Telcos get one week to submit plan on data price cut
25 January 2026, 01:59 AM
Business
Govt debt jumps 28% to Tk 7.45 lakh crore in FY25
25 January 2026, 01:58 AM
Rooppur power project seeks Tk 25,593cr cost hike
25 January 2026, 02:22 AM
Business
Govt mapping plots to reduce arable land loss
25 January 2026, 02:17 AM
Business
Pubali Bank arranges managers’ conference
25 January 2026, 01:44 AM
Incentive fails to reach potato farmers hit by throwaway prices
25 January 2026, 00:48 AM
Investors in wait-and-see mode as uncertainty persists
25 January 2026, 01:56 AM
Business
Govt debt jumps 28% to Tk 7.45 lakh crore in FY25
24 January 2026, 20:07 PM
Business
Weekly News Recap / From bank bond risks to yarn standoff
24 January 2026, 15:39 PM
Business
Business Plus / API Park: The pharmaceutical lifeline still out of reach
24 January 2026, 00:24 AM
Business
Food subsidies raised by nearly 12%
For several months, food inflation had also remained in double digits
8 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Aarong to unveil 'world’s largest craft store' in Dhanmondi
The largest fashion retail chain in Bangladesh mentioned that the store will feature craft installations, including a four-storey Nakshi Kantha and a clay pottery wall.
6 March 2025, 14:55 PM
Gold set to record worst week in three months
Gold prices fell over 1 percent on Friday as the dollar held close to two-week highs after US inflation data came in line with expectations, suggesting the Federal Reserve may adopt a cautious stance on additional rate cuts.
2 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Corruption still unbridled for businesses
Although the interim government is focusing on reforms and new measures, corruption remains a major concern for businesses. Instead of waning, demands for undue payments by public officials have increased in some cases, said a top industrialist.
1 March 2025, 18:00 PM
What does high default loan mean for the economy?
At the end of 2024, one-fifth of the total loans in the banking sector turned sour, mainly as the true extent of embezzlement by willful defaulters is now coming to light.
1 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Ramadan price hike: A seasonal trend or market manipulation?
It’s a typical price pattern -- every year, as Ramadan approaches, the cost of essential commodities climbs, sometimes sharply. And 2025 is no exception.
1 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Dwindling trade threatens future of Banglabandha land port
Once a thriving regional trade hub, Banglabandha land port—Bangladesh’s only quadripartite port linking India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh—is facing a severe downturn due to its heavy reliance on stone imports.
1 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh’s bad loan saga
Non-performing loans (NPLs) in Bangladesh soared by Tk 1.34 lakh crore in the second half of 2024, reaching Tk 3.45 lakh crore by December.
1 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Arakan Army taking 'tariff' from border trade
On December 8 last year, the Arakan Army announced that it had seized control of the 271-kilometer border shared by Bangladesh and Myanmar after seizing a Border Guard Police’s (BGP) base in Rakhine State.
1 March 2025, 15:19 PM
BB appoints new administrator for Nagad
Motasem Billah, who previously served as director of the Bangladesh Bank’s Chattogram office, will be the new administrator of the mobile financial services provider, according to an order issued by the central bank.
27 February 2025, 15:46 PM
Stocks fall after four-day rise
The stock market fell yesterday, ending a four-day rising streak, with turnover also plunging.
26 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Unit prices of Bangladesh’s RMG exports to the EU fell in 2024
Bangladesh’s readymade garment (RMG) exports to the European Union grew in 2024, but exporters saw unit prices decline as the growth in volume outpaced the increase in value.
26 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Emerald Oil in crisis again
Emerald Oil, a rice bran oil maker, has seen a bumpy performance since being listed with the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), which in turn has led its investors down a tumultuous road.
26 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Corruption-plagued insurance sector overlooked by reforms
Although Bangladesh’s insurance sector has suffered a confidence crisis due to widespread corruption over the past 15 years, the interim government has not taken notable reform measures for the industry.
26 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Economy rebounding: press secretary
Bangladesh’s economy has been rebounding in the last six months on reaching the verge of collapse, Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said yesterday.
26 February 2025, 18:00 PM
True extent of bad loans emerges
Defaulted loans in the country’s banking sector reached a record Tk 3,45,765 crore at the end of 2024 as toxic loans increased sharply following the political changeover in August last year.
26 February 2025, 18:00 PM
MFS transactions to top Tk 25 lakh cr this yr
The volume of transactions through mobile financial services (MFS) is expected to exceed Tk 25 lakh crore this year, Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur said yesterday.
25 February 2025, 18:44 PM
BEA interim committee demands arrest of office attackers
The interim committee of the Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA) has demanded the immediate arrest of those who attacked and vandalised the association’s office.
24 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Gold prices drop slightly after reaching historic high
The price of gold decreased by Tk 1,154 per bhori, bringing it down to Tk 153,369,
23 February 2025, 15:15 PM
Beza developing 3-phase plan to establish economic zones
According to the master plan, which is currently being formulated through financing from World Bank, the phased approach helps mitigate challenges related to land acquisition, infrastructure readiness, and investor confidence.
23 February 2025, 13:02 PM