The government plans to reduce imports of agricultural products over the next year while stepping up exports, Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Livestock Minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid said yesterday.

Premier Bank has received Tk 5,000 crore in emergency liquidity support from Bangladesh Bank (BB) amid a deposit outflow.

Robi Axiata achieved its highest-ever profit of Tk 937.1 crore in 2025, despite only marginal revenue growth, crediting what it described as disciplined capital allocation.

In every office, there’s that “corporate friend” who calls you brother but forwards your email to the boss with “just for visibility.” He borrows your charger, your ideas, and occasionally your lunch. At appraisal time, he suddenly develops selective amnesia about team efforts. Yet at office parties, he hugs you, saying, “We survived together!” “We are one team!” In corporate life, friendships are real, just performance-linked and ego-driven.

Three Vietnamese airlines announced nearly $37 billion in purchases Wednesday, in a series of contracts signed with US aerospace companies.

Out of the Tk 5,000 crore, nearly Tk 4,000 crore was deducted to meet statutory liquidity ratio requirements

Within the next year, agri products will be exported on an industrial scale, he said

The telecom operator gives credit to disciplined capital allocation for the rise in profit

The Citizen's Platform said inflation is a major source of macroeconomic instability

There are plans to expand the programme further in the future

Bangladesh Bank (BB) expects inflation, which has remained high in recent years, to ease in the coming months due to strong rice and winter vegetable harvests and declining global commodity prices.

The government has begun the process to seek a deferral of the country’s scheduled graduation from the least developed country (LDC) club at the end of this year, newly appointed Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir said yesterday.

Bangladesh has become “an over-regulated country”, and serious deregulation is now essential, Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury said on his first day in office at the Secretariat yesterday.

Bangladesh has recorded a sharp jump in hybrid rice coverage as many farmers gradually move away from farming inbred and local varieties, looking for higher yields and profits.

Corporate rivalry in Bangladesh’s telecom sector is nothing new. Operators have long competed fiercely on price, network quality, and subscriber acquisition. But 2025 saw that rivalry erupt not through marketing campaigns, but through formal complaints, regulatory challenges, and court petitions.

Gold prices rose in low market liquidity on Wednesday, rebounding from a one-week low hit in the previous session, while markets await the release of the Federal Reserve’s January meeting minutes for cues into the rate outlook.

The number of household deposit accounts containing between Tk 1 crore and Tk 25 crore rose by nearly 8 percent year-on-year in June 2025, reflecting the key role played by households in sustaining the financial system.

Mastercard has launched its Ramadan and Eid campaign for 2026, titled “Payment in One Tap for Festive Joy”, aimed at making everyday festive spending more rewarding for cardholders throughout the holy month and in the lead-up to Eid-ul-Fitr.

MEP Hi-Tech Industrial Park Limited, a concern of MEP Group, will invest Tk 200 crore to set up a modern electrical and electronic products manufacturing facility on nearly 10 acres of land at the National Special Economic Zone in Mirsharai upazila, Chattogram.

The Foreign Investors’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has urged the government to prioritise foreign direct investment (FDI)-friendly policies, backed by structural and regulatory reforms to strengthen investor confidence and ensure sustainable economic growth.