Listed companies in Bangladesh may soon have to overhaul their boards under rules that would limit independent director tenures, bar executives from holding dual roles and give the securities regulator direct power to remove directors.

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has warned the treasury heads of commercial banks against manipulating the US dollar exchange rate in order to keep the foreign exchange market stable.

The government will include provisions or support for every community in the budget for the fiscal year 2026-27 as part of its pledge to democratise the economy.

Local garment factories remain far from meeting clean energy consumption targets, held back by high renewable energy costs, limited rooftop space and policy bottlenecks that are slowing adoption across the sector, according to a new study.

The German Business Council (GBC) has recently hosted a business networking dinner at The Westin Dhaka.

The Russia-Ukraine war and the US-Israeli war on Iran, along with the depreciation of the taka, have sharply raised production costs for Bangladeshi farmers, a prominent economist said yesterday, calling for agricultural subsidies to be more than doubled in the upcoming budget.

Bangladesh Bank has introduced new rules for cashing out money from card-based mobile financial service (MFS) accounts, aiming to strengthen verification and transaction security.

British American Tobacco Bangladesh recorded a 14 percent year-on-year decline in domestic cigarette sales volume in the first quarter of FY2025-26, as tax-driven affordability pressures, downtrading, and competition from illicit cigarettes weighed on sales, according to an earnings update by BRAC EPL Stock Brokerage Ltd.

Despite inflationary pressures, consumer spending during Eid-ul-Azha is holding up, driven by resilience and a retail market that continues to mature.

Bangladesh’s steel manufacturers yesterday urged the government not to raise electricity tariffs further, saying higher energy costs could deepen the sector’s crisis by triggering production cuts, financial losses and possible factory closures.

BB Governor Md Mostaqur Rahman gave the instruction at a meeting between the central bank and treasury heads of commercial banks

The proposal by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to increase the source tax on essential commodities from 0.5 percent to 1 percent raises serious concerns

EU Ambassador to Bangladesh Michael Miller meets the minister

Customers must complete a card transaction of up to Tk 500 and wait 24 hours before linking the card to an MFS account

After over one and a half months of suspension, voting for the biennial election of the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) is set to be held on May 23.

The “Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR) Summit 2026” will begin tomorrow at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka, aiming to strengthen transparency and accountability in Bangladesh’s corporate and financial sectors.

Fitch Ratings revised Bangladesh’s sovereign outlook to “Negative” from “Stable” on May 13 while affirming the long-term rating at B+. The announcement framed this as Middle East exposure.

The ratio of women engaged in economic units in the country has remained stagnant over the decade to 2024, even though overall economic activities expanded during the period.

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has directed all banks to keep their branches and sub-branches open on May 23 and 24 ahead of Eid-ul-Azha to facilitate financial transactions and salary payments for garment workers.

Bangladesh Bank has purchased nearly $6 billion from the foreign exchange market so far in the fiscal year 2025-26, reflecting continued efforts to manage liquidity and stabilise the exchange rate.