price of onion by four times to $800 a tonne
28 October 2023, 14:27 PM

October 29’s bank recruitment tests postponed

BB shared the information hours after BNP's call for hartal
28 October 2023, 14:08 PM

United Power suffers sharp fall in profit

Its profit fell to Tk 801 crore in FY23, down from Tk 997 crore in FY22
28 October 2023, 13:06 PM

Bangladesh, Canada to work for higher bilateral trade

The fifth Bangladesh-Canada Foreign Office Consultations took place in Canada's Ottawa On October 27
28 October 2023, 12:19 PM

Linde Bangladesh's profit falls 35%

In Jan-Sep, its profit hit Tk 48 crore in 2023, down from Tk 74 crore in 2022
28 October 2023, 11:12 AM

Revenue growth slows as import dips

Revenue collection in Bangladesh grew 14.3 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of the current fiscal year although the pace was slower owing to a decline in imports, official figures showed yesterday.
27 October 2023, 14:00 PM

Include workers in policy framework

Speakers tell dialogue on green transition in RMG sector
27 October 2023, 13:47 PM