Shipping Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam yesterday said the government has no plans to “cancel or renegotiate” the agreement to outsource the development and operation of the Laldia Container Terminal at Chattogram Port.

Reform programmes under the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) new loan programme will be implemented gradually, taking into account the country’s political realities, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury said yesterday.

Incessant rain across the country over the past week, coupled with flooding in the southeast, is threatening to push up prices of food and other essential goods.

Jenson & Nicholson Packaging Ltd, an affiliate of Berger Paints Bangladesh, will invest $13.7 million in the National Special Economic Zone (NSEZ) under a land lease agreement signed with the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (Beza) yesterday.

Bangladesh’s expatriates sent home a record $35.56 billion in the fiscal year just ended, up 17.3 percent on the previous year.

Prawn farmers in Bagerhat are grappling with an acute shortage of giant freshwater prawn fry, locally known as ‘golda chingri’, threatening one of the country’s key export-oriented sectors.

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) halted trading of the shares of two low-performing companies -- Usmania Glass Sheet and Daffodil Computers -- yesterday after their prices rose unusually.

The US dollar has climbed to Tk 123 in the inter-bank market as stronger demand for foreign currency coincides with slower inflows of remittances and export earnings

The proposed meat processing centre will ensure pre-slaughter health checks of animals by registered veterinary doctors

The company will set up its manufacturing facility on 6.34 acres of land and is expected to create around 600 jobs

Reform programmes will be implemented gradually under the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) new loan programme, keeping in tandem with political realities, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury said today

For most of the past century, batteries were the quiet workhorses of the modern economy — essential, but hardly transformative.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has imposed fines totalling Tk 1,497 crore on individuals and institutions involved in stock market looting and corruption during the tenure of the previous “fascist government”, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury said yesterday.

The government has raised the cash incentive for export-oriented garment manufacturers using locally produced yarn or fabric to 5 percent, up from 1.5 percent.

Leading business associations have urged the government to announce an emergency support package for industries and exporters, warning that prolonged disruptions at Chattogram port following recent flooding could inflict heavy losses on the country’s manufacturing and export sectors.

Bangladesh has the potential to become an exporter of premium-quality meat within the next five years if it can ensure hygienic production and proper testing, Agriculture Minister Mohammed Aminur Rashid said yesterday.

Yamaha, Suzuki and Honda accounted for nearly two-thirds of motorcycle sales amid lacklustre market growth

The imported mangoes cater mainly to high-income buyers willing to pay premium prices year-round

Finance ministry tells mission new pay scale starts in July

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has removed Linde Bangladesh, Kohinoor Chemicals, and Unique Hotel & Resorts from its blue-chip index, DS30, as part of the index’s semi-annual rebalancing for July 2026.