National fisheries week starts Sunday, 14 to get gold medals

They will be honoured in recognition of their outstanding contributions to fisheries production, research, technological innovation, extension services, administrative efficiency and entrepreneurship development
13 August 2026

Aromatic rice export quotas under review

Exporters are asked to submit actual shipment data in three workdays
13 August 2026

Bangladesh, ADB plan over $1 billion annual investments for IGND

During a visit to Bangladesh, the ADB vice president engaged in strategic consultations on ADB’s upcoming country partnership strategy and held policy dialogues aimed at accelerating key economic reforms, mobilising private capital, and strengthening climate resilience
13 August 2026

BBS to survey socioeconomic conditions of ethnic people

Under this initiative, a comprehensive full-count field-level data collection drive using a short questionnaire will be conducted within this month
13 August 2026

ShopUp's parent platform raises $100 million for Saudi financing push

Fina will deploy the facilities in the Saudi market to expand merchants' access to working capital
13 August 2026

Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia raise weekly passenger flights to 84

New MoU also provides for 21 weekly cargo flights, fifth freedom traffic rights, co-terminalisation and aircraft leasing
13 August 2026

Bangladesh wants durable economic partnership with US: PM

Urges US businesses to ‘invest with confidence’
13 August 2026

Huawei launches smart inverter, battery storage system

Huawei yesterday launched what it described as Bangladesh’s first grid-forming smart string inverter and large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS), as the country seeks to expand renewable power while dealing with challenges in maintaining grid stability.
13 August 2026

Oil prices climb

Oil prices rose on Wednesday after attacks on two ships reinforced worries about disruptions to Middle East supplies, while industry data showing swelling inventories of US crude might keep bulls in check.
13 August 2026

Finance Act 2026 needs stronger tax reforms

After the enactment of the Finance Act 2026, a common perception is that these are ambitious and challenging to implement.
13 August 2026

AI trails traditional method in poverty targeting

An artificial intelligence model, built using mobile phone data, matched only 32 percent of genuinely poor households in a large-scale trial in Bangladesh, compared with 52 percent for a traditional door-to-door survey method.
13 August 2026

Govt didn’t distort inflation data: Khosru

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday denied allegations of data manipulation in the latest inflation figures, saying the decline in inflation in July was primarily driven by lower rice and meat prices.
13 August 2026

Disclose public procurement contracts

Bangladesh has clear legal and regulatory procedures for awarding natural resource extraction contracts and licences, but provides only limited information on public procurement contracts, according to a US government report.
13 August 2026

Cashless push faces infrastructure, trust barriers: BB

Low financial literacy, concerns over cybersecurity discourage many consumers from using electronic payment methods
13 August 2026

Frequent power cuts put small businesses under pressure

Amid the rolling blackouts, some businesses are spending more to produce the same amount of goods, while others are taking much longer to meet delivery deadlines
13 August 2026

BB cancels contract of chief economist

Bangladesh Bank has cancelled the remaining tenure of its chief economist, Mohammad Akhtar Hossain.
13 August 2026

Bangladesh Bank cancels contract of chief economist

Hossain was appointed chief economist of Bangladesh Bank on a two-year contractual basis on July 1 last year. His tenure was therefore scheduled to run until June 30, 2027
12 August 2026

Trade deals crucial for Bangladesh as LDC graduation nears: HSBC official

Trade deals that secure preferential market access will become increasingly important for Bangladesh as it prepares to graduate from least developed country (LDC) status amid a tougher global trade environment, said a senior HSBC official
12 August 2026

Huawei launches grid-forming inverter, large-scale battery storage system

The Chinese technology company unveiled the SUN2000-506KTL-H3 grid-forming smart string inverter and LUTERRA-6261-25 battery energy storage system
12 August 2026

Finance minister defends inflation data amid manipulation allegations

The minister was responding to reporters' questions about inflation data and why people do not believe it at the closing ceremony of a three-day conference on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in Dhaka
12 August 2026