Meena Bazar opens new premium grocery outlet
Business Desk : Meena Bazar has expanded its premium grocery network with the inauguration of a new outlet at Chandrima Housing in Dhaka. The new...
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Yuan strengthens to 7.0358 against USD Friday
Xinhua : The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 34 pips to 7.0358 against the U.S. dollar Friday, according...
Steel Manufacturers Association gets new committee
Business Desk : Md. Jahangir Alam elected President and D. Suman Chowdhury elected Secretary General of the Bangladesh Steel Manufacturers Association. The 13th Annual General...
Sonali Life Insurance’s 12th AGM
Business Desk : Sonali Life Insurance Company Limited successfully held its 12th Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Company’s Conference Room in the city recently....
BRAC Bank installs ATMs at 5 MRT stations
Business Desk : BRAC Bank has expanded its alternate banking footprint by installing ATMs at five key stations of Dhaka’s MRT Line-6, bringing fast and...
IFIC Bank holds workshop on AML, CFT
Business Desk : IFIC Bank PLC organised an Awareness Workshop last week on Anti Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism AML and CFT...
DCCI lauds move to set up commercial court sees boost for business climate
Business Desk : Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) President Taskeen Ahmed has lauded the government initiative to set up the commercial court, calling...
Loan defaults, weak governance expose banking vulnerabilities this year
Md. Istiak : Bangladesh’s banking sector ended 2025 facing one of the most severe crises in decades. Years of political interference, irregular lending, and weak...
Walton-Intel’s tech gala night to strengthen technology ecosystem
Business Desk : Aiming to further strengthen Bangladesh’s technology business ecosystem, once again, a grand “Walton-Intel Tech Gala Night” was held in Dhaka. The colorful...
Sohel from Mymensingh wins a scooter through Nagad transactions
Business Desk : Shafiqul Islam Sohel of Mymensingh has won a Hero Pleasure Refresh 102cc scooter by making transactions through Nagad. He received the prize...
IDRA suspends non-life insurance agents, scraps commissions from 2026
Business Desk : The Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) has announced the suspension of all individual agent licences in the non-life insurance sector, effectively...
Revised budget sets 7pc inflation target, GDP growth at 5pc
Business Report : The government has approved a revised budget for fiscal year 2025-26, setting the inflation target at 7 percent and GDP growth at...