Following months of a brief pause, inflationary pressures continued to rise in December for the second consecutive month.

Says central bank governor, as the legal process to wind up nine non-banks begins this week

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has formed a three-member committee to investigate alleged financial irregularities and fraud at Beacon Pharmaceuticals.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed $2.57 billion in new sovereign financing to Bangladesh in 2025, more than doubling its $1.18 billion commitment in 2024.

Bangladesh should adopt artificial intelligence to boost economic growth, while ensuring responsible AI use to protect women’s safety, privacy, and human creativity, experts said yesterday.

Bangladesh’s export engine, long powered by the ready-made garment (RMG) sector, slowed in 2025 amid overlapping domestic and external shocks.

The task force formed in April last year prepared the white paper

He joined Bangladesh Bank as an assistant director in 2003

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission formed the three-member panel

However, Tk 44 crore were deposited during the same period

In November it was 8.29%

Energy projects accounted for 11 percent of the committed amount

The newly elected leadership will serve a two-year term

Detailed information on the loan defaulters could not be obtained immediately

The government has reversed its recent decision to cut interest rates on savings certificates, reinstating the current rates for the next six months.

The Microcredit Bank Ordinance 2025, drafted to establish a specialised microcredit bank to expand access to capital for small and emerging entrepreneurs under a social business framework, could undermine the sector’s role in poverty alleviation and financial inclusion, warned leading microfinance institutions (MFIs).

Life insurance companies collected Tk 11,389 crore in premiums last year, down 1.05 percent year-on-year

Merchandise shipments dropped in Dec for a fifth straight month

Opec+ kept oil output unchanged on Sunday after a quick meeting that avoided discussion of the political crises affecting several of the producer group’s members.

China will apply provisional import tariff rates lower than the most-favored-nation rates on 935 items starting on Jan 1, a move market observers and company executives said will further unleash domestic purchasing potential and create wider opportunities for global businesses.