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Grameenphone’s profit decline by 53pc

Country’s top tier mobile operator company Grameenphone Ltd witnessed a 53 per cent decline in their profit to Tk634 crore in the first quarter (January-March) of 2025 due to macroeconomic pressure, said a company statement.

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Banks achieve 65.4pc of farm loan giving target

Banks disbursed Tk 24,860 crore in agricultural loans during July-March period of the 2024-25 financial year, achieving 65.42 per cent of the total disbursement target for FY25, according to Bangladesh Bank data.

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South Korea proposes ‘July package’ 

South Korea has proposed a ‘package deal’ to Washington to avoid Donald Trump’s steep tariffs, its finance minister said Friday, which US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said could bring a trade ‘understanding’ by next week.

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Discounts on bKash payment for education

Customers are getting various amounts of cashbacks, discounts on bKash payments for different courses from popular online educational platforms ‘10 Minute School’, ‘Shikho’, ‘Area71 Academy’, and ‘Learning Bangladesh’, facilitating their...

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Bancassurance training for Midland Bank officers

A training programme on bancassurance was conducted by the Bangladesh Insurance Academy at its office in Mohakhali in Dhaka. The three-day training programme was specially arranged for the officials of Midland Bank.

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GP introduces Hajj roaming packs in taka

For the first time in Bangladesh, Hajj pilgrims can now avail of international roaming services using their local mobile balance in taka instead of foreign currency, said a press release.

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Karmasangsthan Bank holds meet

The Business Development Meeting-2025 of Karmasangsthan Bank was held in Bandarban on Friday with the participation of regional and branch managers and field officers of the Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar regions.

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Asia stocks rise in wake of US rally

Asian stocks climbed on Friday, buoyed by a rally on Wall Street, strong earnings from Google parent company Alphabet, and the prospect of diffusing tensions in US president Donald Trump’s trade war.

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Meet Bangladesh Expo begins

A two-day international exhibition titled ‘Meet Bangladesh Exposition’, began on Thursday in the city to showcase Bangladesh’s potential export sectors - medical and personal protective equipment, leather and leather goods, footwear, plastics, and light engineering...

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Chattogram to Cox’s Bazar to turn into Singapore: CPA chair

Chittagong Port Authority chairman Rear Admiral SM Moniruzzaman has expressed optimism about the future of Bangladesh’s youth and the region’s development, envisioning a transformation of the Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar region into a hub comparable to Singapore...

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BAIRA demands removing barrier to labour markets

General members of the Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (BAIRA) formed a human chain in front of the Probashi Kalyan Bhaban in Eskaton Garden on Thursday, demanding the reopening of labour markets including Malaysia...