The DSEX lost 83.68 points to stand at 4,868.04 as of 11:20 am

HSBC Bangladesh's profit rose 9 percent year-on-year to Tk 1,086.13 crore in 2024, thanks to an increase in interest income.

DBH Finance PLC reported slightly higher profit in 2024, though profit declined in the first quarter of 2025.

A few days ago, famous Bangladeshi cricketer Tamim Iqbal suffered a major heart attack during a match. Around the same time, Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was attacked in his own residence.

Bangladesh is stepping up its efforts to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) through sweeping reforms, a more stable macroeconomic environment, and targeted incentives.

The Chief Adviser’s Office has recently formed an eight-member committee to assess the proposed merger of several investment-related agencies under the single umbrella of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida).

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked four state-run banks to submit a work plan for the next three years to improve their financial health, which had turned fragile during the Awami League-led government’s regime due to political interference and irregularities.

Many potato farmers across Bangladesh are incurring losses this season despite a bumper harvest and the highest exports in three years, as a steep drop in domestic prices has left them unable to recover even their production costs.

The interim government is set to slash the development budget for the fiscal year (FY) 2025-26 by 14 percent year-on-year, as it struggles with limited fiscal space and steers away from costly mega-projects.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced Monday that the company behind ChatGPT will continue to be run as a nonprofit, abandoning a contested plan to convert into a for-profit organization.

22-carat gold will cost Tk 174,948 a bhori from tomorrow

Finance adviser led the Bangladesh delegation at ADB’s annual meeting in Milan on May 5

The DSEX lost 12.94 points to close at 4,951.72

These talks follow discussions held during the 2025 IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington late April

The DSEX gained 13.91 points to stand at 4,978.58 as of 11:14 am

The next budget may be slightly smaller than the current fiscal year’s, but non-development spending is expected to rise by over 5 percent due to higher debt servicing costs, food subsidies, and a special allocation for bank reforms.

Leading cement manufacturer Premier Cement Mills PLC's profit fell by a massive 87 percent year-on-year to Tk 3.28 crore in the third quarter of the 2024-25 fiscal year due to higher raw material and finance costs.

Monno Ceramic's profit increased 102 times in the third quarter of the 2024-25 fiscal year, thanks to a rise in revenue and other income.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed to providing €350 million in loans to support renewable energy projects in Bangladesh, with the European Union contributing an additional €45 million in grants.

RAK Ceramics (Bangladesh) Ltd, one of the leading ceramics manufacturers in the country, fell into losses in the first quarter of the financial year 2025 due to higher raw material and manufacturing costs.