The number of mobile subscribers dropped by 12 lakh to 18.75 crore in December last year, marking the sixth consecutive month of decline, according to the latest data from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).

US President Donald Trump on Saturday ordered a new trade investigation that could heap more tariffs on imported lumber, adding to existing duties on Canadian softwood lumber and 25 percent tariffs on all Canadian and Mexican goods due next week.

The workers placed a 13-point demand

Migrants sent home $2.52 billion in February

The company will transfer all Intraco Automobiles investments to its Bhola non-pipe gas unit

The DSEX rose 0.6 points to 5,246.69 as of 12.36pm

Once a thriving regional trade hub, Banglabandha land port—Bangladesh’s only quadripartite port linking India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh—is facing a severe downturn due to its heavy reliance on stone imports.

Non-performing loans (NPLs) in Bangladesh soared by Tk 1.34 lakh crore in the second half of 2024, reaching Tk 3.45 lakh crore by December.

Although the interim government is focusing on reforms and new measures, corruption remains a major concern for businesses. Instead of waning, demands for undue payments by public officials have increased in some cases, said a top industrialist.

At the end of 2024, one-fifth of the total loans in the banking sector turned sour, mainly as the true extent of embezzlement by willful defaulters is now coming to light.

It’s a typical price pattern -- every year, as Ramadan approaches, the cost of essential commodities climbs, sometimes sharply. And 2025 is no exception.

On December 8 last year, the Arakan Army announced that it had seized control of the 271-kilometer border shared by Bangladesh and Myanmar after seizing a Border Guard Police’s (BGP) base in Rakhine State.

Compared to Ramadan 2024, several essential goods remain cheaper, but concerns remain over volatility in the market.

At the end of 2024, one-fifth of the total loans in the banking sector turned into bad loans, mainly because the true extent of fund embezzlement by willful defaulters is now coming to light

Once facilitating diverse trade, the port became dependent on Bhutanese stone over the years

With its growing population of students, young professionals, and families, Khilgaon has become a center of commerce, education, and entertainment

The government will provide Tk 525.46 crore from public coffers to clear wages and other service benefits of workers and officials of 14 Beximco textile and garment units that will shutter from today.

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) yesterday appointed a new administrator for Nagad, a mobile financial service provider mired in scandal, following the resignation of the previous administrator, Muhammad Badiuzzaman Dider.

Five enterprises and organisations were honoured at the EBL Climate Change Action Awards 2025 for their outstanding contributions to addressing climate challenges in Bangladesh.

Depositors continued to move their funds out of full-fledged Islamic banks in the October-December period last year, a sign that many savers have yet to regain confidence in the Shariah-compliant banks due to alleged irregularities.