2 December 2025

Restoring depositors’ trust is top priority

Say Sammilito Islami Bank’s chairman
2 December 2025

11 agri heroes honoured with Agrow Awards

Standard Chartered Bangladesh (SCB) and Channel i yesterday honoured 11 individuals and organisations with Agrow Awards for their outstanding contributions to the country’s agriculture and rural development.
2 December 2025

Economy now in better shape

HSBC Bangladesh CEO says next stage depends on domestic demand, infrastructure and positioning
2 December 2025

Are we giving up thinking to AI?

There has long been a fear that new technologies weaken human abilities. Socrates worried that writing would erode memory.
2 December 2025

OECD says world economy ‘resilient’

The world economy has been “surprisingly resilient” in the face of adversity this year, the OECD said Tuesday, raising its growth estimates for key economies, notably the US and the eurozone.
2 December 2025

China issues new rare earth export licences

China has issued the first batch of new rare earth export licences that should accelerate shipments to certain customers, a source said on Tuesday, fulfilling a key outcome of the summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.
2 December 2025

Decline in India’s Russian oil imports may be temporary

A decline in India’s oil imports from Russia may last only for “a brief period” as Moscow plans to boost supplies to New Delhi, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Indian journalists on Tuesday.
2 December 2025

Govt to buy another 2.20 lakh tonnes of US wheat

The purchase will be made under government-to-government arrangement
2 December 2025

Borrowed money in cash? A tax notice may come as taxable income!

In our society, borrowing cash from relatives or friends during emergencies is quite common
2 December 2025

Starlink connectivity coming to schools in three hill districts

Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited (BSCL), the authorised reseller of Starlink, has signed three separate agreements
2 December 2025

Bangladesh to get 160m Euros loan from Germany for Dhaka water project

The loan package includes an additional 70 million Euros
2 December 2025

NBFI liquidation sparks tension in stock market

The sector plunges 87%; DSEX falls below 5,000 points again
1 December 2025

Nobody wants to be a project director now

Planning Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud says
1 December 2025

Renewable energy reforms cut tariffs, but transparency lags: CPD study

The study found that 41 percent of bidders reported leaks of sensitive data such as bid prices
1 December 2025

Remittance jumps 31% in November

November's figure is also 13 percent higher than October's inflow of $2.56 billion
1 December 2025

Airbus wants Biman to consider aircraft deals on merit, not politics

Says Wouter van Wersch, executive vice president of the plane maker
1 December 2025

Airbus says most of its recalled jets now modified

Airbus fleets were returning towards normal operations on Monday after the European planemaker pushed through abrupt software changes faster than expected, as it wrestled with safety headlines long focused on rival Boeing.
1 December 2025

Accelerate export diversification ahead of LDC graduation

Bangladesh must accelerate export diversification, enhance competitiveness, and adopt forward-looking trade policies to address challenges following its upcoming graduation from the group of least developed countries (LDCs) to a developing nation, Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin said yesterday.
1 December 2025

NBR makes online customs bond system mandatory from January 2026

Exporters will be required to use the automated Customs Bond Management System for all services
1 December 2025