business
Toyota overtakes VW to regain lead in vehicle sales
Toyota returns to the top slot in global vehicle sales after releasing figures for the first nine months of the year.
26 October 2015, 14:20 PM
VW to recall 8.5 million cars in Europe
Volkswagen orders to recall 2.4 million cars in Germany by the country's automotive watchdog as a result of the diesel emissions scandal.
15 October 2015, 13:48 PM
Standard Chartered 'to cut 1,000 senior jobs'
Standard Chartered bank, a London-based lender that makes most of its profit in Asia, could cut up to 1,000 senior jobs, according to an internal memo sent to staff.
9 October 2015, 15:48 PM
China open to foreign companies: Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping says the country will never close its open door to the outside world.
23 September 2015, 05:06 AM
33 internet providers’ licenses cancelled
Bangladesh’s telecom regulator scraps licenses of 33 internet service providers after they failed to pay for their license renewal in time.
17 September 2015, 10:41 AM
New signs of China economic slowdown
Growth in China's investment and factory output in August has come in below forecasts, in a further indication that the world's second-largest economy is losing steam.
13 September 2015, 15:31 PM
Passengers’ welfare association urges govt not to increase bus fare
Bangladesh Passengers' Welfare Association today demanded the government not to increase public transport fare on the excuse of gas price hike.
31 August 2015, 15:03 PM
America in the Way
The third Interna-tional Conference on Financing for Development recently convened in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa.
13 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Eid transaction over Tk 1 trillion
Transaction during the recent Eid season surpassed Tk 1 trillion, Bangladesh Bank Governor Atiur Rahman says.
23 July 2015, 09:09 AM
Banks to stay open Jul 15 to clear RMG wages
Scheduled banks at RMG areas in Dhaka, Narayanganj, Ashulia, Tongi, Savar and Chittagong will stay open for payments of wages.
12 July 2015, 08:53 AM
Fake notes at ATM booths: What to do
What to do if by any chance ATM booths give out fake money
3 July 2015, 07:03 AM
Analysis: Getting ready to become a middle-income country
The other challenge we will face is how to keep rising inequality in check and how to make basic services accessible to the poor. It will need proper policy, institutions and financing.
2 July 2015, 08:26 AM
Record $15.30bn remittance in FY 2014-15
Bangladesh received record $15.3 billion in remittance from expatriates working abroad in the last fiscal year.
2 July 2015, 05:36 AM
Please, Mr Minister
Sitting in a factory in Guangzhou trying to order fire doors for the factories is no fun.
9 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Budget financing biggest challenge says CPD
Financing the 2015-16 fiscal budget will be its biggest challenge, CPD says placing doubts on whether the revenue target can be met.
5 June 2015, 07:05 AM
The risky flight of repute
Business is a risky business indeed. One doesn't rest in ease in the corporate world. Tensions come flying in; every second phone conversation adds to the stress level...
19 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Tokyo's policy of pacifism coming under threat
Shinzo Abe much heralded economic policy, dubbed as “Abenomics” by his enthusiastic supporters, had been able to lift the Nikkei to an all-time high in the last one-and-half decades. However, purses of the majority of the Japanese people still remain very tight.
10 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Eliminate barriers to trade with India
CPD says Bangladesh should sign bilateral agreement on sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures with India so that the countries accept each other's standardisation certification.
18 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Regional trade gets new boost
The cabinet approves the amended draft of a law that will allow Bangladesh and India to use each other’s territory while engaging in business with a third country.
6 April 2015, 10:44 AM
Jannati gets bail finally
The High Court today granted bail to Jannati Hossain, a young entrepreneur detained in a murder case after her business partner Mostamsir Ashraf died in a car crash.
12 March 2015, 14:48 PM