Apex launches biodegradable bags amid plastic concerns
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29 August 2026 Business
Maersk wants to invest in Bangladesh’s shipbuilding
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29 August 2026 Business
Customs seize Khulna-bound imported board in Old Dhaka
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29 August 2026 Business
RAK Ceramics resumes one tile line, another remains shut
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27 August 2026 Business
Import rules open up to spur trade
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25 August 2026 Business
CPD regrets factual error over factory closure data
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25 August 2026 Business
Meghna Bank to raise ৳400 crore through subordinated bond
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25 August 2026 Business
Ctg customs house begins destroying 126 containers of expired goods
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25 August 2026 Business

Panel of advisers formed to solve Beximco Industrial Park’s labour unrest

Labour Adviser Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hussain will lead the six-member panel
24 November 2024

Renata approves Tk 325 crore preference shares

The shares are issued to refinance existing loans 
24 November 2024

World Bank focuses on creating quality jobs for youth

The World Bank focuses on creating quality jobs for the millions of youth population entering the job market every year, its Country Director for Bangladesh and Bhutan Abdoulaye Seck said yesterday.."We are ever more determined to give it all for Bangladesh,” he said at an exhibition, titl
23 November 2024

Bangladeshis spend $4b annually for healthcare abroad

DCCI Senior Vice President Malik Talha Ismail Bari says in a seminar on outbound healthcare tourism
23 November 2024

Navana Pharmaceuticals posts 12% profit growth in Q1 

Strong sales drive the rise in profit
23 November 2024

Medicine prices may spike for sectoral challenges, not for LDC graduation: study

The Research and Policy Integration for Development (RAPID) conducted the study
23 November 2024

Address policy challenges for more UK trade: HSBC study

Bangladesh faces challenges related to regulatory and policy environments, including complex tariffs, intellectual property protection and inadequate logistics infrastructure, which are bottlenecks to diversifying exports to the UK, according to an HSBC study..Addressing these issues throu
21 November 2024

Govt to import another 50,000 tonnes of rice from India

The interim government will import another 50,000 tonnes of rice from India to increase the country’s food stocks..Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed approved a proposal in this regard at a meeting of a government advisory committee on purchase at Bangladesh Secretariat yesterday..The
21 November 2024

Monno Ceramic’s profit plunges 89% in Q1

Monno Ceramic Industries Ltd, one of the leading ceramic tableware manufacturers of the country, saw its profit drop significantly year-on-year in the first quarter of the current fiscal year.
20 November 2024

Doreen Power posts 17% drop in profit

Doreen Power Generations and Systems has witnessed a year-on-year drop in its profit in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, reasoning that its power plants had been shut down and costs had soared.
20 November 2024

277 firms allowed to import 14.81 lakh tonnes of rice

The interim government of Bangladesh has allowed 277 private entities to import 14.81 lakh tonnes of rice as it looks to contain domestic prices of the staple grain by increasing stocks..Of the total, 10.65 lakh tonnes will be boiled rice while the rest will be sunned rice, according to do
20 November 2024

Stocks rise marginally after 3-day fall

Major indexes of the stock markets in Bangladesh rose marginally yesterday, snapping a three-day losing streak, as investors cautiously traded shares amidst intense political and economic uncertainties..Recent news over the downgrading of the country’s sovereign rating by Moody’s and the b
20 November 2024

Steelmakers call for speeding up infrastructure projects

Steelmakers in Bangladesh have placed a five-point demand to the interim government, which includes accelerating infrastructure development projects, to address ongoing challenges in the industry..“The government needs to intensify its development efforts to resolve the economic crisis tha
19 November 2024

Remove barriers to pipe and tube-well industry

Young entrepreneurs in the pipe and tube-well industry of Bangladesh have urged the interim government to address bottlenecks that are hindering their investments and operations..They made this plea at a “views exchange for facilitating business among youths”, organised by the Bangladesh P
19 November 2024

GPH Ispat rebounds to profit in Q1 

GPH Ispat’s revenue increased by 5 percent year-on-year to Tk 1,135.70 crore. 
19 November 2024

Walton inks deal with Sri Lankan firm for market expansion

Walton Hi-Tech Industries has inked a deal with Monik Trading Private Ltd, a Sri Lankan company, to develop joint brands and expand market reach.
18 November 2024

Khulna Power’s Q1 profit declines 72%  

Profit of the power producer plunged 72 percent to Tk 1.76 crore in the July-September quarter. 
18 November 2024

Salt farmers depressed by low prices

The cracked and barren fields around the Chowfaldandi village in Cox's Bazar suggest that the season for salt cultivation has arrived. However, disheartened by low market prices of the daily essential, very few farmers are preparing their land for that purpose..According to farmers, prices
18 November 2024

ACI’s Q1 loss rises 167% year-on-year

Higher borrowing cost primary reason for incurring losses  
17 November 2024

Stocks fall after two-day rise

Major indices of the stock market in Bangladesh fell yesterday, snapping a two-day gaining streak as investors cautiously traded select shares to pocket short-term gains amid price fluctuations resulting from earnings disclosures by listed companies..The DSEX, which reflects the cumulative
17 November 2024