Local fabric manufacturers are keen to increase their share in the global market on the back of the quality and diversified range of products they...

The clouds seem to be gathering for the eurozone's economy.At a news conference after a policymaking meeting on Thursday, European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario...

A policyholder of Agrani Insurance Company Ltd paid a premium of Tk 270,094 against a fire insurance policy in May 2016. The required value-added tax...

Bangladesh will be able to export $100 billion worth of garment items by 2024 as the international apparel retailers are placing an increasing number of...

Four commercial banks and a leading mobile financial service provider are taking part in this year's Dhaka International Trade Fair to serve the visitors of...

The world trading system has become increasingly open textured over the last few decades. The triggering factors for this have been the reduction of tariff...

The government is framing rules to ensure proper management of electronic waste (e-waste) such as handsets, computers and electrical items, which tend to be dumped...

Private banks' spending on corporate social responsibility (CSR) schemes for disaster management purposes witnessed a whopping 162 percent year-on-year rise last year.The expenditure aimed at...

Most of the junk stocks outperformed the market in the first 16 days of trading in 2019 as rumours and gamblers ran amok.Of the 43...

Plastics goods manufacturers are expecting a brighter future thanks to rising consumption and variation in products.“New investors are entering the sector as the future looks...

Shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) gained 475 points, or 8.80 percent, in the last 15 trading days led by rise in finance securities...

The telecom regulator will launch the first database of International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers of mobile phones today in a bid to curb illegal...

The price of all sorts of rice including coarse variety marked fresh decline by Taka 1-2 per kg this week compared to the last week...

Jute goods manufacturers are taking part in the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) to catch the attention of foreign buyers on the back of quality...

Habitual and influential defaulters are the main barriers to bringing down delinquent loans in the state-owned commercial banks, according to the assessment of the lenders. The...

The National Board of Revenue has reduced the tariff on import of parts of automated teller machines (ATMs) and closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras to...

The business process outsourcing (BPO) sector grew 20 percent year-on-year to about $300 million last year riding on a few government services, said industry insiders.In...

Small and medium scale leather good manufacturers are betting on a change in fortunes on the back of their participation in the ongoing Dhaka International...

The troubled financial sector will pose a big challenge to the government's goal of achieving higher economic growth in future, speakers said yesterday.“The performance of...

Private sector credit growth fell to a 39-month low in December as businesses went on a cautious mode thanks to the mounting uncertainty centring on...

Plastic goods manufacturers yesterday demanded establishment of a special industrial zone so that they can relocate the unplanned plastic factories that are based in Old...

Bangladesh's per capital external debt now stands at $204.85 thanks to the large loans the government has taken from China and Russia for some transformational...

Although the government expressed the hope before the December-30 election to achieve 10 percent GDP growth by 2021, noted economists have said it will be...

Robi gained about two-third of the customers that have switched operators by way of the mobile number portability (MNP) service in the first three months...

The Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) has created employment opportunities for thousands of youths as salespersons, in yet another contribution of the event to the...

Amid deployment of a large number of law enforcers following eight days of unrest in the RMG sector, workers, in larger numbers than yesterday, were...

Wholesale prices of Indian onion saw a downward trend at the Khatunganj wholesale hub here in the last couple of days thanks to plentiful imports...

Best Holdings, the parent company of Le Méridien Dhaka, issued a bond to raise Tk 1,200 crore with a view to paying off its bank...

People will witness commercial advances of 5G (fifth generation) mobile technology in 2019 along with six others that will together dominate the technological industry and...

Elderly women across Russia tend to be seen selling their hand-knitted wares along pavement corners for a few roubles to supplement meagre pensions. Now a fresh...

Mobile users will no longer have to bear the SIM tax of Tk 115 for switching operators while retaining their existing 11-digit numbers after the...

All leading furniture manufacturers are offering discounts from 5 percent to 20 percent at the month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair with a view to logging...

The telecom regulator is set to introduce a registration process for all mobile handsets in the country with a view to mitigating the challenges of...

Investors are being duped with illusions of quick profits from junk stocks although these securities have failed to pay dividends to their shareholders for long,...

Sheltech will organise a fair at Sheltech Bithika in Mirpur from January 17 to 19 putting the condominium's flats up for sale with an option...

Companies are losing interest in coming to the stock market because of the lengthy process stretching up to two years and the high costs to...

Iffat Jahan Dina landed a well-paying job in a private bank soon after obtaining her Masters degree from Rajshahi University. She dedicated herself to the...

The pharmaceutical industry in Bangladesh has done remarkably well, growing at more than 15 percent a year, with sales of approximately $2.4 billion in 2017....

Outside China, few drivers have heard of brands such as Hit BYD or Beijing Automobile Works. But they're two of the largest players in the...

Shariah-based banks saw a sharp fall in excess liquidity in the third quarter of last year because of aggressive investment to the point of violating...

Increasing export of paper and tissue has created a window for local mills to utilise their huge unused capacity and bring home foreign currency.Bangladesh's 110...

Bangladesh's non-performing loan situation is not as dire as is being reported in the news media, said Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal.As of September last...

Poland's security services say a Chinese businessman and a Polish man, both employed in telecoms, have been arrested for spying. The Chinese national, Wang Weijing, works...

President M Abdul Hamid yesterday urged the business community to come forward to create more job opportunities for the country's youths.“Thousands of meritorious youths come...

The government will amend the bank company act to recover the bulging default loans, said Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal.At the end of September, banks'...

AS Bangladesh is growing at an exponential speed, its markets are expanding in such ways where intervention is necessary, thereby giving rise to the potential...

The government on Wednesday signed a $250 million development policy-operation agreement with the World Bank to support the country’s reform efforts for creating large-scale, better-paid...

The country's premier bourse yesterday posted its highest single-day point rise in nine months, led by gains across almost all the sectors as investors remained...

Samsung Electronics expects to post a 29% drop in quarterly operating profit as demand for smartphones and memory chips slows. The firm forecasts operating earnings of...

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said they will now pay more attention to the development of the country's energy...