business

Reforms that we need for the MSMEs in Bangladesh

To increase value per MSMEs, we also need to build capacity of the MSME associations.

How political shifts can make or break business

Local conglomerates have been growing hand in hand with the economy since independence in 1971, but few have managed to navigate the changing tides over the years.

Transitions, coins, and lenses

Business associations have been subjected to an endless game of masquerade where garlands, pictures and faces changed with the direction of the political wind.

The silent epidemic of email overload

Email communications are like oxygen in today's corporate governance and business promotions.

Banks’ CSR spending slumps

Banks’ spending on socially impactful schemes as part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) fell in the second half of 2023, said a central bank report yesterday..During the July-December period of last year, banks spent Tk 353 crore on CSR-related activities, which was 31 percent

Implement mechanism to identify illegal handsets

Mobile phone makers also demand stability in tax policy

Looking into the lack of programming courses for Business students

With a foundation in programming, those in the professional field gain crucial insights into the capabilities and constraints of IT systems.

Square Pharmaceuticals announces Tk 400 crore expansion plan

Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd, the country’s biggest drug maker, has announced today its plan to invest Tk 400 crore for expansion. The funds would be used for BMRE (Balancing, Modernisation, Rehabilitation and Expansion), and the purchase of capital machinery and land for the future expansion of its business.

#Technology / The rise of AI startups

Artificial Intelligence or AI as it’s more commonly known, has been the buzz of the tech world recently. AI has revolutionised the technology ecosphere and disrupted the market with significant brute force. Tech startups have utilised the power of AI to develop innovative ideas that benefit their customers in a number of ways giving them a significant advantage in the market. We will discuss some of the many facets of AI startups and how they affect our present and future.

July 2, 2015
July 2, 2015

Record $15.30bn remittance in FY 2014-15

Bangladesh received record $15.3 billion in remittance from expatriates working abroad in the last fiscal year.

June 10, 2015
June 10, 2015

Please, Mr Minister

Sitting in a factory in Guangzhou trying to order fire doors for the factories is no fun.

June 5, 2015
June 5, 2015

Budget financing biggest challenge says CPD

Financing the 2015-16 fiscal budget will be its biggest challenge, CPD says placing doubts on whether the revenue target can be met.

May 20, 2015
May 20, 2015

The risky flight of repute

Business is a risky business indeed. One doesn't rest in ease in the corporate world. Tensions come flying in; every second phone conversation adds to the stress level...

May 11, 2015
May 11, 2015

Tokyo's policy of pacifism coming under threat

Shinzo Abe much heralded economic policy, dubbed as “Abenomics” by his enthusiastic supporters, had been able to lift the Nikkei to an all-time high in the last one-and-half decades. However, purses of the majority of the Japanese people still remain very tight.

April 19, 2015
April 19, 2015

Eliminate barriers to trade with India

CPD says Bangladesh should sign bilateral agreement on sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures with India so that the countries accept each other's standardisation certification.

April 6, 2015
April 6, 2015

Regional trade gets new boost

The cabinet approves the amended draft of a law that will allow Bangladesh and India to use each other’s territory while engaging in business with a third country.

March 12, 2015
March 12, 2015

Jannati gets bail finally

The High Court today granted bail to Jannati Hossain, a young entrepreneur detained in a murder case after her business partner Mostamsir Ashraf died in a car crash.

March 4, 2015
March 4, 2015

The Hurt of the Average

WE are objective and neutral in our assessment when it comes to sourcing”, announced a brand's moderator in a conference held for the benefit of twenty global manufacturers in Hong Kong forty-eight hours ago. Sitting right by the Harbour with a splendid view of the waves crashing against the rocks, the meeting soothed most of us while we listened to the stories from the other readymade garment suppliers from the other parts of the world, namely Pakistan, India, China and Myanmar.

February 21, 2015
February 21, 2015

Mamata for quick trade dispute settlements

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee proposed to form a joint business council for quick solution of disputes in bilateral trade and investment with Bangladesh.

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