Crisis-hit Sri Lankan economy rebounds as tourists return

Number of tourists visiting jumped to 210,000 in December, it was 91,900 a year earlier
16 March 2024, 07:10 AM

Nissan, Honda explore partnership in electric vehicles

Analysts said the move was aimed at catching up with Chinese competitors who have stolen a march in EVs while Japanese firms have lost ground by focusing more on hybrid vehicles
16 March 2024, 06:50 AM

Bangladesh's RMG exports via Delhi airport upset Indian apparel makers

Garments from Bangladesh have been a key driver behind the surge in export cargo trans-shipment at the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) in the last one year but the development has upset Indian apparel suppliers..On February 7 last year, India allowed DIAL to serve as a cargo tra
14 March 2024, 18:20 PM

Renata gets nod to raise Tk 350 crore

Shares of the listed drug maker dropped 1.17 percent yesterday from that on the day before to Tk 877
14 March 2024, 18:15 PM

Forex reserves fall below $20 billion after import payments

$1.29 billion import bills cleared last week, which brought down the reserves to $19.99 billion on Wednesday
14 March 2024, 14:48 PM

SM Mannan Kochi nominated as new BGMEA president

Syed Nazrul Islam new first vice-president and Khandoker Rafiqul Islam senior vice-president
14 March 2024, 11:44 AM

Adidas posts first loss in 30 years and warns on US

German sportswear giant Adidas posted its first annual loss in more than 30 years on Wednesday and warned sales in North America would fall again as sportswear retailers in the US struggle with high inventories
14 March 2024, 06:50 AM

IMF launches leadership search with Georgieva tipped for 2nd term

Georgieva, 70, has run the IMF since 2019, and indicated last week that she would be "honored" to helm the organization once more
14 March 2024, 05:40 AM

BGMEA wants stronger ties with US firm VF Corporation

VF Corporation's top official meets BGMEA president
13 March 2024, 14:57 PM

First-ever guideline for non-banks’ independent directors

The minimum age of such directors is 45 years and maximum 75 years
13 March 2024, 14:04 PM

China's Xiaomi embarks on Apple's road not taken

The $48 billion handset-maker said it will deliver its first electric car just weeks after the iPhone-maker scrapped a decade-long effort
13 March 2024, 09:59 AM

Toyota agrees to biggest wage hike in 25 years in sign of Japan Inc's hefty pay bump

Toyota agreed monthly pay increases of as much as 28,440 yen ($193) and record bonus payments
13 March 2024, 06:05 AM

US consumer inflation up unexpectedly in February

The consumer price index (CPI) came in at 3.2 percent last month
13 March 2024, 05:52 AM
12 March 2024, 15:03 PM

Ban on foreign travel, trade licence, national award for wilful defaulters

Bangladesh Bank issues new guideline on wilful defaulters today
12 March 2024, 14:39 PM

Diesel supplier Numaligarh Refinery opens Dhaka liaison office

India so far exported diesel worth $34 million to Bangladesh
12 March 2024, 12:02 PM

GP, Robi, Teletalk receive unified licences

The annual fee for the licence was Tk 10 crore with a 15-year validity
11 March 2024, 16:00 PM

Investors push Zara owner Inditex to publish full supply chain

Inditex is an outlier among big clothing retailers in not publishing which factories it sources from
11 March 2024, 06:53 AM

Struggling Japan narrowly avoids technical recession

Gross domestic product inched up 0.1 percent between October and December from the previous three months
11 March 2024, 05:58 AM

China warns overall pressure on employment yet to ease

More than one in five of the roughly 100 million Chinese aged 16 to 24 were unemployed in June 2023
10 March 2024, 05:23 AM