BB pushes for passage of two banking laws
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1 September 2026 Business
Bangladesh's exports rise 5.43% in July-August
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1 September 2026 Business
Commodity suppliers warn of supply shortages amid gas crises
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1 September 2026 Business
Remittance rises 22% in August
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1 September 2026 Business
Public servants’ new pay scale rolls out in four phases
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31 August 2026 Business
Sammilito Islami Bank’s depositors can withdraw money from Sep 7
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31 August 2026 Business
Tk 2,000 crore pre-financing fund formed for frozen food exporters
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30 August 2026 Business
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

75% telecom towers in Feni still non-functional: BTRC

Some 1,008 out of 14,551 towers are inactive in 11 districts
26 August 2024

Banking details sought of S Alam, 12 family members, companies

The BFIU also sought information related to their loan accounts with guarantee and loan repayment
26 August 2024

Importers can take delivery of 1,850 containers from Pangaon terminal: NBR

The permission was given as rail communication to Kamalapur ICD has remained suspended
26 August 2024

Stocks rise marginally

Stocks in Bangladesh yesterday maintained their upward momentum for a second day consecutively as Khondoker Rashed Maqsood, the new chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission, made an announcement that bolstered investor confidence..Maqsood said that they will conduct a
25 August 2024

Restructure DSE board: brokers’ association

The DSE Brokers Association of Bangladesh wants appointment of seven new independent directors for the DSE board
25 August 2024

Banks freeze accounts of Padma Bank former chairman Nafeez Sarafat, family members

Bank accounts of their business entities will also remain frozen for the next 30 days
25 August 2024

BB hikes policy rate to tame inflation

Three months ago, the policy rate was hiked for the last time by 50 basis points to 8.5%
25 August 2024

Social Islami Bank gets new board of directors

The board has one director and four independent directors
25 August 2024

Mohammad Hatem, new BKMEA president

Previous president AKM Salim Osman resigned due to health issues
25 August 2024

Panel will include issues beyond its mandate in white paper: Debapriaya

The panel gets 90 days to prepare and submit the paper
25 August 2024

‘Bring back Islami Bank’s misappropriated funds’

Customers of Shariah-based banks yesterday urged the authorities concerned to bring back funds of Islami Bank Bangladesh which have allegedly been misappropriated by S Alam Group and ensure legal steps against the group’s owner Mohammed Saiful Alam and those who abetted him..The customers,
24 August 2024

Nahid wants free diesel for mobile towers in Feni

Some 6,552 litres of diesel are consumed daily to power 78 generators in Feni
24 August 2024

Stocks rebound after 5-day losses

Stock markets in Bangladesh rebounded yesterday, snapping a five-day losing streak on the back of an appreciation of banking shares..Shares of banks like Islami Bank Bangladesh, BRAC Bank, City Bank, Pubali Bank and National Bank drew investors the most along with the shares of BAT Banglad
22 August 2024

National Finance, InnStar strike MoU on home loan services

National Finance Limited (NFI) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with InnStar Limited, a high-end real estate and construction company in Bangladesh..Irteza Ahmed Khan, managing director of the non-bank financial institution, and Arman Haque, managing director of the real
22 August 2024

ICT Division asks UNDP to probe its appointments at a2i

The ICT Division has urged the UNDP to conduct a thorough investigation into the allegations brought against certain consultants who were appointed for its Aspire to Innovate (a2i) programme by UNDP Bangladesh..According to a statement issued by the ICT Division, this demand was placed thr
21 August 2024

Doreen Power to sell all non-current assets of its Tangail plant 

Doreen Power Generations and Systems Ltd has announced selling all of its non-current assets, including 244.54 decimals of land, of its Tangail 22 megawatt power plant
21 August 2024

REHAB wants cancellation of Detailed Area Plan for 2022-2035

The association recommended approving building designs following the Dhaka Metropolitan Building Construction Rules-2008 and Master Plan of DAP 2010
21 August 2024
21 August 2024

Need favourable legal framework to recover NPLs

A favourable legal framework for facilitating the recovery of non-performing loans (NPLs) should be formed in consultation with the attorney general and legal experts, according to Selim RF Hussain, chairman of the Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB)..Hussain, also managing director a
20 August 2024

Stock indexes drop for fourth day

Indexes of stock markets in Bangladesh maintained their losing streak for a fourth straight trading day yesterday as skittish investors made fresh bets on lucrative blue-chip stocks amid price fluctuations..A Dhaka-based investor said the situation of the market remained volatile as the in
20 August 2024