Oil prices are likely to be constrained near $70 a barrel in 2025 as weak demand from China and rising global supplies are expected to cast a shadow on Opec+ led efforts to shore up the market, a Reuters monthly poll showed on Tuesday.

The Bangladesh Bank can now take legal action against mobile financial service (MFS) provider Nagad Limited over alleged irregularities as the Payment and Settlement System Act, 2024 came into effect yesterday.

Bida executive chairman will head the 13-member taskforce

The company will produce foam, carton, ploy, gum tape

Remittance inflow also broke single-month record in December

By recycling fabric waste and fostering second-hand clothing markets, the textile industry can reduce its environmental impact while boosting profitability, ICCB said in its Quarterly News Bulletin

Agriculture sector stood second in the list

Record 3.27 million containers handled in 2024

It follows a directive from the finance ministry

It's revenue and cash flow decline too 

DSEX gains 17.15 points as of 11:32 am 

Experts are divided over the implementation of significant market player (SMP) guidelines in the telecommunications sector..Some argue that broad implementation is essential for fair competition and investment, while others believe expanding network coverage and creating value for customer

Macroeconomic management will remain a formidable challenge for Bangladesh in the coming year.

Rice production in Bangladesh may fall in the current marketing year of 2024-25, which began last May, for a reduction in the acreage of Aman season paddy due to repeated floods.

Bangladesh’s revenue collection fell in November this year even though the country saw improvement in its business climate that month thanks to the alleviation of political uncertainties stemming from the nationwide mass uprising in July-August.

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has extended a total of Tk 12,500 crore in emergency funds to three beleaguered banks to dress up their balance sheet ahead of the year’s end. 

Will smaller rotis at roadside eateries return to their previous regular size next year? Will a Tk 500 note again fill up the shopping bag holding kitchen items? Or, will several lakh graduates, who have been poring over newspaper recruitment advertisements, finally get their jobs in 2025?

Gold prices were set to end a record-breaking year on a positive note on Tuesday as robust central bank buying, geopolitical uncertainties and monetary policy easing fuelled the safe-haven metal’s strongest annual performance since 2010.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) announces that international tourist arrivals have surpassed the target of 35 million visitors in 2024, generating over 1.8 trillion Baht in tourism revenue.

The year 2024 stands out as one of the most eventful and challenging periods in Bangladesh’s economic history. The nation grappled with an unprecedented banking crisis, soaring inflation, and several persistent macroeconomic challenges. These included low foreign exchange reserves, high youth un