The local plastic and flexible packaging sector, which now earns $2.2 billion a year from direct and indirect exports, has the potential to grow to $10 billion and emerge as a major export earner with targeted policy support, according to industry leaders.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has again extended the deadline for individual taxpayers to submit income tax returns by another month.

The government has made a policy decision to split the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) into separate entities for regulatory and operational functions.

Depositors of Sammilito Islami Bank will be able to withdraw profit on their deposits from February 1, Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Ahsan H Mansur said yesterday.

Dubbed the “mother of all trade deals,” the EU–India free trade agreement, concluded after more than two decades of negotiation, appears to be the most consequential for Bangladesh among recent trade deals involving other countries. The agreement delivers market access gains for India in those sectors that have long underpinned Bangladesh’s export success in Europe, notably textiles, apparel, leather, and footwear.

Flights will operate every Thursday and Saturday

The software will address longstanding allegations of irregularities in scheduling of such vessels

The central bank purchased $55 million from five commercial banks today

The government assured them of resolving the problems through stakeholder consultations

The drug is popularly known as Maxpro MUPS in Bangladesh

The company said the growth demonstrated steady demand for its products and the effectiveness of its business strategy

Need to separate CAAB’s entities highlighted in ICAO audits

The deal that changes the competitive landscape

Today, the Bangladesh Jewellers Association said it started selling gold at Tk 286,001 per bhori

Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) officially received the delivery of its newly purchased bulk vessel MV Banglar Nobojatra on Tuesday.

Amid record highs in the global market, gold prices soared to a new peak of Tk 269,788 per bhori in the local market, breaking all previous records.

An independent and effective central bank in a transforming economy is no longer a technocratic luxury or a symbolic nod to international best practice. It is a foundational safeguard for any country seeking macroeconomic stability, financial discipline and protection from elite capture.

The interim government has set out to formulate the Agriculture Outlook 2050, a comprehensive long-term strategic framework designed to guide agricultural transformation over the next 25 years.

The finance ministry has instructed the Central Depository Bangladesh Ltd (CDBL) and other relevant stakeholders to assess the company’s potential and the appropriate timing for its listing on the stock market.

Top bankers have urged the central bank to allow commercial lenders to impose foreign travel bans on wilful defaulters and publish their names and photographs, as part of efforts to rein in the growing volume of defaulted loans.