Govt to go for wider reforms to fix economy: Lutfey Siddiqi

The government will bring structural reforms in all areas as required to mend the economy and create an investment climate, according to Lutfey Siddiqi, the chief adviser’s special envoy on international affairs..“We want to create a pro-business climate through discussions with businessme
30 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Robi Axiata’s profit rises 78% in Q3

The telecom operator made Tk 188.7 crore in Jul-Sep this year from Tk 106 crore in the same period last year
30 October 2024, 13:23 PM

Stocks rise a massive 2.94%

The market gained for the second day straight
30 October 2024, 12:28 PM

BAT Bangladesh sees 2% drop in profit

It declared a 150% cash dividend for the Jan-Sep period 
30 October 2024, 06:53 AM

Stocks rebound after falling to 4-year low

Indices of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) bounced back strongly yesterday on plummeting to a four-year low on the previous day as investors cautiously traded select shares to pocket short-term gains amidst price movements..A Dhaka-based investor said a section of investors went on to buy selec
29 October 2024, 15:39 PM

BRAC Bank’s profit surged 69% on strong investment, fee income

Its July-September profit was Tk 419.62 crore 
29 October 2024, 06:31 AM

Beximco Pharma posts Tk 586 crore profit in FY24

It recommended 40% cash dividend, highest in 8 years
29 October 2024, 06:06 AM

Pran to reopen two state textile mills under PPP

Two factories of state-owned Bangladesh Textile Mills Corporation (BTMC) are being reopened after 27 years through a private-public partnership (PPP) with Pran-RFL Group..RR Textile Mills in Sitakunda and Rajshahi Textile Mills will be relaunched after being renamed Chittagong RR Textiles
28 October 2024, 18:05 PM

Bangladesh’s GDP growth slows to 3.91% in Apr-Jun quarter

It is the lowest expansion in the four quarters of 2023-24 fiscal year
28 October 2024, 11:37 AM

Khulna Power shuts down plants for deal uncertainty

Despite negotiations with BPDB, no formal PPA have been executed, said KPCL in a disclosure on the website of the Dhaka Stock Exchange today
28 October 2024, 08:13 AM

Number of mobile internet users dropped in August

The number of mobile internet subscribers in Bangladesh dropped by nearly one crore to 12.69 crore in August, marking the second consecutive month of decline..Shahed Alam, chief corporate and regulatory officer at Robi, said customers have been discontinuing the use of secondary SIMs ever
27 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Edible oil prices rise in spite of VAT cut

Consumers in Bangladesh saw no drop in soybean and palm oil prices over the past week even though the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has reduced an import VAT from 15 percent to 10 percent.
27 October 2024, 15:35 PM

Enquiry panel to find reasons for stock market downtrend

The four-member committee will submit a report in 10 workdays
27 October 2024, 14:52 PM

RAK Ceramics incurs Tk 14 crore loss in Q3 

Sales suffered due to political disruptions during the third quarter
27 October 2024, 06:36 AM

Marico Bangladesh posts 25% profit growth in Q2 

Despite declaring a 450% cash dividend for July-Sep, its cash flow declined
27 October 2024, 06:26 AM

Mobile subscriber numbers fell drastically in August

Following the trend of July, the number of mobile subscribers in Bangladesh dropped significantly in August..The mobile network operators -- Grameenphone, Robi, Banglalink and Teletalk -- collectively lost about 18 lakh customers, taking the total mobile subscriber base to 19.24 crore..
26 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Bida’s one-stop service plagued by non-stop negligence

Services rendered by government agencies through a single-window platform to facilitate business remain marred by unscrupulous activities, despite expectations of improvement among entrepreneurs under the interim government.
26 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Onion price rises on supply crunch

Onion prices at retail markets in Dhaka rose by Tk 10 to Tk 15 per kg over the past week, deepening the woes of low and fixed-income people
26 October 2024, 15:09 PM

Reform data first before making policies: analysts

Economists and entrepreneurs say at a dialogue organised by the Centre for Governance Studies
26 October 2024, 13:58 PM

Berger Paints posts Tk 56 crore in profit in Q2

This was a 21 percent year-on-year increase in profit for the multinational company
26 October 2024, 06:30 AM