The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has approved rules and regulations necessary to run commodity exchange markets, paving the way for the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) to launch the country’s first such trading entity soon.

If the United States is to significantly reduce or, whisper it, eliminate its trade deficit, the dollar will probably have to weaken a lot. How much is unclear, though, as history shows large dollar declines are rare and have unpredictable consequences for trade.

Every company founder reaches a point where success invites complexity. The product is gaining traction. The team is expanding. Investors are excited. Vision feels limitless. But somewhere along the way, momentum begins to stall. Meetings multiply. Decisions get bottlenecked. Execution starts to fray.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) is going to take action against 44 listed companies whose sponsors and directors have failed to jointly retain the minimum 30 percent shareholding required by law.

The government is considering reducing customs duty on seven imported tanning chemicals in the upcoming national budget, offering slight relief to the country’s struggling tannery sector.

Debapriya Bhattacharya, a distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), has raised questions over whether the interim government was ensuring transparency in formulating economic policies and holding dialogues with stakeholders for reforms.

Private investment as a percentage of the gross domestic product has slumped to its lowest level in five years, stoking fears over waning business confidence and a slowdown in job creation.

According to the central bank directive, all PSPs must maintain continuous surveillance of both merchants and end-users to identify any involvement in online wagering.

A majority of banks are now selling US dollars to importers at Tk 122.90 to Tk 123 while buying them from exporters and exchange houses at rates between Tk 122.50 and Tk 122.80

Bangladeshi businesses have, thus far, experienced lower-than-average cost increases from tariffs and anticipate milder cost escalations in both the short and long term, according to HSBC’s 2025 Global Trade Pulse Survey..The survey, which gathered insights from over 5,700 international fi

The CPD distinguished fellow also questions transparency in policy formulation

The DSEX lost 62.72 points to close at 4,615.40

However, persistent regulatory lapses, extensive loan scams have hampered the pace of recovery

The move aims to encourage philanthropic contributions to organisations engaged in public health, education, and social welfare

The decision follows a request made by garment exporters on May 14

The DSEX lost 15.61 points to 4,662.52 as of 11:22 am

About $18 billion to $20 billion was laundered abroad during the Awami League regime, said Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur yesterday.

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has decided to reduce the maximum number of SIM cards a user can register under their name from 15 to 10.

The announcement of steep tariff hikes by the United States under its new trade posture—currently on a 90-day pause—has sent ripples across global markets. For Bangladesh, the stakes are especially high. The readymade garment (RMG) sector, which accounts for more than 84 percent of national export earnings and employs over four million workers, faces a new wave of uncertainty. Since the US is Bangladesh’s single largest RMG export destination, purchasing over $6.8 billion worth of apparel in fiscal year 2023-24, the proposed tariff regime poses real challenges.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has called for the rapid development of key infrastructure in the Matarbari region to transform the coastal zone into Bangladesh’s premier manufacturing and export-oriented free trade hub.