Global electrical goods' expo begins in Dhaka on March 9

Some 40 foreign representatives and 80 exhibitors will occupy 120 stalls of 150 brands in the three-day fair
13 February 2023, 11:59 AM

ACI sends first pharma shipment to US subsidiary

ACI Healthcare’s Narayanganj facility exports the products to its subsidiary in the USA
11 February 2023, 12:14 PM

118 tonnes RMG goods seized on money laundering charges

Sabiha Saiki Fashion shipped 85 consignments worth Tk 22 crore through Ctg port in the last three years using fake documents
9 February 2023, 15:53 PM

Nine Bangladeshi garment makers take part in Texworld Paris

The three-day showcase ended on February 8
9 February 2023, 13:47 PM

Deutsche Bank opens representative office in Dhaka

The leading global bank joins over 70 other German companies already present in Bangladesh
9 February 2023, 12:50 PM

Japan wants to invest in sugar industry, biomass power

Japan Bank for International Cooperation’s Governor Nobumitsu Hayashi expresses the interest
9 February 2023, 09:26 AM

Global energy prices drop, non-energy inch up in January

According to World Bank’s Pink Sheet, a monthly report that monitors commodity price movements
8 February 2023, 14:52 PM

‘More China-funded mega projects coming to Bangladesh’

Newly-appointed Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen says in meeting with Planning Minister MA Mannan
7 February 2023, 15:19 PM

55 Bangladeshi firms participate in world’s biggest fair Ambiente

Bangladesh was the second largest participant of the trade show after India among the South Asian nations
7 February 2023, 14:01 PM

Imports thru Ctg port fall as expenditures rise

Imports through Chattogram port fell 2.5 per cent year-on-year in the first six months of the current fiscal as rising US dollar prices pushed up the overall costs involved, according to traders.
7 February 2023, 03:00 AM

Separate tax policy making from collection

Top business leaders yesterday urged the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to ensure a conducive business climate by bringing reforms to the revenue sector, including having separate administrations formulating tax policies and collecting revenue.
6 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Belgian Queen Mathilde praises Bangladesh’s RMG growth

Belgian Queen Mathilde today praised the transition of Bangladesh’s garment industry towards sustainable and responsible manufacturing and the progress the south Asian country has achieved to ensure workers’ rights and welfare.
6 February 2023, 15:51 PM

Govt to give GI recognition to Tangail sari soon

The government will soon recognise Tangail sari with the geographical indication (GI) status, said Industries Secretary Jakia Sultana today.
5 February 2023, 16:25 PM

Per capita income misses estimates

Bangladesh's per capita income stood at $2,793 in fiscal 2021-22 -- $31 lower than the initial estimate as the steep depreciation of the taka messed up the government’s numbers.
5 February 2023, 16:11 PM

GDP grows 7.1%, but falls below provisional data

Bangladesh logged higher growth in gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021-22 fiscal year compared to the previous year, but it was 15 basis points below the provisional estimate.
5 February 2023, 15:16 PM

Robi’s flagship entrepreneurship contest r-ventures 3.0 selects semi-finalists

Robi’s flagship digital entrepreneurship competition r-ventures 3.0 has selected top 25 ideas for the semi-final round of the programme.
5 February 2023, 12:39 PM

Shamsul Arefin joins ICT Division as secretary

Md Shamsul Arefin today joined the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division as its secretary.
5 February 2023, 11:59 AM

Potato export to Russia to begin this year: Razzaque

Bangladesh will start exporting potatoes to Russia again this year as the world’s largest country lifted ban on the entry of tubers from the south Asian nation last year, Agriculture Minster Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said today.
5 February 2023, 10:38 AM

Service exporters to get forex retention quota facility

The central bank has instructed banks to provide exporters' retention quota (ERQ) account services to service exporters to help them carry out international transactions.
5 February 2023, 10:26 AM

Weak financial system always a problem for economic management

The immediate outlook for the new year is not as bad as had been predicted before. The Chinese economy is opening up, the industrialised West is adjusting and realigning their economies to the new realities, and a global economic recession does no longer seems inevitable.
4 February 2023, 12:00 PM