IFRS to help SMEs have access to easy investment: Taskeen
The International Financial Reporting Standards will strengthen access to finance and investment, boost global competitiveness and reduce the risks of financial misreporting...
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AstraZeneca unveils China investment
British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca on Friday announced plans to invest $2.5 billion in China, despite the detention there of its former head of operations over alleged illegal activity...
BEPZA receives $418.73 million investment proposals
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority has received a robust response from both local and foreign investors, signing new investment agreements with 26 companies in the first eight months of the current financial year 2024-25.
City Bank retains B2 rating by Moody鈥檚
City Bank has retained its issuer rating of B2 as per Moody鈥檚 Investors Service鈥檚 latest published credit opinion on the bank, said a press release...
Govt raises Tk 3,000cr thru Sukuk for bridge construction
The government has raised Tk 3,000 crore by issuing a socio-economic Sukuk to fund construction of bridges on rural roads...
Improved investment climate for pvt sector stressed
Debapriya Bhattacharya, convenor of the Citizen鈥檚 Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh, on Tuesday called for creating a favourable business environment for the private sector to adopt a sustainable business model...
Yunus invites Kuwaiti investors to investment summit
Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Sunday invited Kuwaiti investors to explore opportunities in Bangladesh鈥檚 Special Economic Zones and the upcoming Bangladesh Investment Summit to be held in April 7-9 in Dhaka...
BANGLADESH INVESTMENT SUMMIT: IMS likely to be hired on direct purchase method聽
The government is likely to appoint the Integrated Marketing Service Ltd for management of the upcoming 鈥楤angladesh Investment Summit 2025鈥� to be held in the capital in Aril 7-10, said officials.
DCCI, Sharjah chamber聽sign trade deal
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry signed an agreement at Sharjah chamber on Thursday with an aim to expand export of Bangladeshi products to Sharjah and increase bilateral investment...
IFIPLC celebrates 24th anniv
Islamic Finance and Investment PLC on Thursday celebrated its 24th anniversary, said a press release...
Skilled human resources stressed to attract FDI
Business stakeholders of the United Arab Emirates said that Bangladesh should focus on its large pool of young people and make them skilled enough so that foreign investors could feel confident about investing in Bangladesh and utilising this young demographic dividend...
Gas price hike will deter investment: businesses
The country鈥檚 business leaders strongly criticised the government鈥檚 proposal to raise gas prices by 150 per cent for new industries and industrial expansion, calling it a discriminatory move that could deter future investors and make Bangladesh less attractive for business...
Country鈥檚 economy in positive trend: BIDA chief
Bangladesh Investment Development Authority executive chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun said that there was a positive trend in the country鈥檚 economy in the past six months...
BEZA plans to implement 20 SEZs in 20 years
The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority is planning to implement 20 Special Economic Zones within 20 years under three phases...
Niranjan joins ICB as MD
Niranjan Chandra Debnath has joined Investment Corporation of Bangladesh as managing director through a notification issued by Financial Institutions Division of the Ministry of Finance, said a press release...
Trump tightens curbs on Chinese investments
US president Donald Trump signed a memo Friday calling for curbs on Chinese investments in strategic sectors like tech and critical infrastructure鈥攊ncluding restrictions by a foreign investment review panel.
Commission needs to talk with Hasina, Moyeen U Ahmed for BDR mutiny reinvestigation: chairman
Chairman of the National Independent Investigation Commission Major General, retd, A L M Fazlur Rahman on Thursday said they were trying to talk with former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and ex-army chief Moyeen Uddin Ahmed over the BDR carnage at Pilkhana in 2009.
BDR CARNAGE: Commission records statements of 37 people in 41 working days
The National Independent Investigation Commission formed to investigate the 2009 BDR carnage said on Thursday that the commission had taken statements of 37 people in its 41 working days...
NBR to launch Authorised Economic Operator Feb 23
The National Board of Revenue is going to launch Authorised Economic Operator on Sunday, February 23, to streamline import and export processes by providing a seamless clearance system...
Complete probe against Hasina, 45 others by Apr 20: ICT
The International Crimes Tribunal on Tuesday extended the deadline to April 20 for submitting investigation reports against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 45 others over the allegations of genocide and crimes against humanity committed during the July-August mass uprising...
Bashir assures Japanese investors of support
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin has assured of extending all necessary cooperation to Japanese entrepreneurs and businesspeople who were interested to invest in Bangladesh...
Bashir urges top Japanese groups to invest more
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Monday called upon the top Japanese investors to invest more in Bangladesh...
Mamunur Rashid becomes MD of Phoenix Finance
Md Mamunur Rashid Molla has joined Phoenix Finance and Investments Limited as managing director, said a press release...
Govt should cooperate with UN in investigation: discussion
Activists, journalists and families of enforced disappearance victims said on Thursday that the Bangladesh government should cooperate fully with the United Nations in its fair and transparent investigation into the massacre of people, including children, during the July-August mass uprising...
CAPITAL MARKET TASK FORCE: Minimum Tk 10 lakh investment for margin loans proposed
The capital market reform task force has proposed that investors having investment of less than Tk 10 lakh in the stock market would not be eligible for margin loans...
KEPZ secures land mutation documents
The Korean Export Processing Zone has finally obtained its mutation documents from the government, paving the path for increased foreign investment...
Bones found at Dhanmondi 32 house: CID
The Criminal Investigation Department on Monday claimed that they had found bones at a damaged building, located adjacent to the razed聽 Bangabandhu Memorial Museum building, at Dhanmondi 32 in the capital...
Dhaka Stocks rebound on sector-specific investments
Dhaka鈥檚 stock market saw a rise in its indices in the past week after a decline in the previous week, as some investors showed interest in specific sectors, encouraged by better-than-expected earnings reports from several companies...
Current business policy discourages investment, industrial growth: Hatem
Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association president Mohammad Hatem urged the interim government to implement policies discussing with business people and other stakeholders to attract more investment, grow industries, and generate more employment...
JUDICIARY REFORM: HC benches in divisions, upazila courts proposed
The Judiciary Reform Commission has proposed the establishment of a separate secretariat for the judiciary, permanent attorney service, an independent investigation agency, the creation of permanent benches of the High Court Division in all divisional cities, and expanding district courts to upazilas across the country...