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করোনাভাইরাসের কারণে বেশিরভাগ তারকা হোটেলের অতিথির সংখ্যা শুন্যে নেমে এসেছে। এতে বিপর্যস্ত হোটেলগুলোর ব্যবসা। কর্মকর্তা-কর্মচারীদের বেতন ভাতা দেওয়াও কঠিন হয়ে পড়েছে। এজন্য সরকারের কাছে ৫০০ কোটি টাকা অনুদান চেয়েছেন তারকা হোটেল মালিকেরা। পাশাপাশি সুদ মওকুফ, কর ছাড়,পরিষেবা বিল মওকুফ ও নতুন ঋণে সুবিধাসহ আরও নানা দাবি জানিয়েছেন...

Prime Bank Limited and Bangladesh Computer Samity (BCS) have joined hands to facilitate micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) financing for ICT companies without collateral. The partnership titled ‘Prime Bank-BCS Alliance to Facilitate MSME Financing to ICT Industry’ will enable easy access to finance to the ICT...

The Bangladesh Bank on Monday extended the application submission deadline for loan rescheduling on easy terms for the tannery owners by three months. The central bank on the day issued a circular in this regard, asking the country’s rawhide businesses to file applications with their respective banks...

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has been less for the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) even as bourses in other Asian and developed countries have been confronted with serious impacts. The country’s prime bourse, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), recorded a negative index return...

The government has taken an initiative to set up three state-of-the-art technology centres (TCs) and one specialised design and technology centre (DTC) with a view to boosting industrial productivity, said an official of the commerce ministry. The ministry will establish the centres under its ongoing flagship project...

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has urged Bangladesh's envoys in Europe to explore new markets for Bangladeshi products, including RMG as well as the country's human resources during and after the Covid-19 pandemic. He made the call during a virtual meeting attended by Bangladesh envoys from...

The well-performing ship-breaking industry in Bangladesh has paved the way for the shipbuilding industry. Since 2008, the shipbuilding industry has been an area of focus as the locally made ships began to be exported. The global ship recycling industry has been mainly...

Bangladesh Venture Capital has invested an undisclosed amount of money in the seed round of AALO, a digital mediatech startup.  A deal was signed on Monday at the Dhanmondi office of the local alternative investment firm, says a press release. The investor firm's Acting Managing Director Md...

The amount of defaulted loans in the country’s industrial sector increased by Tk 703.83 crore in January-March quarter to reach Tk 45,831.12 crore as of March 30 this year even though the government relaxed policy to lower the figure on paper. Experts said that the amount would...

The cabinet on Monday gave final nod to a draft law with a provision allowing formation of a one-man company to attract further investment, develop entrepreneurship and improve the overall environment regarding ease of doing business in its weekly meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the...