Businesses struggle as economic activity slows
Businesses in Bangladesh have fallen into a holiday trap, with economic activity slowing due to supply chain disruptions and bank closures during the extended 10-day Eid-ul-Azha holidays...
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Bank accounts with over Tk 1cr decline
The number of bank accounts holding deposits of over Tk 1 crore declined by 719 in March due to poor business environment in the country...
Labuschagne to open for Australia in WTC final
Marnus Labuschagne will open for Australia in the World Test Championship final against South Africa, captain Pat Cummins announced Tuesday.
Airbus, Menzies Aviation evps meet Yunus
Executive vice-president of Airbus Wouter van Wersch and EVP of Menzies Aviation Charles Wyley met chief adviser Muhammad Yunus separately on Tuesday and discussed issues of mutual interests...
IndiGo orders 30 Airbus A350
Indian airline IndiGo said on Sunday it had signed an order for 30 more Airbus A350-900s, bringing its shopping list for the widebody aircraft from the European aircraft manufacturer to 60...
Expat鈥檚 microbus robbed
A rented microbus carrying a female expatriate and her family was robbed on the Dhaka-Tangail-Jamuna Bridge highway in Tangail early Saturday...
NRBC Bank holds strategic business conference
NRBC Bank PLC successfully held its Strategic Business Conference-2025 at a hotel in Dhaka on Saturday...
Global businesses brace for supply chain headwinds: HSBC
Global businesses have been hit with surging costs, supply chain disruptions and have to rethink their strategy and planned investments as tariffs and shifting trade policies continue to impact their enterprises...
MBUST inaugurates Japanese Language Centre
Dr Momtaz Begum University of Science and Technology inaugurated Japanese Language Centre at the university at Banshgari under Bhairab in Kishoreganj on Sunday...
School bus bombing kills six in Pakistan
A suspected suicide bomber targeted a school bus in southwestern Pakistan killing at least four children and two adults on Wednesday, in an attack the government accused India of backing...
DCCI urges govt to ensure business-friendly environment
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Taskeen Ahmed on Wednesday urged the government to ensure an environment conducive to operating business in a smooth, transparent and secured manner...
Another bus robbed on Dhaka-Tangail-Jamuna Bridge Highway
Another incident of bus robbery occurred on the Dhaka-Tangail-Jamuna Bridge highway as a group of robbers took control of a bus and looted valuables and cash money from the passengers between Tuesday night and early Wednesday...
Bashir for fair competition to boost small businesses
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Tuesday suggested that聽the Bangladesh Competition Commission should take steps against businesses which are聽affecting the growth of small businesses...
PBPLC gifts 2 micros to BAU
Pubali Bank PLC on Tuesday gifted two microbuses to Bangladesh Agricultural University as part of its corporate social responsibility, said a press release...
WSUP Bangladesh launches country business plan 2025鈥�30
Water and Sanitation for Urban Population Bangladesh, a UK-based non-profit organisation, officially launched its country business plan 2025鈥�2030 on Wednesday at Hotel Bengal Blueberry in Dhaka...
Citizens Bank holds business review meet
Citizens Bank PLC has arranged 鈥楢nnual business review and way forward strategy meeting鈥� at its head office, said a press release...
Chinese team of 100 investors to visit this month: envoy
Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Thursday said that visit of the largest-ever business delegation in Bangladesh from China led by Chinese commerce minister Wang Wentao later this month would send a 鈥榮trong signal鈥� of openness, cooperation and mutual benefit and will elevate the Bangladesh-China economic and trade relations to a new level.鈥�...
Hefazat served legal notice over abusive remarks
Six women, including three leaders of the National Citizen Party, on Monday served a legal notice on the Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh over the allegation of calling members of the women affairs reform commission 鈥榩rostitutes鈥� publicly...
Eastern Plaza businesses hold general meeting
The first general meeting of Eastern Plaza Business Cooperative Society Ltd was held on the food court at Eastern Plaza on Saturday in presence of all the businessmen of Eastern Plaza...
Buses lose popularity as city public transport
Buses in Dhaka are losing popularity as public transport due to the lack of improvements in their services and the lack of fresh investment...
Industrial failures rooted in past misrule: Sakhawat
Labour and employment adviser Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain on Saturday blamed past misgovernance and political abuse for the failure of the country鈥檚 industrial sector, stating that factory owners used to hold political power and parliamentary positions, leading to exploitation rather than fair governance...
Karmasangsthan Bank holds meeting
The 鈥楤usiness Development Meeting-2025鈥� of Karmasangsthan Bank was held in Patuakhali on Friday with the participation of regional and branch managers and field officers of Karmasangsthan Bank in Barisal, Patuakhali and Pirojpur regions...
Bangladesh govt's move to introduce e-buses fails
Different government initiatives to introduce environment-friendly electric public transport in the country have never seen the light of day while diesel-run vehicles continue to pollute the air.
5 arrested over vandalising DU bus at Uttara
Police on Wednesday arrested five people, including banned Bangladesh Chhatra League activist Arafat over the allegation of vandalising Dhaka University bus at Uttara on Tuesday afternoon...
Business forum on Bangladesh, Zambia May 14
A two-day 鈥榋ambia-Bangladesh Business Forum, Dhaka 2025鈥� will begin from May 14 at Banani Sheraton Hotel in the city to promote trade, investment and economic cooperation between the two countries.聽..
Dhaka, Islamabad talk business expansion
Bangladesh interim government adviser for commerce Sk Bashir Uddin and Pakistan high commissioner to Bangladesh Syed Ahmed Maroof on Monday jointly inaugurated the day-long Pakistan-Bangladesh Business Forum, 2025 in Dhaka, aimed at further enhancing bilateral trade and commercial cooperation between the two countries...
Fugitive bus driver arrested in Gaibandha
The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested a fugitive bus driver in connection with a fatal road accident that killed two people at Palashbari in Gaibandha in the past year...
NRB Bank PLC holds YTD business confce
NRB Bank PLC on Saturday held its 鈥榊ear-to-Date Business Conference 2025 for Q1鈥� at its corporate head office in Dhaka, said a press release...
Modified buses, trucks cause more accidents
Modifications of buses and trucks across the country remain a big concern for road safety as such modifications have been resulting in increased accidents and greater damages to roads and highways.
Over 60pc Japanese cos keen to expand business in Bangladesh聽聽聽
Japanese vice-minister for economy, trade and industry Matsuo Takehiko while referring to a survey said that more than 60 per cent of the Japanese companies were considering expanding their business in Bangladesh...