Bangladesh-US trade agreement in focus / Unequal, rushed and risky
12 February 2026, 00:00 AM
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Bangladesh-US trade agreement in focus / A deal done in the dark – almost
12 February 2026, 00:00 AM
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Passengers may carry any amount of cash during domestic travel: HSIA executive director
11 February 2026, 22:09 PM
Aviation
WB clears $370m to clean Dhaka rivers, improve waste management
11 February 2026, 15:30 PM
Business
Election stirs stock revival hopes, but history says otherwise
11 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Trade deficit widens to $11.55b in first half of FY26
11 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Bangladesh commits to $18.5b US farm, energy imports
11 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Ramadan banking hours 9:30am to 2:30pm
11 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
PRAN to invest Tk 500cr in motorcycle, e-scooter venture
11 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
BB autonomy plan faces complex issues
11 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Linde Bangladesh posts 17% decline in Q1 profit
The gas supplier company made Tk 8 crore in Jan–Mar quarter
10 May 2025, 11:37 AM
BAT Bangladesh Q1 profit drops 23%
The leading tobacco producer made Tk 318 crore profit in the January-March quarter
10 May 2025, 10:49 AM
BKMEA biennial election begins
Voting started at 9 am and will continue till 5 pm without any break
10 May 2025, 04:14 AM
Stocks rebound after geopolitical jitters
The stock markets in Bangladesh rebounded yesterday, recovering from the previous trading day’s sharp decline that was spurred by rising tensions between neighbouring countries India and Pakistan, which had prompted widespread sell-offs across both of the country’s bourses...The DSEX
9 May 2025, 06:03 AM
Premier Bank paid Iqbal Tk 10cr for unused office spaces
Premier Bank paid Tk 10 crore to HBM Iqbal, the former chairman of the bank, for office space in one of his buildings that the private commercial lender did not use or rent.
8 May 2025, 20:01 PM
Flights taking longer due to Indo-Pak tensions
Biman flights from Dhaka to London, Toronto, and Rome are currently taking one to two hours longer than usual because of rerouting amid the tensions between India and Pakistan, officials said.
8 May 2025, 18:01 PM
AI turns zeroes into heroes
Over a sundowner near the Sundarbans, “Nabila Apa” mocked her nephew’s AI-equipped drone for wildlife surveying, insisting her binoculars and field notes were unbeatable. By dusk, the drone had mapped three islands; Nabila Apa was still zooming in on a single kingfisher. Moral of the story: whether tracking tigers or deer, embracing AI beats binoculars every time.
8 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Consistent policies can bring down inflation to 4-5%
Bangladesh can bring down inflation to 4 percent or 5 percent if the government ensures consistent policy implementation and sustained economic efforts, said Ahsan H Mansur, governor of Bangladesh Bank, yesterday.
8 May 2025, 18:00 PM
EU plans to hit €100b of US goods with tariffs
The EU is preparing to hit US goods worth nearly 100 billion euros ($113 billion) with tariffs in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s sweeping levies if talks fail, European diplomats told AFP Wednesday.
8 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Traders want local warehouse to buy more US soybean
Building a warehouse facility in Bangladesh for US soybean products can boost its import and help reduce the bilateral trade gap, Bangladeshi traders said at the Sustainasummit and Aqua Tech Talks in Sri Lanka.
8 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Parliament to take full control of tax exemptions from FY26
The power to grant tax exemptions in Bangladesh will shift entirely to the national parliament starting from the next fiscal year, ending a long-standing practice that allowed the finance ministry and the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to offer discretionary waivers.
8 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Bida expects $3b FDI in ports
The government is considering engaging leading global port operators to run the country’s port facilities, aiming to maximise the use of its limited capacity, said Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida).
8 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Economy might have been slowing since Feb
Bangladesh’s economy might have been slowing since February, mainly because of sluggish expansion in the manufacturing, construction, and services sectors, according to the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) released yesterday.
8 May 2025, 18:00 PM
BBS finally empowered to publish data independently
As part of policy reforms aimed at improving the credibility and accuracy of national statistics, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) has been empowered to publish official data without prior government approval.
8 May 2025, 18:00 PM
645-acre Anwara site preferred for free trade zone
BIDA executive chairman says while visiting the site
8 May 2025, 16:11 PM
Trump heralds 'breakthrough' deal with UK
The US president told reporters at the White House
8 May 2025, 15:29 PM
Tax lawyers oppose draft ordinance to dissolve NBR
A draft "State Policy and Revenue Management Ordinance, 2025 was approved last month proposing to dissolve the NBR
8 May 2025, 14:25 PM
Exhibition on medical, healthcare, food and agriculture kicks off
The CEMS Global USA has organised the three-day international event
8 May 2025, 14:07 PM
Build warehouse for US soybean to reduce bilateral trade gap
Bangladeshi traders say at global summit in Sri Lanka
8 May 2025, 12:52 PM
LafargeHolcim to invest Tk 180cr in new mill at Surma plant
However, the cement maker’s profit dropped 14% in Jan-Mar quarter
8 May 2025, 11:04 AM