All customs houses open this weekend to clear backlog

All customs houses across the country will remain open for import and export activities this weekend – today and tomorrow.
10 July 2025, 18:21 PM

Govt keeps export incentive unchanged

The interim government has decided to continue the export incentive and cash assistance for 43 sectors from July to December of this fiscal year to further encourage the country’s export trade.
10 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Govt moves to strengthen secondary bond market

Primary dealers, which are authorised traders of government securities, must each attain annual turnovers of at least Tk 3,000 crore in the secondary market, as per new Finance Division guidelines.
10 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Private credit growth remains slow as investors hold back

Private sector credit growth remained sluggish in May, with entrepreneurs holding back on investment amid political uncertainty and rising interest rates, according to Bangladesh Bank (BB) data.
10 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Pharma exports more than double in seven years

Bangladesh’s pharmaceutical exports have more than doubled over the past seven years, reaching $213 million in the just-concluded fiscal year 2024-2025, thanks to the entry into fresh markets and a wave of new products.
10 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Barriers to embracing AI

In Bangladesh, numerous negative stories exist aimed at discrediting AI and discouraging its adoption. One school introduced AI to grade Bangla essays.
10 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Insurance claim settlements nosedive in Jan-Mar

Insurance claim settlements in the country took a nosedive in the first quarter of 2025, exposing the fragile state of insurers marred by cash shortages, irregularities and corruption.
10 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Unifa Accessories to invest $48.66m in Bepza economic zone

The foreign-owned venture plans to manufacture 28 million pieces of fashion items annually
10 July 2025, 11:25 AM

Stocks extend winning streak for sixth day

The DSEX gained 32.56 points to close at 5,068.03
10 July 2025, 10:32 AM

EBL to issue Tk 800 crore bond

EBL opts for zero-coupon bond to secure Tk 800cr capital
10 July 2025, 06:51 AM

Indo-Bangla Pharma set to export drugs to Afghanistan

.Indo-Bangla Pharmaceuticals, a listed drug maker, is likely to start exporting its products to Afghanistan from this year...In a disclosure at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) yesterday, the company said its board of directors has approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understa
10 July 2025, 06:09 AM

Stocks rally for sixth day

The DSEX rose 18.25 points to 5,053.72 as of 11:42 am
10 July 2025, 05:53 AM

Initial tariff talks with US ‘very comprehensive’: CA office

Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin is leading the Bangladesh delegation
10 July 2025, 04:00 AM

DSEX crosses 5,000-point mark after over two months

The DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, crossed the 5,000-point mark yesterday after two and a half months.
9 July 2025, 19:49 PM

Dhaka Bank sponsor gifts Tk 11.56cr shares to wife

Abdul Wahed, a sponsor of Dhaka Bank PLC, has transferred 1.03 crore shares to his wife, Zaheda Wahed Khan, as a gift outside the trading system of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), according to a disclosure on the DSE website yesterday.
9 July 2025, 18:59 PM

Balance sheets of several banks found ‘fictitious’

The balance sheets of several banks have been found to be "fictitious", failing to reflect their true financial state, according to Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Ahsan H Mansur.
9 July 2025, 18:14 PM

Calculator with a brain

Why do accountants never play hide and seek? Because it’s hard to hide when they always want everything to be balanced.
9 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Drug exporters concerned over Trump’s 200% tariff plan

Uncertainty looms over Bangladesh’s pharmaceutical exports to the US market, as President Donald Trump plans to impose tariffs of up to 200 percent.
9 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Banks allowed to make equity investment in startups

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has allowed banks to make equity investments in the startup sector in addition to providing loans at 4 percent interest.
9 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Real wage growth remains negative for 41 months

Bangladesh’s real wage growth remained negative for the 41st consecutive month in June, even as the inflation rate eased to its lowest level in nearly three years, according to the latest data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
9 July 2025, 18:00 PM