Islami Bank to reactivate closed deposit accounts to boost cash flow
15 June 2026, 21:08 PM
Business
Govt forms high-level committee to ease industrial licensing
15 June 2026, 20:45 PM
Business
Islami Bank stock trading halted
15 June 2026, 19:03 PM
Business
Govt to assess impact of family card allowances: finance minister
15 June 2026, 17:36 PM
Business
Bangladesh's tax collection falls behind economic expansion
14 June 2026, 20:00 PM
Business
Asset recovery key to bank recapitalisation success: BAB
14 June 2026, 19:38 PM
Business
Syed Mohammad Kamal, new president of AmCham
14 June 2026, 19:12 PM
Business
Govt sets aside Tk 200 crore for blue economy research, development
13 June 2026, 21:14 PM
Business
Plan is there to issue business licences in 7 days: finance minister
13 June 2026, 17:30 PM
Business
ICAB warns bank borrowing may crowd out private investment
13 June 2026, 16:15 PM
Business
Budget ambitious, but achievable: Ficci
But extra duty and tax on telecom, carbonated beverages, water purifiers to hurt potential FDI, it said.
10 June 2024, 12:23 PM
New office hour for bankers after Eid
Office hour 10am to 6pm, transaction hour 10am to 4pm
9 June 2024, 15:13 PM
Walton launches self-made ‘AI Doctor’ feature for smart fridges
Walton today launched an artificial intelligence (AI) based “AI Doctor”, invented by the team at the Walton Research and Innovation (R&I) Centre.
9 June 2024, 14:40 PM
Amnesty for black money: what are the proposed tax measures?
By re-launching the initiative, the government seeks to increase the flow of money into the economy, although such measures failed to yield any fruitful benefit in the past.
9 June 2024, 13:35 PM
Nothing mentioned in budget to stop gold smuggling: Bajus
The baggage rule should be amended to stop gold smuggling, the association said in budget reaction
9 June 2024, 12:36 PM
Inflation, GDP growth targets unrealistic: SANEM
The government has set unrealistic inflation and economic growth targets in the proposed budget for fiscal year 2024-25, said the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (Sanem) today.
8 June 2024, 09:46 AM
Bangladesh got elected as member of governing body of ILO for 2024-2027
The election took place at the 112th session of the International Labour Conference held in Geneva
7 June 2024, 15:03 PM
RMG export to USA falls 14% in Jan-Apr
Shipment to the American market has been falling for high inflationary pressure
7 June 2024, 14:22 PM
Forex reserves decline by $51 million in a week
The reserves hit $18.67 billion on June 5, down from $18.72 billion on May 29
7 June 2024, 14:03 PM
Journalists boycott BB governor at finance ministry's post-budget event
They made the call as a protest to journalists' entry restriction to BB office
7 June 2024, 13:39 PM
Default loans hit historic high of Tk 1,82,295 crore
Bad loans rose by Tk 36,367 crore in just three months
6 June 2024, 10:51 AM
Low gas pressure cuts textile production by 65%
Factories in industrial belts need 15 PSI (pounds per square inch) of gas pressure, but are getting a maximum of 3 PSI
5 June 2024, 12:29 PM
No end in sight: low-income families reel from stubborn inflation
The higher inflation for one of the longest spells in recent decades has left many households in the low-middle-income country with little resources since food costs consist of a much higher share in their consumption basket
4 June 2024, 15:44 PM
Nagad Digital Bank becomes country’s first scheduled digital bank
Bangladesh Bank gave digital bank licence to Nagad today
3 June 2024, 15:22 PM
Jewellers seek changes to baggage rule
Bangladesh Jeweller's Association (Bajus) wants to put a stop to travellers bringing in gold bars
3 June 2024, 14:45 PM
RMG export prices fall by 16% in 8 months: BGMEA
Apparel’s demand decreases among end consumers hit hard by high inflation, it says
1 June 2024, 13:23 PM
Bangladeshis consume 136 eggs a year, people in developed countries 400
Experts say at a seminar on “Doctors' dialogue on right to protein”
30 May 2024, 15:03 PM
Smart agriculture practices can increase productivity by 30%: DCCI
Smart agriculture practices can fuel farmers’ income by 40%, the leading chamber said in a seminar on smart agriculture
30 May 2024, 13:41 PM
Treasury bond yields climb to 15-year high
The interest rate of treasury bonds recently jumped to a 15-year high of 12.75 percent, indicating that government borrowing will become costlier in the months ahead.
30 May 2024, 01:00 AM
Only 10% of planned economic zones get off the ground in a decade
Only 10 economic zones (EZs) have become operational since the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (Beza) rolled out its massive industrialisation plan in 2015, raising questions about whether its goal of setting up 100 enclaves will be materialised on time.
30 May 2024, 00:30 AM