Thinking about building your dream home in a prominent real estate compound? Brace yourself for a mountain of rules that, surprise, primarily benefit the authority.

Steel factories are often seen as some of the biggest culprits of environmental pollution due to their massive energy consumption, heavy water use and harmful emissions. 

The interim government has revised its aim for foreign exchange reserves, saying it expects to have $28.6 billion by June this year, capitalising on strong growth in inward remittances, exports, and budgetary support from development partners.

Private sector credit growth decelerated to its slowest pace in at least 11 years due to uncertainty in the investment environment following the recent political changeover.

Chattogram-based Especia International Trading received the delivery of a 10-tonne cardamom consignment in mid-January. The trader declared the import price at $7.5 per kilogramme.

Kitchen markets, including those in the capital Dhaka, are facing a shortage of both branded bottled and non-branded loose soybean oil, prompting prices to spike and causing frustration among consumers already struggling with stubbornly high inflation.

The Policy Exchange Bangladesh organises policy dialogue on Bangladesh’s future

Container movement to and from Chattogram port remained suspended for the second consecutive day as transport workers again went on work abstention yesterday morning -- just four hours after they had withdrawn their previous strike.

It declares 150% final cash dividend 

DSEX gains 12.46 points as of 11:10 am  

The Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) has fined Takaful Islami Insurance Limited Tk 10 lakh.

Dhaka stocks rose for a fifth straight trading day yesterday. 

While US President Donald Trump unleashes trade wars and tariffs, the system for settling such disputes within the World Trade Organization has been paralysed for years -- by the United States.

1China’s new tariffs on US imports like oil, coal and cars are relatively modest in scale, suggesting that Beijing is hoping for a last-minute deal but also giving them the option to inflict more pain if needed, analysts say.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has sought recommendations from business and professional bodies regarding income tax-related laws as part of its exercise to frame proposals for the next fiscal year (FY) 2025-26.

Bangladesh remained the global shipping industry’s first choice for scrapping vessels in 2024, even though the overall import fell to a six-year low amid dollar constraints and subdued demand due to economic woes. 

The GDP growth target may be brought down to 5.25 percent in the revised budget for the current fiscal year due to the damage caused by multiple floods and the interim government’s contractionary monetary policy to contain high inflation.

The wage growth rate stood at 8.16 percent in January, 1.78 percentage points below the inflation rate of 9.94 percent that month

The event will take place at the Dubai World Trade Centre from February 17-21

Taxes also waived on physicians' hotel accommodation, food, and airfares