Bangladesh, Vietnam eye FTA to boost economic relations
UNB, Dhaka :Bangladesh and Vietnam have agreed to explore possibilities of concluding a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) in order to add further substance to...
Business & Economy
PBSL appoints new MD, CEO
Business Desk :Prime Bank Securities Limited (PBSL), a leading stock brokerage company, has appointed Md Moniruzzaman as the new managing director and CEO of the...
G7 summit statement to target China’s ‘economic coercion’
Reuters :Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries are set to discuss concern about China’s use of “economic coercion” in its dealings abroad as...
Robi Axiata makes Tk 42 crore profit in Jan-Mar
Business Desk :Telecom operator Robi’s profit rises 5.45 per cent year-on-year Tk 42 crore in the January-March quarter of 2023.At the same time, the company’s...
Malaysian palm oil firms not hiring Bangladeshis over recruitment concerns
Reuters :Some of Malaysia’s largest palm oil producers are not hiring workers from Bangladesh because of concerns over exploitative practices during recruitment, companies and labour...
Islamic Finance’s profit dips 77pc
Business Desk :Islamic Finance & Investment Ltd’s profit plummeted to more than 77 per cent year-on-year to Tk 4.21 crore in 2022.The non-bank financial institution...
Reliance Insurance’s profit rises over 24pc in January-March quarter
Business Desk :Reliance Insurance Ltd registered a 24.2 per cent year-on-year rise in profit to Tk 16.72 crore in the first quarter of the current...
7.5pc GDP growth target for FY24 is unrealistic: PRI
Business Desk :The Policy Research Institute (PRI) said that the year will end with a huge deficit of about Tk55,000 crore in revenue collection after...
Premier Bank holds Annual Risk Management Conference 2023
Business Desk :Premier Bank held its “Annual Risk Management Conference 2023” at R-Events at Renaissance Dhaka Gulshan Hotel recently.Freedom Fighter Dr HBM Iqbal, chairman of...
Bangladesh second only to Sri Lanka for bad loans in South Asia
Business Desk :The country was reported to have the second-highest ratio of non-performing loans (NPLs) among South Asian countries, behind only Sri Lanka, as per...
Over 1500 marginal farmers get AB Bank Smart Agri Loan at Kazipur, Sirajganj:
Over 1500 marginal farmers get AB Bank Smart Agri Loan at Kazipur, Sirajganj: AB Bank disbursed agricultural loans to over 1500 small and marginal farmers...