Industries

Industries

Stocks rebound after geopolitical jitters

The stock markets in Bangladesh rebounded yesterday, recovering from the previous trading day’s sharp decline that was spurred by rising tensions between neighbouring countries India and Pakistan, which had prompted widespread sell-offs across both of the country’s bourses...The DSEX

1h ago

645-acre Anwara site preferred for free trade zone

BIDA executive chairman says while visiting the site

15h ago

Tax lawyers oppose draft ordinance to dissolve NBR

A draft "State Policy and Revenue Management Ordinance, 2025 was approved last month proposing to dissolve the NBR

17h ago

Build warehouse for US soybean to reduce bilateral trade gap

Bangladeshi traders say at global summit in Sri Lanka

18h ago

LafargeHolcim to invest Tk 180cr in new mill at Surma plant

However, the cement maker’s profit dropped 14% in Jan-Mar quarter

20h ago

Microsoft Skills championship launched in Bangladesh

The championship is open to students aged 13 to 22

21h ago

Ctg port’s GCB terminal dispute resolved after Tk 175 rate hike

The row over onboard container handling charges at the General Cargo Berth (GCB) terminal of Chattogram Port has finally ended with a unanimous decision to raise the charge by Tk 175 per container.

1d ago

Reckitt Benckiser’s Q1 profit remains almost unchanged

Reckitt Benckiser (Bangladesh) PLC, one of the leading multinational companies operating in the country, reported higher profits and revenue in the first quarter of the financial year 2025.

1d ago

BSEC suspends 21 officials 

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has suspended 21 officials over allegations of misconduct and disciplinary breaches during a protest against the top brass of the market regulator in March this year.

1w ago

Tax officials protest at NBR headquarters over draft revenue law

Several hundred tax and customs officials staged a demonstration at the National Board of Revenue (NBR) headquarters in Dhaka today, demanding revisions to a draft ordinance that proposes dividing the board into two separate divisions and allowing top appointments from outside the revenue cadre.

1w ago

Banglalink raises data, voice and bundle volumes by up to 25%

Banglalink has launched a new range of data packages, increasing the volume of data, voice minutes, and bundle allocations by up to 25 percent..Customers can now get 20 percent more data, 22 percent more voice minutes, and expanded bundle volumes under the updated plans, the third-largest

1w ago

BSEC promotes orange bond to improve women’s access to finance

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) promotes orange bonds to provide women entrepreneurs, especially those in rural areas, an easy financing solution, remove gender bias, and improve women’s living standards, said its officials yesterday.. They were addressing a worksh

1w ago

No margin loan for power sector

The taskforce for capital market reforms has suggested excluding power plants from the list of marginable securities as their nature of having fixed tenures makes them more aligned with bonds..The taskforce submitted its final proposals to the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission

1w ago

Beximco Pharma seeks more time to publish Q3 financials

The company made the request as the BSEC’s proposed appointment of nine additional independent non-executive directors to its board remains pending before the High Court of Bangladesh

1w ago

Narrowing gender gap an economic necessity, speakers say

Narrowing the gender gap is not only a social imperative but also an economic necessity, as changing mindsets and increasing women's participation could boost the country’s GDP, speakers said at a seminar yesterday..“Women’s empowerment remains central to building a prosperous future,” sai

1w ago

Jamuna Oil’s profit jumps 56% in Q3

The company’s earnings per share (EPS) stood at Tk 12.73 for January-March 2025

1w ago

Heidelberg Materials Bangladesh’s profit drops 50% in Q1

Heidelberg Materials Bangladesh saw its profit decline in the January-March quarter of 2025 due to lower sales.

1w ago

Walton to invest Tk 114 crore to manufacture lithium-Ion batteries locally

The initiative aims to establish a sophisticated manufacturing facility for high-quality lithium-ion cells, Walton said

1w ago