The visiting mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is prioritising four conditions for releasing two instalments of an ongoing $4.7 billion loan programme, according to Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed.

Bangladesh received a record $3.29 billion in remittances in March -- the highest monthly figure to date -- marking a 65 percent year-on-year surge.

There are mornings when the news feels like a personal blow.

Aramit Cement reduced its losses in the second quarter of the current fiscal year, although it still remained in the red.

US President Donald Trump has done what he had long wanted to do – try to increase America’s revenue in every possible way.

The president of the United States of America issued an executive order on April 2 this year to impose reciprocal tariffs.

The Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025 is set to begin at the InterContinental Dhaka tomorrow, taking place at a critical juncture when foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows have plunged to a six-year low, raising concerns about the country’s investment climate.

Local steel industry is enduring a turbulent phase, grappling with subdued demand due to sluggish government spending and wavering private sector confidence, driven largely by political uncertainty.

A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will today start reviewing the progress of reforms tied to two instalments of a $4.7 billion loan programme against the backdrop of the fourth instalment being deferred.

Bangladesh, long regarded as a cost-competitive destination and once hailed as the next Asian tiger, is now grappling with mounting pressure as the cost of doing business is rising sharply across key sectors.

"Bangladesh generates a negligible amount of revenue from taxes levied on goods imported from the United States"

On April 2, 2025, US President Trump introduced sweeping reciprocal tariffs, effectively reversing nearly all US tariff liberalisation since the Great Depression of the 1930s.

Stock investors in Bangladesh are apprehensive about the US hiking import tariffs, a move that could hurt the South Asian nation’s exports and the profitability of export-oriented listed firms.

As the United States moves to impose reciprocal tariffs, concerns are mounting among Bangladeshi exporters, particularly in the footwear and pharmaceutical sectors, over potential implications for the country’s trade prospects.

Business leaders and economists have called upon the government to initiate immediate high-level negotiations with the United States administration following President Donald Trump’s imposition of reciprocal tariffs, warning that failure to secure concessions could erode the nation’s competitive edge in its most lucrative export market.

The interim government aims to balance macroeconomic stability, inflation control, and 6 percent GDP growth in the next fiscal year’s budget, when the 13th parliamentary election is expected.

Rural people have emerged as key consumers of home appliances ahead of this year’s Eid festival, as surging remittance inflows and good prices for agricultural produce, particularly rice, have boosted their purchasing power, according to electronics manufacturers and sellers.

Bangladesh’s reliance on Indian imports has been increasing as local manufacturers and industries are struggling to reduce the time needed to bring in goods from other destinations as they battle to meet shrinking lead times.

I, along with some seniors from Standard Chartered Bank, went to meet the-then finance minister SAMS Kibria in late 2000 to share our decision to acquire ANZ Grindlays Bank.

Despite spending Tk 6,500 crore on capital dredging, poor navigability has crippled Payra Port, forcing many importers to offload their cargoes either at sea or at Chittagong Port and then transport it through lighter vessels.