Post-harvest losses eat up 21m tonnes of food a year: CPD

Rice, wheat, fish, poultry all suffer up to 32% post-harvest losses
29 September 2025, 18:00 PM

NBR expands duty-free import benefits to diversify exports

A move to facilitate export diversification
29 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Endangered growth

The news on Priya’s phone screen felt like a ghost. It was a report of numbers: poverty at nearly 28 percent, jobless growth. These figures seemed as remote from her life in the Korail slum as the glass towers of Gulshan. She had once believed in the “development miracle” of Bangladesh, leaving her village in the hope of joining it. Now it seemed that the miracle was a party for a select few, and she was left outside, looking in.
29 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Gold surges past $3,800/oz

Gold prices surged above $3,800 an ounce for the first time on Monday, driven by rising bets on a US Federal Reserve rate cut that weakened the dollar, while concerns over a possible US government shutdown bolstered safe-haven demand.
29 September 2025, 18:00 PM

TCB to sell tea, salt, soap at subsidised rates

It will begin from November this year
29 September 2025, 14:54 PM

Bangladesh’s image abroad has improved now: finance adviser

Salehuddin Ahmed inaugurated academic activities at ERF Institute
29 September 2025, 14:35 PM

Jamuna Bank to issue bond to raise Tk 800 crore

The bond will be issued under private placement
29 September 2025, 12:44 PM

India to launch EFTA trade pact on Oct 1

The EFTA countries are Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland
29 September 2025, 12:15 PM
29 September 2025, 11:36 AM

How to file income tax return online – a step by step guideline

From August 4 onwards, every taxpayer must file income tax return online
29 September 2025, 10:16 AM

Dhaka stocks edge higher in morning trade as DSEX rebounds

The DSEX increased 7.57 points to 5,387.64 by 12:10 pm
29 September 2025, 06:18 AM

Asiatic Laboratories to build 32-storey tower in Dhaka

Asiatic Laboratories Ltd, a Dhaka-based pharmaceutical company, has approved the construction of a 32-storey building in Dhaka's Tejgaon commercial area.
28 September 2025, 20:20 PM

Apex Footwear’s profit falls 23%

Apex Footwear Ltd has reported a sharp decline in annual profit, prompting the company to recommend a lower cash dividend compared with the previous year.
28 September 2025, 20:09 PM

Foreign aid use jumps 64% in July-August

Bangladesh used $750 million in foreign aid during the first two months of the current fiscal year, a 64 percent rise compared to the same period last year, according to data released by the Economic Relations Division (ERD).
28 September 2025, 18:00 PM

With TCB sales halted, the poor left in limbo

Another subsidised food programme for 1cr families struggles with incomplete list
28 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Govt to adjust six safety net schemes with inflation

Review aims to ensure safety net benefits keep pace with high inflation
28 September 2025, 18:00 PM

New rules bar bank officials, directors from shariah committees

BB mandates internal Shariah audit department to assist independent committee's work.
28 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Why hilsa prices soar despite ample catches

Traders create artificial crisis by storing hilsa to raise prices later
28 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Ceramics makers battered by real estate slump, credit crunch

Real estate slump, stalled projects, and liquidity crunch hit ceramic firms
28 September 2025, 18:00 PM

One in three graduates remains jobless for up to 2yrs

Lack of investment, skills mismatch fuel high graduate joblessness rate
28 September 2025, 18:00 PM