Khondoker Md Shoyeb

Head of Star Business Digital

Newsman for print, digital and multimedia. Loves indoor games and sleep.

Agri-loan disbursement falls, recovery rises

Agricultural loan disbursement declined, but recovery increased in Bangladesh in the six months to December last year compared to the same period of the previous year.

4m ago

Syed Manzur Elahi: a visionary entrepreneur and nation-builder

Syed Manzur Elahi was one of Bangladesh’s most distinguished industrialists and entrepreneurs.

4m ago

US, UAE overtake Saudi Arabia as top remittance sources

The United States, the United Kingdom, and Saudi Arabia were the top sources of remittance inflows to Bangladesh in the first seven months of the 2024-25 fiscal year.

5m ago

USA, UAE overtake Saudi Arabia as top remittance sources

According to BB data, total remittance inflows from the top 30 countries stood at $15.96 billion during FY25

5m ago

Agent banking remittance rises 21% in Dec

Loan disbursement increased a massive 56%

5m ago

Lending through agent banking rises 41%

Agents disbursed Tk 16,482.5 crore loans as of March this year, up from Tk 11,667 crore in March last year

1y ago

Five banks hold 82% of deposits in small accounts

Sonali, Agrani, Bank Asia, Islami Bank and Global Islami Bank hold Tk 3,849 crore in no-frills accounts

1y ago

Deposits in micro-savers' accounts rise 12%

The deposits in no-frills accounts hit Tk 3,849 crore in Jul-Sep quarter

1y ago
April 18, 2019
April 18, 2019

Huawei ready to deal with digital challenges

Huawei is all set to fight the digital challenges the world would face in the days to come helped by its self-developed chips, ICT

April 17, 2019
April 17, 2019

Huawei has big plans for AI, 5G

Huawei will bring huge change to the world with its work in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and fifth-generation (5G) network, a top official of the global ICT solutions provider said yesterday.

November 5, 2018
November 5, 2018

PepsiCo sees massive potential in Bangladesh

The soft drinks industry has tremendous potential in Bangladesh, which is a home to a big pool of young population and has posted healthy economic growth in the last 10 years.

December 19, 2017
December 19, 2017

Recognition for project on Brac University campus

Lafargeholcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction has recently awarded a project on the new 'floating' campus

December 19, 2017
December 19, 2017

Sustainable construction takes centre stage

Sustainable construction aims to meet present day needs for housing, working environments and infrastructure

August 8, 2017
August 8, 2017

State-owned finance provider plans big with low-cost housing

Low-cost housing would be the next big thing for the real estate sector. Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation (BHBFC) would give priority to home loan applicants who opt for low-cost technology.

July 26, 2012
July 26, 2012

With the flag of Bangladesh at Cannes Lions

In conversion with Bangladesh Brand Forum founder and two participants of the event

August 17, 2011
August 17, 2011

Rain, traffic hit Eid shopping

Kaiser Murtaza was unwilling to let go of a customer wanting a pair of earrings at his store on Monday. Customers were few and far between anyways. At last, he managed to sell the pair. But rather than being happy about it, he began to worry about scanty sales on the day.

August 17, 2011
August 17, 2011

Shoe market shines

The shoe depicts what a person really is. So every person wants to be seen in the best in footwear. And in times of festivals like Eid-ul-Fitr, most people want to buy the latest in footwear fashion. This is why shoemakers and sellers mark the period as the best season to sell and gather the best items.

February 8, 2011
February 8, 2011

Edible oil brands in a crunch

Companies selling branded oil are now in despair as the government fixed the price for a litre of refined soybean oil (loose) at Tk 88 a litre in Dhaka and Tk 87 in Chittagong.