Inflation came down to 5.40 percent in October, the lowest in 18 months, on the back of a continuous fall in food prices.Last month's inflation...

Summit Alliance Port East Gateway (SAPEGIL), a Bangladeshi firm, has won the work to operate three river terminals in India, Summit Group said in a...

The foreign exchange market has been going through volatility because of the widening demand-supply gap of US dollars amid high import expenditure and low export...

Bangladesh could not use the cheap cotton from Uzbekistan over the last 10 years or so because of a restriction imposed by major clothing retailers...

Information Services Network (ISN) and the Kay & Que announced dividends after at least five years just as Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) was reviewing their...

Lower interest rates have a direct impact on women empowerment and ensure their active participation in the financial sector, said speakers at a dialogue. They spoke...

Teletalk is set to go on a massive investment haul to expand its network and upgrade its existing infrastructure with the view to getting it...

The soft drinks industry has tremendous potential in Bangladesh, which is a home to a big pool of young population and has posted healthy economic...

Garment exports to the US rose by 5.83 percent year-on-year to $4.17 billion in the nine months to September thanks to the increasing Christmas spending...

The National Board of Revenue is yet to complete its preparations to enforce the use of automated sales recording machines at the retail level, in...

The NBR now recognises the highest taxpayers in 13 categories for individuals and 14 categories for companiesSome 26 individuals and 32 companies, for their for...

The insurance sector's returns on investment in fixed assets such as land, buildings, floors and flats have been minimal, raising concerns among the regulator on...

Khulna Printing & Packaging, listed in both the Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges, declared no dividend for their shareholders this year and yet its stock...

Bangladesh has posted impressive numbers in the last 10 years, be it GDP growth, per capita income, external trade, foreign exchange reserves and many more.Yet,...

Private sector credit growth slowed to a 33-month low in September as the businesses could hardly take fresh loans from banks amid escalating political tension...

The commerce ministry yesterday agreed to withdraw the 40 percent duty on sugar imports from India, much to the ire of the local refiners.Until now,...

I am always at ease with the youths. I feel inspired whenever I get a chance to interact with them, be it in my class...

The National Board of Revenue has extended tax exemption benefit for 15 years to Summit LNG Terminal's income from its floating storage regasification unit (FSRU)...

US stock markets tumbled in the final hours of trading amid signs that US-China tensions are reigniting.The technology-heavy Nasdaq led the falls, down 1.6% to...

Sony has forecast a huge jump in annual operating profit as demand for its games, including God of War and Spider-Man, boosted earnings.The Japanese electronics...

Turnaround time at the Chattogram port has sharply increased because of a recent two-day countrywide transport strike, leading to vessel congestion and cancellation of berthing...

The government is set to award one more licence for the international voice call routing -- a mindboggling move given the sector is already overcrowded...

The government should take steps to reduce economic disparity to achieve sustainable development goals by 2030, experts said yesterday.Sustainable development aims at reducing economic disparity,...

Brac Bank has decided to go big with agent banking in a bid to get business by providing financial services to the unbanked.“Time will come...

Stocks rebounded yesterday on the back of positive development on the political front and the premier bourse's disbursement of funds obtained from the 25 percent...

The company has informed that the board of directors has decided to demolish the Unit-1, which has a production capacity of 600 tonnes per day,...

The government is approaching the preparations to negate the erosion of trade privileges following graduation to a developing country at a leisurely pace, with no...

The Ecnec is set to approve more than two dozen projects today, just a week before the Election Commission is expected to announce the schedule...

The size of the e-commerce market in Bangladesh crossed the Tk 1,700-crore mark in 2017, which is not surprising due to the rapid changes of...

Bangladesh should receive more attention than it gets as the country has been posting steady economic growth amidst various challenges and is set to grow...

The Chattogram port's overall operations came to a standstill in the last one and a half days because of the countrywide transport strike, stoking fears...

Bangladesh Bank gave approval for Community Bank Bangladesh to be set up by Bangladesh Police Welfare Trust, a concern of Bangladesh Police. Bangladesh Bank Board of...

Bangladesh needs huge funds to develop its ailing infrastructure but the private players have hardly shown any interest to chip in due to a lack...

The Bangladesh Bank has formed an inquiry committee to probe how approval was given from its end to a questionable proposal from AnonTex Group without...

The government yesterday signed a $300 million loan agreement with World Bank to improve transparency and efficiency of its major cash transfer programmes for the...

LankaBangla Finance posted negative earnings per share in the third quarter of 2018 after suffering huge losses in its operation in the capital market.The company's...

A drought of fresh investment in opening small enterprises is sweeping across the garment sector, an outcome of stringent conditions set by retailers and brands...

Over 95 percent shareholders of the once top private airline United Airways are in great anxiety because of the nose-diving share price and no tangible...

The construction machinery market in Bangladesh is growing steadily given the fast expanding skyline and construction activities.Last fiscal year, the construction sector grew 16.25 percent...

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has tightened its grip on the sale of corporate mobile connections to prevent misuse, including illegal activities, of the connections.The...

Bangladesh yesterday signed loan agreements worth $850 million with the two largest multilateral development partners—Asian Development Bank and World Bank—for primary education, health and fishing...

Premier Bank posted more than 15 percent growth in credit and deposit in the last one year, which helped the lender make a healthy profit.The...

Bangladesh's manufacturing sector achieved qualitative development during the last decade thanks to creative ideas generated by entrepreneurs and adoption of sophisticated technologies, said Industries Minister...

The Bangladeshi YouTube channels saw a spike in subscription after the launch of the fourth generation (4G) mobile broadband in the country, with the youth...

Around 90 percent clients of 732 microcredit organisations operating currently in Bangladesh are women, said Sirajul Hoque, a director of the Microcredit Regulatory Authority.Still women...

Bangladesh's state tender to purchase and import 50,000 tonnes of wheat on Wednesday drew a lowest offer from trading house Swiss Singapore Overseas of $291.93...

The Saudi cabinet, after a meeting headed by King Salman on the same day, promised to hold to account those who where responsible for Khashoggi's...

President Abdul Hamid yesterday called for greater investment in human capital—education, health and skills development—to face the future challenges."We must invest more and more in...

The stock market regulator yesterday urged investors to stay composed as there is virtually no reason behind the recent drop of the key index.The key...

The revenue authority has waived value-added tax and supplementary duty on the import of raw materials to make compressors of refrigerator and air conditioners with...