Saturday | January 17, 2026 | Dhaka
Business Report : The RMG Sustainability Council (RSC) will now handle all workplace-related complaints in Bangladesh’s readymade garment (RMG) sector, marking a major expansion from its previous focus on occupational safety and health (OSH)...
BSS : Bangladesh Bank (BB) has issued the ‘Guideline on Climate Risk Management for Banks and Finance Companies’, mandating the financial sector to address its high exposure to the impacts of global warming. To...
AFP : China’s exports fell in October for the first time in eight months, official data showed Friday, as trade tensions flared in the weeks before Chinese President Xi Jinping met US counterpart Donald...
Business Desk : No new licenses will be issued to microfinance institutions (MFIs), as the microfinance sector in Bangladesh is now overcrowded, said Dr Mohammad Helal Uddin, Executive Vice Chairman of the Microcredit Regulatory...
Business Desk : The 443rd Board meeting of Al-Arafah Islami Bank was held on Thursday at the bank’s Head Office. Chairman of the Board of Directors Khwaja Shahriar presided over the meeting, according to...
Business Desk : Community Bank Bangladesh PLC has successfully achieved the ISO 27001:2022 certification, the latest international standard for information security management systems (ISMS). The certification, audited by Intertek Bangladesh and accredited by UKAS,...
Business Report : State-owned Padma Oil Company has reported a 38 percent increase in profit compared to the previous year. For the fiscal year 2024-25, the company’s profit rose to Tk 563 crore, up...
Business Desk : The Bangladesh Bank is set to introduce a comprehensive policy on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the country’s banking sector by December, marking the first such initiative by a...
Business Desk : The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Bangladesh Business Chamber of Canada (BBCC) to promote garment exports and strengthen trade and...
Business Report : Rural Bangladeshis who own mobile phones earn significantly more from non-farming work than those without one, showing how digital connectivity is changing livelihoods outside agriculture, according to a new study by...
