All 34 local television channels are now using the feed of the Bangabandhu-1 satellite on a commercial basis -- a development that will save the...

Unusually high fluctuation in turnover has left investors at the Dhaka Stock Exchange with more worry after the key indicator fell nearly 50 percent yesterday.Turnover...

The government’s investment promotion agency should ensure prompt response to the queries of the business community and well-coordinated decisions across all departments, a top chamber...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Bangladesh on Tuesday signed an agreement for $150 million in loans to finance crucial infrastructure such...

Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant construction on Monday achieved another milestone with the installation of reactor support truss at Unit 1.“The role of support truss is...

Robi, the country’s second largest mobile operator, is gearing up to get listed, said the chief of the stock market regulator yesterday quoting the finance...

Undue intervention by boards has become a major problem for lenders in Bangladesh, a situation which is creating not only a lot of troubles for...

China warned on Monday of instability in international markets from any “decoupling” of China and the United States, after sources said the Trump administration was...

Dr AKP Mochtan has assumed the post of Secretary-General of the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) after being elected at the 61st Session of the Governing...

The prices of onion still remain high in the retail market although the prices have declined in the wholesale market.Different wholesalers said, “Onion price has...

The Investment Corporation of Bangladesh has sought Tk 1,000 crore in financial support from Bangladesh Bank on an “emergency basis” to inject liquidity into the...

A Chinese company plans to invest Tk 300 crore to establish 100 hostels for singles who are struggling to find a safe and convenient place...

When trade war tariffs jolted Chinese tyre-maker Prinx Chengshan into speeding up foreign investment plans, the company wound up in Thailand, thanks to that country’s...

Profits at China’s industrial firms contracted in August, reversing the previous month’s brief gain, as weak domestic demand and the trade war with the United...

Imported cheaper frozen meat has aggressively been displacing homegrown beef in Bangladeshi eateries for the last one and a half years, which is a matter...

Alternative credit scoring (ACS) will ease access to finance for micro and small enterprises as it speeds up loan processing and lowers the cost of...

Golden Harvest stocks leapt 9.73 percent yesterday after news broke that the food processor is setting up a cold storage in a joint venture with...

A delegation from the ruling Awami League visited the Bangladesh Bank yesterday to “learn how it functions”.“We have not given any instruction to the central...

Samsung Electronics is to provide finance to potential smartphone buyers, a company executive said on Thursday, in a bid to boost smartphone sales in India...

Loans written off by banks surged 21 percent to Tk 54,463 crore in the second quarter of the year from a quarter ago as the...

The government is considering waiving off the late fees, which made up almost half the Tk 13,447 crore claimed by the telecom regulator as unpaid...

The government has allowed export of highest 500 tonnes of hilsa to India during Durga Puja. The commerce ministry took the decision yesterday as a gesture...

INDUSTRIES around the world are facing a skills crisis. The introduction of automation and shortage of skilled personnel in the era of the digital economy...

French pharma giant Sanofi’s intent to leave Bangladesh after 60 years despite being a profitable company has left its 1,000 employees worried about their future.“We...

Bangladesh Bank wants banks to strike a balance between rural and urban presence to promote balanced economic development in the country, said a top official...

The country has scope to bankroll its infrastructure projects through external borrowing as it has a very low debt to gross domestic product ratio, said...

Bangladesh has to improve its supply chain management system if it wants to be a middle-income country by 2021 and a developed one by 2041,...

Standard Chartered Bangladesh has recently announced appointing Nadia Mizan as chief risk officer and senior credit officer.She had previously been serving as senior credit officer,...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the Philippines has issued a cease and desist order against 11 more illegal mobile lending applications, heeding complaints...

Facebook will appoint a local representative within the next four to six weeks to ensure payment of value-added tax from their advertisement earnings from Bangladesh...

Stocks jumped up yesterday buoyed by a Bangladesh Bank move that allowed banks to invest in equities by borrowing funds from the banking regulator.On Sunday,...

The Centre is mulling imposing stock limits on onion traders as the retail prices of the key kitchen staple have shot up to Rs. 70-80...

Corruption is the major reason for delays and weak implementation of development projects, said a senior minister yesterday.“Productive projects should be selected to help revenue...

The world’s oldest travel firm Thomas Cook (TCG.L) collapsed on Monday, stranding hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers around the globe and sparking the largest peacetime...

The government has failed to bring Facebook, Google, YouTube and other digital platforms under its tax network three months after the new VAT law came...

Forty-one percent of households with at least one family member engaged as a migrant worker would be in poverty without remittance, said a senior World...

A vessel laden with 20,000 tonnes of coal reached the jetty of the Payra port yesterday for the first time in the history of the...

Stocks extended their losses for the third consecutive day as nervous foreign investors continued to dump their shares anticipating further depreciation of the taka.Though heavyweight...

US Ambassador Earl R Miller yesterday said his country would continue to support Bangladesh in tackling money laundering and terrorist financing and strengthen the rule...

Onion prices kept surging yesterday despite measures and promises from the government to cool down the market of the essential cooking ingredient.Yesterday, the price of...

The government yesterday bestowed the commercially important person (CIP) status on 182 exporters and businesspeople in recognition of their stellar contribution to exports and trade...

Bangladesh is now home to the highest number of platinum rated garment factories in the world, which portrays the country’s strong footing in green production,...

How do you stop European tech firms from moving to the US once they start eyeing the big time? Part of the solution is finding...

The long drawn-out conflict between the country’s top two mobile operators -- Grameenphone and Robi -- and the telecom regulator over unpaid dues amounting to...

The furniture sector could be one of the major export earners for Bangladesh if the government extends bonded warehouse facility to manufacturers, industry people said...

Jan 2018: BB ordered banks to lower ADR to 83.5pc from 85pc by June.Feb 2018: Interest rate market skyrocketed as a dozen banks ran after...

The attack on Saudi facilities on Saturday caused the biggest oil supply disruption for more than 50 years. Here is what it could mean for...

The European Union’s order for Apple to pay 13 billion euros ($14 billion) in back taxes to Ireland “defies reality and common sense,” the US...

Earnings of many companies drop even after three-four years of their listing in the bourses, whereas stock investors expect it will rise with the investment...

Data revenue for the top three mobile phone operators surged 23 percent to Tk 2,862 crore in the first half of the year on the...