Business & Economy
Int’l firms assigned to search for assets of BD defaulters abroad
The government has taken steps to identify and freeze assets belonging to loan defaulters located abroad in an effort to recover large non-performing loans in...
Week begins with steep index fall at both bourses
Bangladesh’s stock market opened the week on a bearish note on Sunday, with both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE)...
Jet fuel prices climb sharply
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) raised the August price of Jet A-1 for domestic flights to Tk 159.52 per litre from Tk 130.99, an...
Govt’s outlines 5 priorities for ICT sector
Prime Minister’s Adviser on Post, Telecommunication, ICT, Science and Technology Rehan Asif Asad on Sunday outlined the government’s five priorities for ICT and telecom, a...
Southeast Bank re-elects MA Kashem as board chairman
M.A. Kashem has been re-elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Southeast Bank PLC. Kashem was unanimously re-elected Chairman of the Bank in...
Bengal Commercial Bank introduces Green PIN Service
Bengal Commercial Bank PLC has launched the Green PIN Service for its cardholders. Through this service, customers can now activate debit, credit and prepaid cards...
Akram Hossain elected Mercantile Bank risk committee chairman
Sponsor Director Al-Haj Akram Hossain (Humayun) has been elected Chairman of the Risk Management Committee of the Board of Directors of Mercantile Bank PLC at...
Tour operators can now sell overseas packages in taka
Bangladesh Bank has allowed tour operators that are members of the Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh (Toab) to collect payments in taka from resident Bangladeshis...
90-day relief on bills, loans urged
The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) has demanded a 90-day moratorium on gas and electricity bill payments, along with a three-month suspension of...
China-BD Ceramics Annual Confce 2026 held
The Bangladesh Ceramic Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BCMEA), in collaboration with Foshan Uniceramics Expo, China, successfully hosted the China-Bangladesh Ceramics Annual Conference 2026 today at...