1,000 new trolleys sought for Dhaka airport to improve passenger services

Initially, the airline will operate two weekly flights on Sundays and Thursdays

The BB issued the show-cause notices yesterday and asked the respondents to provide explanations within 10 days

The commerce ministry has convened a stakeholder consultation for tomorrow, bringing together economists, trade analysts, business leaders and senior officials from across the government to assess its reciprocal trade deal with the United States and determine the next steps.

Delivering structural reforms, improving external liquidity and lifting revenue collection will be crucial to restoring macroeconomic stability in Bangladesh, said Fitch Ratings in a report released on Sunday.

Revenue collection by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) grew 13 percent year-on-year to Tk 2.24 lakh crore in the July-January period of fiscal year 2025-26 (FY26), driven largely by strong VAT receipts from domestic trade and economic activity.

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has begun reducing the number of executive director posts -- a senior management position that often leads to top-level contractual government appointments -- in phases, causing dissatisfaction among officials.

Extortion surged by up to 50 percent following the fall of the Awami League government in the 2024 mass uprising, while corruption in public offices persisted throughout the 18-month tenure of the subsequent interim government, claimed the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI).

The new government will continue the ongoing reform programmes in the banking sector, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury told Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Ahsan H Mansur yesterday.

Bangladesh’s economy continues to be under pressure, with stability improving gradually but recovery remaining fragile, the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) said yesterday.

Goldman Sachs raised its Brent and West Texas Intermediate crude forecasts for the fourth quarter of 2026 by $6 to $60 and $56 respectively, citing lower OECD stocks, even as it continued to assume no Iran-related supply disruption and maintained its view of a surplus this year.

Revenue collection by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) grew 13 percent year-on-year to Tk 2.24 lakh crore in the July-January period of fiscal year 2025-26 (FY26), driven largely by strong VAT receipts from domestic trade and economic activity.

The finance minister tells the central bank chief

The credit rating agency released a statement on Sunday

It demanded stricter law and order, transparency in public administration, support for non-wilful defaulters, and lower lending rates

t is expected to create employment opportunities for 906 Bangladeshi nationals

During the quarter, the economy showed mixed performance

Surging home loan interest rates have brought Bangladesh’s mid-segment housing market to a near standstill in 2025, squeezing salaried buyers who depend heavily on bank financing and sharply raising monthly instalments beyond affordability.

Bangladesh Bank has purchased $5.38 billion from the foreign exchange market so far in fiscal year 2025-26, reflecting continued efforts to manage liquidity and stabilise the exchange rate.

HSBC Bangladesh has been named the “Best Trade Finance Bank” in Bangladesh for the eighth time and ranked at the top globally for the ninth consecutive year in the Euromoney Trade Finance Survey 2026.