India announces $5b to cushion US tariff impact
Agency : India has unveiled a $5 billion plan to boost export competitiveness as it reels under punishing US tariffs. Washington has tied issues of war and peace to trade, slapping 50 percent duties...
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Mercantile Bank holds risk conference 2025
Business Desk : Mercantile Bank PLC organized ‘Risk Conference 2025’ Saturday at the bank’s head office in the capital. Md Sirajul Islam, executive director, Bangladesh Bank, inaugurated the conference as the chief guest. Md...
Prime Bank hosts seminar on financial inclusion at BUP
Business Desk : Prime Bank PLC., in collaboration with Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), organized a seminar recently titled “Financial Inclusion: Engaging & Inspiring Youth in Banking” under its flagship PrimeAcademia initiative. With special...
Standard Bank appoints Mohammad Kaiser as head of HR
Business Desk : Standard Bank PLC has appointed Mr. Mohammad Kaiser Alam Mozumder as the new Head of its Human Resources Division. Mr. Kaiser brings over 19 years of experience in Human Resources Management,...
BD’s total debt rises 13.5pc to Tk 21.44tn in FY25
Business Report : Bangladesh’s total debt rose by more than 13.5 per cent to Tk 21.44 trillion in the fiscal year ending June 2025, largely due to an increase in external borrowing, according to...
Strong demand abroad pushes agro exports up 64pc in early FY26
Business Report : Bangladesh’s exports of vegetables, fruits, and spices are showing strong growth, having already crossed the $100 million mark in foreign exchange earnings during the first four months of the current fiscal...
Conference in Dhaka focuses on renewable energy, green skills, and rooftop solar
Business Desk : CEMS-Global, in partnership with GIZ Bangladesh, organised the flagship Conference on Innovations and Partnerships for Sustainable Energy Transition on Saturday at Hall 5 (Pushpanjali) of the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB)...
Poverty Up, jobs down: Economists warn of alarming
Business Report : Poverty is rising, employment opportunities are shrinking, and key social indicators are worsening in Bangladesh, according to a keynote presentation at an international economic conference in Dhaka on Friday. Dr Hossain...
TCB resumes subsidised essentials sales after two-month hiatus
Business Report : The state-owned Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will resume sales of subsidised essentials to low-income consumers on Saturday, ending a suspension of more than two months.TCB confirmed the development in a...
BEZA hands over 30 acres land to Delta Life Sciences in NSEZ
Business Desk : The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) today officially handed over the 30 acres of land to Delta Life Sciences PLC at the National Special Economic Zone (NSEZ) in Chattogram.The land transfer...