Despite achieving healthy economic growth over the past decade, Bangladesh’s economy is now showing signs of strain due to persistent inflation and slowing private investment, exposing underlying weaknesses, experts said at an event yesterday.

The upcoming FY27 budget will be a “litmus test” for the newly elected government, experts warned yesterday, as it faces mounting pressure to balance reforms, debt obligations and political promises within the tightest fiscal space in recent memory.

When VAT, customs duties and supplementary duties are combined, Bangladesh’s indirect tax share reaches 78.2 percent

Tk 14,500 crore to be spent for Family Card and Farmers Card programmes

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.

The election will be held at the World Trade Center

The World Bank has approved $350 million in financing to strengthen Bangladesh’s energy security by supporting cost-effective mechanisms for importing liquefied natural gas (LNG), as global fuel markets face volatility.

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.

Of the total, Tk 1.90 lakh crore will come from government financing

Mahmuda Habiba, another lawmaker from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party for a reserved women's seat in the 13th National Parliament, strongly protested Milon's remarks

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has introduced a monthly performance review system to strengthen the implementation of the Bangladesh Bank Service Standard, aiming to improve efficiency, accountability, and service delivery across all operational units.

Bangladesh’s ambition to become a $1 trillion economy by 2034 is bold, inspiring and politically powerful.

Out of $3.75b, Dhaka gets $1.85b; Ctg ranks second with $1.16b, BB report finds

The government has approved a Nationwide Telecommunication Transmission Network (NTTN) licence for Bangla Phone, marking the first major telecom infrastructure licence approval since the formation of the new government. The company’s earlier bid was rejected by the interim government.

The government is planning to form a capital market reform commission to bring transparency and restore investor confidence, according to officials at the Ministry of Finance.

CPD says clean energy remained sidelined for years

New Zealand will continue duty-free and preferential market access for Bangladeshi goods after the country graduates from the least developed country (LDC) category, David Pine, New Zealand’s non-resident high commissioner in Dhaka, said yesterday.

Move is part of wider trade tax reform as Bangladesh prepares for LDC graduation

UAE’s DP World, Saudi RSGT and two local entities enter competition

Bangladesh exported $99.73 million worth of goods to the Pacific island in the last fiscal year 2024-25, with around 90 percent accounting for garment items