Business leaders call for interest rate ceiling

The Bangladesh Bank told businesspeople that the lending rates will not exceed 14 percent, according to the leaders of several trade bodies.
16 May 2024, 16:30 PM

UAE’s AD Ports Group to invest $1 billion to develop Ctg port

The Chittagong Port Authority signs MoU with the Abu Dhabi-based company
16 May 2024, 14:32 PM

Alternatives to cash incentives planned for exports

The government plans a new export promotion fund as an alternative to direct cash incentives for export-oriented sectors to help the country face challenges resulting from its graduation to a developing nation in 2026.
15 May 2024, 18:00 PM

Semiconductor makers have potential to earn $10 billion by 2041: Palak

Bangladesh would be able to earn $10 billion from semiconductor manufacturing by 2041 if proper policy support is ensured, according to Zunaid Ahmed Palak, state minister for telecom and ICT.
15 May 2024, 13:31 PM
15 May 2024, 11:31 AM

Govt sets $110 billion export earnings for FY27 

The government has set a target to export goods and services worth $110 billion in the fiscal year of 2026-27, which is double the earnings recorded in the last financial year
15 May 2024, 09:51 AM

Finance minister infected with Covid-19

Cabinet Secretary for Coordination and Reforms Mahmudul Hossain Khan told The Daily Star
15 May 2024, 08:41 AM

Steel prices set to rise in Bangladesh: analysts

The US dollar rate hikes will fuel steel raw material cost, they said at Bangladesh International Trade Summit
14 May 2024, 12:52 PM

BD-Turkey can be trade gateways between Europe, South & SE Asia

Turkish business leaders discussed bilateral trade potential with FBCCI president
13 May 2024, 13:56 PM

LafargeHolcim’s profit drops for first time since 2022's Q1

The cement maker’s turnover fell 3%, profit 15% in Jan-Mar
13 May 2024, 13:17 PM

Reserves fall below $19 billion, first time in 11 months

$1.63 billion of ACU payment was settled today
12 May 2024, 15:41 PM

Deal for country’s second satellite in three months

The satellite, Bangabandhu-2, will be launched in 3 years
12 May 2024, 15:16 PM

Govt launches food systems dashboard

Food ministry, BBS and GAIN worked together for it
12 May 2024, 14:12 PM

Renata ships first drug registered in Australia

The contraceptive pill named Levonorgestrel 1.5 mg is known by its brand name of Novella-1
12 May 2024, 11:21 AM

700 TEUs of containers miss shipment at Ctg port

However, workers resumed operations today early morning
11 May 2024, 11:20 AM

Forex reserves decline by $133 million in a week

The reserves hit $19.83 billion on May 8
9 May 2024, 12:42 PM

US dollar price rises up to Tk 125 in kerb market

Dollar price rose just a day after the introduction of the crawling peg
9 May 2024, 12:30 PM

‘Bangladesh economy showing resilience’

The first-ever Purchasing Managers' Index shows slower expansion at 62.2 in April
9 May 2024, 10:39 AM

‘Market-based interest rates will be painful for businesses’

CPD Distinguished Fellow Mustafizur Rahman says
8 May 2024, 19:17 PM

Exporters to win, consumers to bear the brunt

The exporters have already welcomed the central bank's move to devaluate the local currency, which they have long been waiting for.
8 May 2024, 16:51 PM