Business

NATORE : The Directorate of National Consumers' Right Protection (DNCRP) today conducted drives at different business establishments in the districts and fined two business establishments for using banned chemical hydrose (sodium hydrosulfite). A team of the DNCRP led by Assistant...

DHAKA : Country's RMG exports witnessed a healthy growth of 10.84 percent during the July-March period of the current fiscal year (FY25) fetching $30.25 billion that highlights the resilience and potentials of the apparel sector. This was revealed since the...

DHAKA : The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed satisfaction with the recent improvements in Bangladesh's macroeconomic performance. “Bangladesh is seeing a very good progress in sense of recovery and macroeconomic stability since the uprising last summer. The interim government...

DHAKA :  A team of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB), led by its President Maria Howlader, participated in the 87th Board Meeting of the South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA). The team also attended SAFA Committee meetings...

DHAKA : The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited in Bangladesh in partnership with BRAC Business School, BRAC University recently organised the finale and award giving ceremony of the “Business Case Competition 2025”. In the competition, three (3) teams from...

DHAKA : Commerce Adviser Sk. Bashir Uddin has reiterated his high hope for resolving the US reciprocal tariff issue under the directives of the Chief Adviser and also combining the economic capacity and trade potentials of the country. “The Chief...

DHAKA : The interim government will constitute a dedicated powerful trade negotiating body to address trade related challenges as Bangladesh is set to graduate from the LDC status in November 2026, Chief Adviser's Special Assistant Dr Anisuzzaman Chowdhury said...

Dhaka : Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution PLC will begin installing smart prepaid gas metres in 2026, having already appointed one project management consultant (PMC) while the selection of a second is in progress. “We’re hopeful that we can start...

Dhaka :  Bangladesh and Singapore have reiterated their commitment to finalise the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between two countries by 2026. They also agreed to work towards concluding the agreement on customs cooperation, the revised protocol for the avoidance of...

HONG KONG : Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday as some stability returned to markets after last week's rollercoaster ride, with auto firms boosted by Donald Trump's possible compromise over steep tariffs on the sector. However, the US president's unorthodox approach...