Sajjadur Rahman

15 new factories to create 1 lakh jobs

When some industries are struggling with liquidity crisis and high lending rates, the ceramics sector has been getting five new factories on an average every year since 2017, industry players said.

4y ago

Bangladesh’s untapped potential in export of ceramics

Ceramic tiles, tableware and sanitary ware have become an integral part of today’s life. It makes a world of a difference to the look and characteristics of a structure’s interiors and exteriors.

4y ago

Why design is a crucial element for the ceramics industry

Those days are gone when businessmen had to rely on foreign products for designing their items. Now most of the factories have their own design and product development team which brings out four to six new products – from plates, cups, mugs to cutlery and dinner sets – every year.

4y ago

Fund diversion fuelled non-performing loans

Diversion of funds by borrowers is the major reason for the higher non-performing loans in Bangladesh, according to Anis A Khan, a career banker who retired a few days ago after serving the industry for nearly four decades.

4y ago

Summit to invest $5b in infrastructure in 5 years

Summit Group will invest $5 billion in various projects in Bangladesh in the next five years to meet the country’s growing appetite for infrastructure.

5y ago

Southeast, Bank Asia most efficient, profitable lenders

Southeast Bank is the most profitable and efficient lender in Bangladesh followed by Bank Asia while Dutch-Bangla Bank is the least, according to an analysis of different banks’ cost-to-income ratio.

5y ago

Negative image, lack of lab challenges to going global

Negative country images and lack of laboratory facilities for checking standards are two major challenges for Bangladeshi food companies to enter global markets.

5y ago

Thirst for cultures changing consumption patterns: study

Consumers are on a big and broad journey of discovery, moving out of their comfort zones to explore bolder flavours and multi-sensory food experiences, according to Innova Market Insights, a global knowledge leader in the food and beverage industry.

5y ago

November 19, 2016

Jute goods losing export market

Shrinking global demand and imposition of anti-dumping duty by India have threatened Bangladesh's export of jute goods,

November 18, 2016

Machinery imports more than double

Capital machinery imports more than doubled in the first quarter of fiscal 2016-17 from a year earlier on the back of the remediation

November 18, 2016

Sudanese problem hurting BJMC

Amin Abdellatif, honorary consul general of Bangladesh to Sudan for last 25 years has allegedly been working against the country's jute exports to Sudan. The issue has been going round not only in the Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) but also in the textiles and jute ministry, foreign ministry and even the Prime Minister's Office, sources said.

November 17, 2016