Ambitious targets could push budget deficit to Tk 4 lakh crore
19 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
India seeks to continue anti-dumping duties on Bangladesh’s jute products
19 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
NBR revises tariffs on 261 lines ahead of LDC graduation
19 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Landmark customs bond reforms to boost competitiveness
19 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Bangladesh remains key sourcing market: H&M
19 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
FICCI warns on revenue collection goals
19 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
The nodding trap
19 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Column
Netherlands led FDI inflows to Bangladesh in 2025
19 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Gas crisis biggest hurdle to investment: Bida chief
19 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Oil falls to lowest since start of war
19 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Banglalink given primary approval to launch digital wallet
The operator has already received regulatory go-ahead to operate as a payment service provider
10 December 2025, 13:01 PM
BICDA postpones decision to suspend container handling
The association agreed to the CPA chairman’s call to postpone the suspension decision by a month
10 December 2025, 12:46 PM
Rules eased for capital goods import
The new instruction aims to simplify access to import finance for industries against the import of capital goods for a tenor of three years
10 December 2025, 11:36 AM
Bangladesh economy projected to grow 5% in 2026: Mastercard report
The Mastercard Economics Institute 2026 Outlook was released today
10 December 2025, 10:07 AM
VAT often fails to reach government exchequer: finance adviser
It is an unfortunate and persistent weakness in the VAT system, said the adviser
10 December 2025, 08:13 AM
Bangladesh’s debt repayments jump 617%, fastest in South Asia
With exports failing to keep up, rising repayments have crossed IMF risk thresholds
9 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Onion prices start to fall after govt allows imports
Retailers in Dhaka and Chattogram said onion prices have dropped by Tk 25-Tk 30 per kg
9 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Govt gives green light to 12 solar power plants
The power ministry will buy electricity from these plants at an estimated cost of around Tk 40,000 crore
9 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Banking in the 2030s
Banking is going through a rapid global transformation unlike anything seen before. Large international banks are shifting from retail banking to wealth management.
9 December 2025, 18:00 PM
EU launches antitrust probe into Google’s data use for AI
The EU announced Tuesday it had opened a probe to assess whether Google breached antitrust rules by using content put online by media and other publishers to train and provide AI services without appropriate compensation.
9 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Pakistan secures further $1.2b loan from IMF
Pakistan on Tuesday welcomed the release of a further $1.2 billion in loans from the International Monetary Fund to help its economic recovery and reforms programme, calling it evidence of “hard work” undertaken after two years of financial crisis.
9 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Bitcoin’s 2025 rollercoaster may end on a low
With a series of record highs and crushing sell-offs, 2025 has been a rollercoaster ride for bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, which is at risk of ending the year with its first annual decline since 2022.
9 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh Bank tightens rules on incentive bonuses for bankers
The central bank issued a circular in this regard
9 December 2025, 15:13 PM
BACCO to launch new training project to upskill freelancers
Sixty freelancers will be trained under the 10-day programme
9 December 2025, 14:18 PM
NBR may extend VAT exemption on metro rail tickets
The exemption is scheduled to end at the end of this year
9 December 2025, 13:06 PM
BTRC pledges easier import, faster vendor enlistment for mobile handset traders
A meeting was held between the Mobile Business Community Bangladesh and the BTRC today
9 December 2025, 11:55 AM
Chinese firm Wing Tai Garments to invest $10.32 million in Bepza EZ
It will establish an RMG factory
9 December 2025, 10:50 AM
BB buys $2.51 billion from banks so far in FY26
Latest purchase of $202 million took place today
9 December 2025, 10:45 AM
NBR targets 100,000 new businesses as VAT week begins tomorrow
Presently, Bangladesh has 6.44 lakh VAT-registered entities
9 December 2025, 08:23 AM
61% women in agro-industries face abuse
BIDS study finds supervisors behind majority of the cases
8 December 2025, 18:00 PM