FICCI praises policy stability, warns on revenue collection goals
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Tax hikes to raise production costs by Tk 12,000 a tonne: steel makers
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Bangla QR scales to 9.63 lakh merchants
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Mir Nadia Nivin, new chairman of IDRA
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New commerce secretary, Ataur Rahman Khan, takes charge
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BGMEA targets cutting carbon emission by 30% by 2030

The association also wants to reduce use of groundwater by 50% by that time
27 August 2023, 14:56 PM

MJL Bangladesh plans Tk 95 crore expansion

The company will buy a 50-bigha industrial land in Narayanganj
27 August 2023, 14:25 PM
27 August 2023, 14:11 PM

Bangladesh starts growing genetically-modified cotton

The variety, Bt cotton, will increase local cotton production by 7.5 times
26 August 2023, 13:47 PM

Investors see long wait for enlarged BRICS' economic boon

The expansion of the BRICS group of developing countries could provide a lifeline to capital-starved new entrants Iran and Argentina, but investors and analysts say a broader economic boon for the bloc's members is far from certain..Leaders of the BRICS - Brazil, Russia, India, China and S
26 August 2023, 11:51 AM

Padma Islami's life fund shrinks in first half

The amount of its settled claims was Tk 9.4 crore higher than premiums deposited
24 August 2023, 13:09 PM

EBL, Pran sign interest swap deal

The bank will pay Pran at 7%, but Pran will repay at an interbank repo rate
23 August 2023, 16:14 PM

No more online training for insurance agents: IDRA

Insurers also have to take prior regulatory approval for agent training
23 August 2023, 15:55 PM

Source more from Bangladesh, BGMEA urges Iraqi businesses

A six-member BGMEA delegation is now visiting Iraq
22 August 2023, 14:33 PM

Sri Lanka returns $50m of $200m loan

The second instalment may come by Aug 30
21 August 2023, 11:33 AM

India's Hiranandani Group to build Tk 2,000-crore data centre in Bangladesh

The centre will be built on two hyper-scale data centre buildings, featuring 4,800 racks and 28.8MW IT power capacity.
17 August 2023, 11:17 AM

S Korean firm to invest $8.62 million in Bepza economic zone

Dongwoo BD Ltd will produce PU synthetic leather
13 August 2023, 15:01 PM

First vessel of 8.5-metre draft anchors at Mongla port

The Singapore-flagged MV Maersk Nusantara carried 489 TEUs of goods
3 August 2023, 15:32 PM

Aristopharma to produce pharma items for Square

Injectable items, tablets, dry syrups will be produced under a contract manufacturing deal
3 August 2023, 12:57 PM

MetLife invests Tk 257.5 crore in Runner’s sustainability bond

This investment will contribute to the growth of Bangladesh's bond market and diversify MetLife's already robust portfolio of investments in the country.
3 August 2023, 10:26 AM

ADB mobilises $261m for expressway connecting Dhaka with other major cities

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has mobilised $261 million of private sector capital for a four-lane, 13.5-kilometre expressway between Dhaka and other major cities in order to ease traffic congestion and provide better connectivity.
3 August 2023, 07:53 AM

Exporters to get Tk 108.5 for a dollar from Aug 1

The rate will be Tk 109 for the remitters
31 July 2023, 15:25 PM

Denmark proposes $1.3 billion investment to produce wind energy in Bangladesh

With the investments, CIP and COP, the global leaders in renewable energy, proposed to develop a commercial, utility-scale offshore wind project off the coast of the Bay of Bengal, COP said in a press release yesterday.
12 July 2023, 05:45 AM

Dutch fund makes first investment in Bangladesh

Good Fashion Fund (GFF), a Netherlands-based investment fund, is going to provide $1 million to Progress Apparels Ltd to set up a washing and treatment plant.
4 July 2023, 09:11 AM

AP to invest $7.18 million at Bangabandhu Shilpa Nagar

It will produce foodstuffs, ayurvedic healthcare, personal care products
22 June 2023, 12:44 PM