Intent was good, but poor execution failed plastic ban
23 November 2025, 19:57 PM
Business
Shared responsibility key to safe digital transactions
11 October 2025, 18:09 PM
Business
Square now in expansion mode
26 July 2025, 19:38 PM
Business
Drug-making not viable without price adjustment
19 July 2025, 19:00 PM
Business
Focus on value not just volume
12 July 2025, 19:29 PM
Business
Solid trust, fair treatment key to private investment
5 July 2025, 18:48 PM
Business
50% of bank directors to be independent
5 July 2025, 18:02 PM
Business
Dhaka Bank turns 30, looks to a digital horizon
3 July 2025, 21:23 PM
Business
Redefining Home Aesthetics: Berger to democratise quality interior design
14 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Business
Finova Group keen to invest in Bangladesh
22 June 2023, 04:13 AM
Business
Intent was good, but poor execution failed plastic ban
In 2002, in a revolutionary move, Bangladesh became the first country to ban thin plastic bags. Needless to say, it failed to achieve any tangible success. More initiatives in the later years also ended with similar results.
23 November 2025, 19:57 PM
Shared responsibility key to safe digital transactions
As digital payments continue to rise in Bangladesh, concerns about online fraud and transaction security have grown. Keeping the system secure depends on shared responsibility among banks, payment service providers and users, according to Sabbir Ahmed, country manager of Visa for Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan.
11 October 2025, 18:09 PM
Square now in expansion mode
Bangladeshi conglomerate Square Group is going for a massive expansion both at home and abroad, said Tapan Chowdhury, managing director of Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd, a key arm of the group.
26 July 2025, 19:38 PM
Drug-making not viable without price adjustment
Renata PLC, one of the country’s leading pharmaceutical companies, discontinued nearly 30 percent of its product line in the last fiscal year after production costs outpaced selling prices, according to the company’s chief executive officer (CEO).
19 July 2025, 19:00 PM
Solid trust, fair treatment key to private investment
The country’s private sector remains hamstrung by red tape, political uncertainty, and rising costs, all of which pose a serious threat to economic progress, according to Mohammed Amirul Haque, founding managing director and chief executive officer of Premier Cement Mills Limited.
5 July 2025, 18:48 PM
50% of bank directors to be independent
The interim government is set to amend the Bank Company Act by reducing the board members from a single family, the BB governor tells The Daily Star
5 July 2025, 18:02 PM
Dhaka Bank turns 30, looks to a digital horizon
Dhaka Bank has weathered many highs and lows since its inception, and its founding Chairman Abdul Hai Sarker credits the lender’s resilience to a foundation built on good intentions..In an interview with The Daily Star ahead of the bank’s 30th anniversary tomorrow, Sarker said the focus is
3 July 2025, 21:23 PM
Redefining Home Aesthetics: Berger to democratise quality interior design
Berger to democratise quality interior design
14 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Finova Group keen to invest in Bangladesh
Ricardo Jr Portabella, executive director and chairman of Finova Group, talked about his visit to Bangladesh and its investment plans in the country during an exclusive interview with The Daily Star. He also shed light on Finova’s background, services, and unique investment approach.
22 June 2023, 04:13 AM
‘We want to provide compassionate cancer care at an affordable cost’
The Daily Star (TDS): As a young entrepreneur, what motivated you to invest in a new cancer unit for Labaid?
2 February 2022, 18:00 PM
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, developed an idea to manufacture doors on a commercial basis.
1 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Healthy company culture begets employee motivation
In 2015, a Harvard Business Review article by Lindsay McGregor and Neel Doshi explained the connection between company culture and employee motivation. It cites that global business leaders believe that a strong organisational culture is critical to success.
15 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Post-LDC era: Negotiate intensively for patent waiver
Bangladesh should launch intensive negotiations with World Trade Organization (WTO) members to secure the benefits of the platform’s agreement on the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), said a noted economist yesterday.
10 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Dhaka Bank rides on tech to make retail, SME banking vibrant
Dhaka Bank Ltd has embraced technologies to make its retail and SME banking vibrant instead of relying on the corporate segment as it looks to drive the next phase of growth.
4 July 2021, 18:00 PM