Govt taskforce prescribes reforms for ailing tea sector
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Business
Akij enters commercial helicopter market
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Business
Classified loan accounts double to nearly 46 lakh as retail defaults surge
2 hour(s) ago
Business
NBR cuts Benapole revenue target 6% amid trade slump
2 hour(s) ago
Business
Government plans to replace 42-year-old civil aviation rules
23 July 2026, 22:54 PM
Business
Panam Institute launched as new policy think tank, prioritises economic reform
23 July 2026, 20:38 PM
Business
Govt to prepare integrated master plan for Cox's Bazar tourism: Amir Khosru
23 July 2026, 20:25 PM
Tourism
BIDA converts over 15% of investment pipeline into active projects
23 July 2026, 20:22 PM
Business
Bida launches investment database survey
22 July 2026, 21:37 PM
Business
Meeting With PM / Textile millers want refinancing scheme, BGMEA uninterrupted gas
22 July 2026, 21:17 PM
Business
NBR stalemate: Business leaders meet with finance adviser
NBR officials’ work abstention hampering export, import activities, they say
29 June 2025, 12:38 PM
5-member panel of advisers formed to resolve NBR crisis
Energy Adviser Fouzul Kabir Khan will head the panel
29 June 2025, 12:27 PM
Titas Gas to convert Tk 282.74cr deposit into preference shares for govt
Government to receive Tk 282.74cr Titas Gas preference shares
29 June 2025, 10:04 AM
Olympic Industries to buy Tk 21 crore lands in Gazipur, Narayanganj
Olympic Industries diversifies land holdings with Tk 21.17 crore investment in expansion
29 June 2025, 09:22 AM
DCCI calls for urgent logistics reforms to spur sustainable growth
DCCI proposes 6 reforms for vital logistics upgrade
29 June 2025, 06:02 AM
Set Tk 800 as lowest payable for broadband packages
The lowest price payable for a broadband internet connection needs to be Tk 800, not Tk 400 as per a policy drafted recently, said service providers, offering to reciprocate by raising the minimum speed to 50 Mbps..The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has decided t
28 June 2025, 16:05 PM
Finance adviser to sit with protesting NBR officials
A meeting will take place at 5pm tomorrow
25 June 2025, 09:12 AM
Relax rules on fund BB set aside for capital market: banks
Finance ministry sits with different banks to find ways to boost investment in stock market
24 June 2025, 15:07 PM
Scope for whitening black money goes
The interim government has finally scrapped the controversial provision allowing the legalisation of undisclosed income through the purchase of apartments and land in the upcoming fiscal year.
22 June 2025, 18:12 PM
BPO industry slowly embracing AI
The business process outsourcing (BPO) industry in Bangladesh, once known solely for voice-based customer service and back-office support, is cautiously but steadily embracing artificial intelligence (AI) to stay relevant in an evolving global market...This shift was evident at the r
22 June 2025, 16:32 PM
Salehuddin defends budget, says 'a highway is born out of an old road’
Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed has defended the interim government’s conservative budget strategy, pushing back against economists’ criticism that it follows an “old road”..“A highway is born out of the old road. Every new highway begins as a rural path,” Ahmed said yesterday, after the
22 June 2025, 15:37 PM
Corporate tax for non-listed firms unchanged at 27.5%
Lower tax benefit only for firms offloading minimum 10% shares via IPO or direct listing
22 June 2025, 12:43 PM
Govt lowers tax rate for private universities, medical colleges
Now it is 10%, down from 15%
22 June 2025, 10:54 AM
Without AI, Bangladesh risks falling behind: experts
If business process outsourcing (BPO) companies in Bangladesh fail to adopt technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and large language models, they will fall behind in global competition, experts warned yesterday..“Technological advancement in the past two years has su
21 June 2025, 15:40 PM
NBR officials again announce pen-down strike
This time, they will observe the strike for three hours beginning at 9 am on June 23
21 June 2025, 13:19 PM
ICAB terms ICMAB’s claims ‘misleading and unprofessional’
Chartered accountants yesterday described the claims by cost and management accountants regarding audit rights as “misleading and unprofessional.”..At a press conference in Dhaka, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) rejected the allegations made by the Institu
19 June 2025, 15:45 PM
Law drafted to offer securities rules, ordinance in one act: BSEC
The draft has already been sent to the task force committee
19 June 2025, 11:05 AM
FBCCI election on Sep 7
A committee formed to conduct the polls of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) for the 2025–2027 term yesterday announced that voting would be held on September 7.
19 June 2025, 09:07 AM
RMG exports to non-traditional markets rise
Garment exports to non-traditional markets grew 6.79 percent year-on-year to $6.04 billion in the July-May period of the outgoing fiscal year, according to data from the Export Promotion Bureau compiled by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).
18 June 2025, 22:08 PM
Small footwear makers call for VAT waiver
Small-scale footwear manufacturers have urged the interim government to exempt low-cost rubber and plastic footwear, priced at or below Tk 150, from the 15 percent value-added tax (VAT).
18 June 2025, 22:02 PM