Delays in rail transport compound port container backlog

Experts call for tax reform to meet annual target

A team of BGMEA leaders met Energy Division secretary today

The DSEX decreased 9.01 points, settling at 5,410.89

Firms with fraudulent papers caught importing cigarette raw material, evading taxes

The DSEX increased 4.96 points, reaching 5,415.85 by 11:38 am

Bangladesh is in an advantageous position compared with competing countries in the US

Bangladesh is set to launch a month-long marine survey in the Bay of Bengal to assess fishery resources and ecosystem health, aiming to support sustainable management and conservation efforts.

Bangladesh Bank has dissolved the current board of Premier Bank and formed a new one – a move which, industry insiders claim, will end the dominance of the family members of HBM Iqbal, founder chairman of the bank and an Awami League lawmaker.

Large volumes of long-buried toxic loans surfaced after last August's political changeover

Amendments to Bank Company Act also propose smaller boards, reducing family control

Google has agreed to pay a Aus$55 million (US$36 million) penalty for striking “anti-competitive” deals to pre-install only its own search engine on Android mobile phones sold by two leading Australian telecoms firms.

Nvidia is developing a new AI chip for China based on its latest Blackwell architecture that will be more powerful than the H20 model it is currently allowed to sell there, two people briefed on the matter said.

In Rajbari, the shuttered doors of Salina Akter’s jute workshop tell the story of how artificial intelligence is reshaping global trade and leaving Bangladesh’s small businesses stranded. For five years, she stitched eco-friendly bags for European buyers. Then the orders stopped. Her clients now demanded AI-optimised production schedules, predictive inventory systems and delivery timelines that only automated supply chains can provide. Salina’s modest factory could not keep pace.

The government has approved the purchase of three cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the spot market at a total cost of Tk 1,442 crore, with the average price set at about $11 per million British thermal unit (MMBtu).

Businesses yesterday began importing rice at a duty of only 2 percent after the government lifted the tariff to stabilise the domestic market, traders and the National Board of Revenue (NBR) officials said.

Bangladesh produced 1.15 crore tonnes of potatoes, the highest in history, in the last harvesting season, raising fears that a good portion of the tuber is likely to remain surplus this year as demand is far  below the output, according to estimates by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

Strategic overhaul a must now to secure future, they said at an ICT Division event

US embassy’s commercial counsellor in Dhaka, Paul G Frost, visits FBCCI office

The DSEX decreased by 9.01 points to settle at 5,410.89