Meghna Bank to arrange Tk 175cr for Star Ceramics

Meghna Bank will arrange Tk 175 crore from different banks and financial institutions for tiles and sanitaryware manufacturer Star Ceramics, a sister concern of RAK Ceramics Bangladesh.
10 January 2024, 15:25 PM

Sonali Life ordered to cooperate with CEO

The IDRA made the order after Aman in a letter to the IDRA said Sonali Life’s board had not allowed him to enter the company's office since January 1
10 January 2024, 14:46 PM

17 local firms join world's biggest textile fair Heimtextil

The four-day exhibition began on Jan 9 in Germany
10 January 2024, 13:41 PM

The US invented shopping malls, but China is writing their next chapter

Malls became a motif of modernity during the country's economic expansion. They offered consumers year-round protection from heat, humidity, cold and frost, as well as from busy streets and polluting traffic. Malls were safe environments where the steadily increasing numbers of more affluent Chinese families could shop and eat, stroll and meet.
10 January 2024, 13:20 PM

Bangladesh retains top position in RMG export to UK by volume

While Bangladesh retained top position in garment export to UK, prices still remain one of the lowest
9 January 2024, 18:30 PM

BRRI develops two new rice varieties

The Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) has developed two new high-yielding rice varieties which are suitable for the Boro season.
9 January 2024, 15:05 PM

Mobile users can now carry forward any amount of unused data

The data packages should be repurchased before expiry
8 January 2024, 15:22 PM

An unlikely product brings $400m a year: cotton waste

Rising emphasis on recycling and sustainability from global brands is driving the cotton waste export from Bangladesh
6 January 2024, 20:30 PM

Garment exports earned record $47.38b in 2023

Bangladesh recorded nearly $47 billion in export orders, a milestone achievement according to data from EPB
6 January 2024, 20:30 PM

What does it mean for Bangladesh?

Increase in shipping time and cost is expected as the fallout from Red Sea crisis deepens
6 January 2024, 20:00 PM

Food security still a ways off despite inroads

Despite making progress, about 36 percent low-income households suffered from food shortages
6 January 2024, 19:00 PM

Winds of winter and elections bring little joy to tea stalls

Rises prices and a lack of festive election atmosphere didnt help tea sales across the country
6 January 2024, 18:30 PM

Deposits in micro-savers' accounts rise 12%

The deposits in no-frills accounts hit Tk 3,849 crore in Jul-Sep quarter
6 January 2024, 15:13 PM

City Bank gets $45 million Murabaha trade finance from ITFC

It is ITFC's highest trade finance extended to a commercial bank
6 January 2024, 11:20 AM

Biman to buy Tk 1,000 crore equipment, body cameras for ground staff

The cameras will be used to stop pilferage of valuables from luggage
4 January 2024, 13:41 PM

Tea growers saw bumper yields in 2023

Bumper yields have made tea production in Bangladesh reach a historic high in 2023, according to industry people
3 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Sonali Bank returns clients' funds deducted after technical glitch

On Jan 1, the bank's clients in Tangail faced unusual fund deduction
3 January 2024, 14:30 PM

Muneem reappointed as NBR chairman

His contractual appointment has been extended by two years
3 January 2024, 13:43 PM

Consumer Rights asks Evaly to settle consumer complaints

The directorate serves show-cause notice on the e-commerce platform
3 January 2024, 13:19 PM

Zero margin import facility sought for six essential commodities

Traders made the demand for onion, edible oil, sugar, lentil, chickpeas, dates
3 January 2024, 11:09 AM