Investment jumps 412-fold in two decades
Foreign and local Investments in the Karnaphuli Export Processing Zone (KEPZ) here has surged 412-fold over the past two decades, marking a significant expansion of...
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Prime Bank secures 20m OeEB loan to expand MSME financing
Prime Bank PLC has signed a €20 million term loan agreement with OeEB, the Development Bank of Austria, to expand access to finance for micro,...
US-Bangla moves up to 4th among South Asia’s regional airlines
US-Bangla Airlines has moved up to fourth place in Skytrax’s 2026 ranking of the best regional airlines in India and South Asia, up from fifth...
VEON eyes $1b Bangladesh investment through digital finance push
Global digital operator VEON has committed an initial US$ 250 million anchor investment towards its ambition of mobilising US$ 1 billion in foreign direct investment...
Dhaka Bank wins ADB’s ‘Leading SME Trade Bank’ award for 3rd consecutive year
Dhaka Bank PLC has been named “Leading SME Trade Bank” at the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) 12th Trade and Supply Chain Finance Programme (TSCFP) Awards...
RMG exports to UK rebound in August after sluggish July
Bangladesh’s readymade garment (RMG) exports to the United Kingdom staged a strong recovery in August, rebounding from a mild contraction in July and helping maintain...
Bangladesh makes vibrant participation
Bangladesh is making a vibrant and successful participation in the fourth edition of the four-day Saudi Fashion and Tex Expo 2026, which formally began on...
Idris, Gakir new DMD of Islami Bank
Abu Sayed Md Idris and Md Gakir Hossain have been promoted to deputy managing directors (DMDs) of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC. According to the press...
BB raises refund cap for depositors of 4 failing NBFIs to Tk50 lakh from Tk10 lakh
The Bangladesh Bank has prepared a scheme to repay individual depositors of four non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) that are set to be liquidated. Under the...
ONE Bank opens Khalifar Hat sub-branch in Noakhali
ONE Bank PLC has inaugurated its Khalifar Hat Sub-Branch at Khalifar Hat Shopping Complex on Bank Road, Khalifar Hat Bazar, Noakhali, under its Maijdee Court...
Trust Bank’s Kafrul branch converts into Islamic banking
Trust Bank PLC has converted its Kafrul Branch into a full-fledged Islamic banking branch, renamed Kafrul Islamic Banking Branch, as part of its efforts to...
Fuel price hike further pushes up prices of essentials
Essential commodity prices experienced a fresh upward surge across the capital’s kitchen markets on Friday, as traders passed the burden of higher transportation costs triggered...