The National Board of Revenue (NBR) plans to collect more than four out of every five taka in income tax through tax deducted at source and advance income tax (AIT) in the current fiscal year, extending a strategy that already delivered over 85 percent of income tax collection in FY2025-26.

S&P Global has revised its long-term outlook on Bangladesh to negative from stable amid persistent weakness in the banking sector, with additional risks stemming from volatile global energy markets and trade conditions.

Drugmakers appear to be the latest victims of a worsening supply crunch already hurting factories across industrial belts

The commerce ministry has postponed the election of the Bangladesh Packaging & Accessories Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BPAMEA) after a panel leader filed a complaint with the arbitration cell of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI).

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has sought an explanation from the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) over its handling of stockbroker and dealer Monarch Holdings Limited's licence renewal, saying the bourse failed to follow regulatory rules

The cabinet okays proposal to build the terminal under G2G arrangement

Turkish company Sanko wants to invest $300 million in the economic zone in Mirsarai, Chattogram, to build an integrated textile production facility for both the domestic and international markets

Russian Chargé d'Affaires in Bangladesh Vyacheslav Sentyurin made the proposal today

Ten years of data will be analysed to identify shortages in advance

Continued stability in Bangladesh's external accounts will depend on remittances remaining strong, a rebound in the readymade garment sector, and continued engagement with multilateral lenders

Bangladesh yesterday formally launched construction of the long-awaited China Economic and Industrial Zone (CEIZ) in Chattogram’s Anwara.

The amount rose by 80 percent to Tk 182,419 crore by the end of 2025

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has resumed direct flights on the Dhaka-Narita route after a suspension of more than a year.

More than three-quarters of bank lending in Bangladesh continues to flow to large corporate borrowers, leaving SMEs and other underserved businesses with limited access to finance, experts said at a roundtable yesterday.

For years, one of the defining features of global energy markets has been America’s declining vulnerability to turmoil in the Middle East.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is banking on four key areas to achieve its value-added tax (VAT) collection target of Tk 2.57 lakh crore for the 2026-27 fiscal year.

Bangladesh is facing major macroeconomic challenges after years of mismanagement. In many cases, these problems have reached a point where major reforms are needed to avert an economic meltdown.

Full-fledged Islamic banks and fourth-generation private commercial banks are facing mounting pressure from rising default loans and worsening liquidity shortages, making them the most vulnerable segments of the country’s banking sector, according to Bangladesh Bank.

Anis Ahmed has been elected as the chairman of Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) with effect from today.

The central bank's latest Banking Sector Update shows that the non-performing loan (NPL) ratio of full-fledged Islamic banks surged to 58.4 percent in March 2026, up from 29.2 percent a year earlier