Bangladesh Bank (BB) yesterday revised several provisions of its Tk 3,000 crore refinancing scheme aimed at creating a special economic centre based on agriculture in the northern region of the country.

MIDAS Financing, a non-bank financial institution (NBFI), plans to sell three commercial properties at prevailing market prices, subject to approval from shareholders and regulators.

Imagine losing your job in the spring of 2020, then spending the better part of a year watching more people crowd into the same shrinking pool of openings.

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has formed a Tk 2,000 crore revolving pre-financing fund to support the frozen food industry, particularly shrimp and fish exporters, and help businesses cater to international markets.

Bangladesh must fix its worsening energy crisis and secure supplies to existing industries before courting new investment, business leaders and experts warned at a Dhaka seminar yesterday, cautioning that costly and unreliable energy is eroding industrial competitiveness.

APM Terminals, a subsidiary of Danish shipping group AP Møller-Maersk, yesterday began construction of Laldia Container Terminal in Chattogram, a project expected to increase the capacity of Chattogram port and improve its efficiency of cargo handling.

Bangladesh’s imports from India continue to rise despite restrictions imposed by both countries on the movement of some goods, while exports to the neighbouring country remained almost unchanged.

A large portion of the profit came from lending to commercial banks and investments of the foreign exchange reserves

Fresh loan disbursements also fell a massive 83 percent year-on-year to $14 million in July

The fund will provide financing at a maximum of 7%

Rashiduzzaman Millat says HSIA’s third terminal still needs Tk 902 crore to clear dues, complete works and begin full operations

Tanvir joined MIDAS Financing in 2020 as general manager for finance and company secretary

The funds will be used to rebuild damaged homes, restore livelihoods, repair educational institutions, and improve access to safe drinking water and sanitation facilities.

The $550 million LCT project, which is expected to be operational in 2030, will handle one million TEUs of containers annually

According to a disclosure on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) today, the decision was taken at a board meeting on August 27

Being a big businessman will no longer be enough to earn Commercially Important Person (CIP) status from the industrial sector.

The Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) will begin settling long-overdue insurance claims from next week by liquidating assets and selling properties belonging to several troubled insurance companies, IDRA Chairman Mir Nadia Nivin said on Friday.

Apex Footwear has introduced biodegradable shopping bags, replacing conventional plastic ones, for its customers amid growing concern over the widespread use of plastic in Bangladesh and its impact on the environment.

Gas crisis that has lasted for more than a month is disrupting production across industrial belts

Chattogram port has retained its 68th position among the world’s 100 busiest container ports for the second consecutive year, despite handling 4 percent more containers in 2025 than in the previous year.