Authorities have shut five of the country’s six urea fertiliser factories as a precaution amid fears of gas supply disruptions caused by the widening war in the Middle East and Iran’s closure of the Hormuz Strait, a key global energy route.

Depositors of five merged Islamic banks staged a demonstration in front of the headquarters of Bangladesh Bank yesterday, demanding the return of their deposits and the cancellation of a proposed “haircut” on their funds.

China set its annual growth target at 4.5-5 percent on Thursday, its lowest figure in decades but at the centre of plans to tackle sluggish consumption and a flagging property market.

A US judge on Wednesday ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to stop assessing global tariffs on imports where customs payments have not been finalized, a move some experts view as a step towards broader refunds.

Numbers rarely lie, even when Trump is in the room. But they do have a habit of whispering truths our profession would rather not discuss over coffee. Bangladesh’s latest audit statistics are doing exactly that.

The bank’s bad loan comes down to 27% from 42%

Divergence between wage growth and price inflation widened further in January 2026.

Airline says more than 100 flights will depart Dubai on March 5-6

The central bank also withdraws prior approval requirement

The protestors said many depositors had been unable to withdraw either their principal or profit from the banks for the past two years

He submitted his resignation to the new BB Governor, Md Mostaqur Rahman, yesterday

The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) will hold its long-delayed biennial election for 2025-26 and 2026-27 on April 4, ending a months-long suspension triggered by allegations of vote manipulation.

Bangladesh Bank postponed yesterday’s scheduled meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at a time when Sadiq Ahmed, an economist and member of the committee, said he was leaving the body.

Bangladesh must prioritise boosting investment, strengthening energy supply and supporting private sector growth to generate jobs for its expanding workforce, economists and business leaders said at a policy dialogue yesterday.

Bangladeshi exporters of vegetables and other perishable goods face mounting losses as airspace closures across the Middle East, triggered by escalating US-Israeli war on Iran, have severed vital trade routes since late February.

Bangladesh’s monthly import bill could rise by up to $80 million for every $10 increase in oil prices, as escalating conflict in the Middle East drives up global energy prices, according to the report prepared by BRAC EPL Stock Brokerage Ltd.

Adeline Beauty Technology (Bangladesh) Co Ltd, a Chinese company, will invest $22 million to establish a fashion and beauty products manufacturing factory at the Bepza Economic Zone in Mirsharai, Chattogram.

The new governor of the Bangladesh Bank has made his first major policy move.

Despite a slight improvement toward the end of the year, Dhaka’s luxury hotel industry struggled through much of 2025 amid political uncertainty, economic slowdown and declining foreign tourist arrivals.

The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) has sought a 10-year extension of the value-added tax (VAT) exemption on metro rail passenger services to keep fares affordable and ensure operational sustainability.