The court passed the judgement on July 29, and Walton received the judgement on August 11

The government yesterday signed lease agreements with two private business groups to reopen three long-closed state-owned jute mills, involving an investment of around Tk 619 crore and creating an opportunity for at least 11,629 jobs.

Bangladesh’s push to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals faces severe headwinds from poor revenue mobilisation, sluggish private investment, and institutional weaknesses, speakers warned yesterday.

Bangladesh Bank yesterday granted a licence to NEO PSP Limited, a subsidiary of Banglalink Digital Communications Ltd, to operate as a Payment Service Provider (PSP) in Bangladesh.

To revive the water transport sector and unlock its full potential for the economy, the government is set to conduct Bangladesh’s first-ever census on watercraft.

Agrees to solve $40m payment dispute

Bangladesh’s efforts to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and graduate smoothly from the least developed country category must move in tandem, said Irene Khan, the country’s newly appointed permanent representative to the United Nations in New York.

The government aims to bring about half of the country’s agricultural land under productive and sustainable practices by 2030 to strengthen climate resilience and ensure long-term food security.

The proposed scheme could initially provide Tk 500 crore in loans to around 5,000 entrepreneurs

A recent study, titled “No escaping the heat: Health and economic impacts of heat stress on informal workers in urban Bangladesh”, found that workers exposed to extreme heat outdoors lose an average of 23.7 working days a year.

Food inflation fell to 7.16 percent in July from 8.60 percent in June

The first-ever such census, carried out by the Shipping Ministry with support from the BBS, will run from 20 August to 29 August this year.

Bangladesh Bank is waiving the merchant fee for small shopkeepers, street vendors, and small businesses for accepting digital payments using Bangla QR codes.

For years, businesses and investors have flagged the time and cost of doing business in Bangladesh as a major concern, citing bureaucratic red tape, overlapping approvals and licensing delays. The government has now formed a 21-member high-level taskforce, led by Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, to address it.

The government has reduced the board size of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) from 80 to 48 members, tightened election rules and increased membership and affiliation fees through amendments to the Trade Organization Rules, 2025.

Citing the rapid depletion of its cash reserves, BPC said continued losses could affect its ability to open letters of credit (LCs) for future fuel imports, according to minutes of a BPC board meeting in July.

Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has suspended trading of three non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) after Bangladesh Bank (BB) declared them non-viable and started liquidation proceedings to protect depositors and restore discipline in the financial sector.

Is it because most medicines are paid for out of pocket? Yet almost everything, from food, clothing, rent and education to retirement, is paid for out of pocket. So why does the price of a pill get singled out for the firing squad?

The government has constituted a 27-member National Steering Committee on creative economy to coordinate policy implementation and drive sector-specific growth across public and private entities.

Artificial intelligence (AI) could replace workers in some tasks while increasing demand for labour in other parts of the production process, according to Canadian economist Jean-Louis Arcand.