Graduating from the least developed country (LDC) category will be a challenge for Bangladesh and there are many debates surrounding it, but the country has to graduate by 2026, Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed said yesterday.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday proposed the establishment of a dedicated microcredit bank based on the social business model.

Bangladesh is dealing with one of its most challenging political and economic shifts, and the proposed US tariff hike to 37 percent on its exports could worsen the situation..This could turn out to be a big problem for the economy, especially for the readymade garment (RMG) industry, which

Mutual Trust Bank PLC reported higher profits in the first quarter of 2025 as its operating profit rose.

Jamuna Bank PLC reported higher profits in the first quarter of the 2025 financial year.

He says this at a discussion organised by the International Business Forum of Bangladesh

The Transparency International Bangladesh says about the new ordinance to abolish the NBR

No additional service fee or charge can be collected beyond this amount

Generative AI is rewriting the rules of creativity

The DSEX gained 39.44 points before closing at 4,820.46

Bangladesh must build an ongoing feedback loop with actual global investors—those managing billions in emerging and frontier market mandates

Only international passenger services, export operations, and budget-related activities were exempted from the strike

Bhattacharya said that increasing tariffs in the name of reciprocity often ends up hurting end consumers

The DSEX gained 15.9 points to 4,796.95 as of 11:32 am

Picture a crowded harbour where the salty seabreeze carries whispers of far-off lands, where merchants of all creed and caste haggle over silks and spices, and where towering ships of all varieties – Chinese junks, Arab dhows, and Portuguese carracks – sway gently in the waters of the Bay of Bengal.

If you place a frog in cold water and gradually heat it, the frog won’t react; it just adjusts, thinking “I can handle this”. But as the temperature keeps rising, it reaches a point where the frog realises it must escape. Sadly, by then, it’s too weak to jump. It didn’t die from the heat; it died from not acting in time. That’s the “Boiling Frog Syndrome”.

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has, somewhat unexpectedly, reverted to the exchange rate regime announced on December 31, 2024, effectively transitioning the country into a free-floating currency system.

The US dollar rate remained stable yesterday although Bangladesh adopted a market-based exchange rate regime the day before, giving some relief to businesses and importers.

Protesting officials and employees of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday vowed to continue their pen-down strike on Saturday, pressing a three-point demand, including the repeal of a new ordinance on restructuring the revenue administration.

Bangladesh’s economy is recovering after months of slowdown, with stability returning and confidence growing across various sectors, according to experts.