Apex launches biodegradable bags amid plastic concerns
29 August 2026
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Maersk wants to invest in Bangladesh’s shipbuilding
29 August 2026
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Customs seize Khulna-bound imported board in Old Dhaka
29 August 2026
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Ecolet to invest $15.91 million in Bepza Economic Zone for LED manufacturing
27 August 2026
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Business
RAK Ceramics resumes one tile line, another remains shut
27 August 2026
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Import rules open up to spur trade
25 August 2026
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Business
CPD regrets factual error over factory closure data
25 August 2026
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Meghna Bank to raise ৳400 crore through subordinated bond
25 August 2026
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Business
Ctg customs house begins destroying 126 containers of expired goods
25 August 2026
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Economy shows signs of gradual stabilisation, but structural challenges persist: MCCI
25 August 2026
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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