September 2, 2021
Hatil: from an idea to an established brand
Just after completing his graduation in 1988, Selim H Rahman, chairman and managing director of Hatil Furniture, started gathering experience in the timber business and together with his father,...
August 25, 2021
Flat prices on the rise
The prices of flats have started to rise in Dhaka ending a three-year stagnation as demand for new homes increased and construction costs surged.
August 23, 2021
DBL on $650m expansion spree
DBL Group, one of the leading exporters, is going to invest $650 million to set up 10 manufacturing units for textiles, ceramics, and sanitary ware at the Sreehatta Economic Zone in Moulvibazar.
August 19, 2021
N Mohammad Plastic plans Tk 500cr expansion
N Mohammad Plastic Industry, a concern of Chattogram-based N Mohammed Group, plans to make a fresh investment of around Tk 500 crore to expand business for increasing its market share alongside...
August 19, 2021
Anwar Hossain departs but his fame lives on
After the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, then East Pakistan was not an ideal place for local entrepreneurs to do business as non-Bangalees from West Pakistan were in complete control.
August 17, 2021
New plants stuck in pandemic
For one and a half years, Premier Cement has repeatedly pushed back its plan to start the commercial production at a newly built manufacturing unit in Chattogram.
August 16, 2021
Joydebpur-Ishwardi Double-Line Project: ERD urged to budge China on funding
The railways ministry recently requested the Economic Relations Division to urge the Chinese government to re-evaluate its decision to not finance the Joydebpur-Ishwardi double-line project.
August 13, 2021
Modernisation of sugar mills: Little progress in 8 months
Although eight months have passed since the closure of six sugar mills, there has been little progress in modernising them owing to red tape.
August 11, 2021
Car sales stuck in slow lane
Car importers and retailers in Bangladesh are in a tight spot as they are finding it difficult to keep businesses running because of the plunge in sales caused by the second wave of coronavirus...
August 9, 2021
Small rawhide traders in trouble
Rawhide traders running small-scale operations are in trouble as they cannot sell their salt-cured hides at prices of their expectations due to influential traders seeking to slow the pace of...