How Vroom is Building an End-to-End Platform for Vehicle Services in Bangladesh

Vehicle owners in Bangladesh, both individuals and companies, suffer from many maladies. Quality workshops are insufficient. Standardization is non-existent. Approximately 75% of...

Commerce platform ShopUp raises $75 million in Bangladesh’s largest funding

ShopUp, a startup that is digitizing neighborhood stores in Bangladesh, has raised $75 million in a new financing round that is also the...

Malaysian Exodus Group to invest in Bangladeshi startup Holister

Exodus group, a well-known Malaysian company, is going to invest in Holister, a logistics company in Bangladesh.  This year,...

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বিদেশি বিনিয়োগ প্রস্তাব কমেছে ৮৬ শতাংশ

করোনার ধাক্কায় দেশে বিদেশি বিনিয়োগ নিবন্ধন অনেক কমে গেছে। বাংলাদেশ বিনিয়োগ উন্নয়ন কর্তৃপক্ষের (বিডা) কাছে চলতি বছরের জানুয়ারি থেকে জুন পর্যন্ত ছয়...

হঠাত্ নগদ ডলারের সংকট, কমে যাচ্ছে টাকার মান

বাজারে চাহিদা ও জোগানের ব্যবধানে ডলারের সংকট তীব্র আকার ধারণ করেছে। এতে বাড়ছে ডলারের দাম। আমদানিকারকদের গুনতে হচ্ছে বাড়তি অর্থ। আর এর...

ভ্রাম্যমাণ আদালতের মাধ্যমে দেওয়া যাবে চা আইন লঙ্ঘনের শাস্তি

ভ্রাম্যমাণ আদালতের মাধ্যমে ‘চা আইন, ২০১৬’ লঙ্ঘনের শাস্তি দেওয়া যাবে। এজন্য আইনটি ‘মোবাইল কোর্ট আইন, ২০০৯’-এর তফসিলে যুক্ত করে স্বরাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রণালয়ের জননিরাপত্তা...

কাপ্তাই ওয়াগ্গাছড়া চা বাগান পরিদর্শনে চা বোর্ডের চেয়ারম্যান

বাংলাদেশ চা বোর্ডের চেয়ারম্যান মেজর জেনারেল মো. আশরাফুল ইসলাম রোববার (০৩ অক্টোবর) কাপ্তাই উপজেলার ওয়াগ্গাছড়া চা বাগান পরিদর্শন করেন। এ সময় তিনি...

বাংলাদেশে চলবে ইলেকট্রিক গাড়ি

দেশে বৈদ্যুতিক গাড়ির ব্যবহার চালু করতে চায় সরকার। মূলত জীবাশ্ম জ্বালানির ব্যবহার কমিয়ে পরিবেশবান্ধব সবুজ শক্তির ব্যবহার বাড়াতে এবং উৎপাদিত বিদ্যুতের ব্যবহার...

Automotive industry could attract Japanese investment: DCCI president

The automotive industry in Bangladesh could be an emerging investment destination for Japanese entrepreneurs, said Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry president...

New German law may affect trade with Bangladesh

Bangladesh businesses will have to ensure the protection of basic human rights and the environment in production to keep trading with Germany,...

Chinese company to invest $6.5 million in Dhaka EPZ to make toys

Meigo (Bangladesh) Ltd, a fully foreign owned Chinese company, is going to establish a toy manufacturing factory in Dhaka Export Processing Zone...

Bangladesh seeks duty-free access for 137 products to Saudi Arabia

Salman F Rahman, private industry and investment advisor to prime minister, has requested Saudi Arabia to give duty-free export facility for 137...

Industries minister urges Russia to invest in Bangladesh

Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun has called upon the Russian entrepreneurs to invest in different sectors, including fertilizer, cement, leather and...

Reduced trade barriers on vaccines can balance economic recovery

Multilateral cooperation has never been more important in facilitating the free flow of vaccine components and related supplies and equipment along the...

IT-TECH

IT entrepreneurs demand a decrease in VAT on social media advertisement

Young IT entrepreneurs have demanded 5% VAT on placing an advertisement on social media instead of 15% that is effective currently.

Big Data and AI: How impactful it can be

You might all have heard the term big data and AI by now as these are the hottest trends in Data Science...

Bangladeshi software firms take a hit from Covid

Like most of the businesses in Bangladesh, the pandemic Covid-19 has brought the software and ICT sector, especially the smaller and medium...

Commerce platform ShopUp raises $75 million in Bangladesh’s largest funding

ShopUp, a startup that is digitizing neighborhood stores in Bangladesh, has raised $75 million in a new financing round that is also the...

Fintech: key to conveniences

When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876, little he did know his invention would be a tool to transform life,...

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Listed MNCs thrive on superior skills

The 11 listed multinational companies of the Dhaka bourse are bagging higher profits than their local counterparts thanks to their superior skillset,...

Economic slowdown in India to impact BD, fears Muhith

Former finance minister A M A Muhith has said Bangladesh's economic growth might be impacted by the slowing down of neighbouring India's...

Stocks crash-land to 3.5-year low

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World Bank maintains China’s 6.2% growth forecast for 2019

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Asian markets rally on fresh hopes for trade talks

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Savings certificates: Automation cuts sales 60pc

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