Indian lenders, including State Bank of India, are reviewing their exposure to Adani Group and examining whether they need to tighten their due diligence when offering new loans to them, after the US accused Chairman Gautam Adani of bribery, eight bankers said.

In recent years, family businesses are facing a new wave of challenges, dealing with Gen Z. Except for a few, most family-run companies are showing cracks that could lead to collapse. The older generation hopes their progeny will follow in their footsteps, but are they truly leaving behind stellar examples?

Donald Trump’s tariff threats have rattled foreign businesses and governments, with many fearing it could signal the opening salvo of an all-out trade war when he returns to the White House next year.

The Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation’s (BCIC’s) buffer warehouse in Rangpur is grappling with a severe shortage of storage space that has left authorities with no choice but to store excess fertiliser stocks outdoors.

Bangladesh’s foreign debt servicing surged nearly 31 percent year-on-year in the first four months of fiscal year 2024-25 owing to the country’s expanded foreign loan portfolio and a rise in global interest rates.

Restoring law and order has become an urgent priority for the country, the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) said in its review for the July-September period, titled “Economic Situation in Bangladesh”.

Bangladesh has the third highest percentage of low-paid workers among South Asian nations after Sri Lanka and Bhutan, according to a report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) released yesterday.

Noted economist Debapriya Bhattacharya has raised the question as to why the massive wealth accumulated through looting and corruption during the previous regime has not been reclaimed by the state yet.

The mobile subscriber base in Bangladesh dropped by over 52 lakh between July and September, the first three months of the current fiscal year, as operators slashed subsidised sales of SIM cards due to increased taxes.

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has backtracked on its decision to refrain from injecting fresh funds into crisis-hit banks in its efforts to curb persistent inflation.

National Bank has been able to recover about Tk 900 crore of defaulted loans as of October and initiatives are underway to recover another Tk 400 crore by this year, said its chairman, Abdul Awal Mintoo, yesterday. .He was addressing a press conference at its head office in the capital’s

Teletalk will also provide automated tracking for delivery status, ensuring transparency and ease of access.

Global real average wage growth has started to rise again as inflation progressively eases, ILO report finds

45.8 million euro will come as technical cooperation and 135 million euro as financial support

The banks are: FSIBL, SIBL, Exim, National, Union and Global Islami

Bangladesh’s future depends on creating a knowledge-driven economy, and new businesses require a supportive environment to succeed alongside funding, which can come in the form of venture capital and private equity, said speakers at a discussion recently..Venture capital is a type of finan

Bangladesh stands on the brink of a digital revolution — a chance to reshape lives and bridge the persistent digital divide.

The Bangladesh Bank has decided to introduce two more bills which would have tenures much longer than those of the three bills currently available in an effort to mop up excess liquidity from the money market and rein in runaway inflation.

The Bangladesh Bank has injected Tk 18,500 crore into four crisis-hit banks, namely First Security Islami Bank, National Bank, Social Islami Bank and EXIM Bank, against demand for promissory (DP) notes.

Potato cultivation has increased across Bangladesh as farmers have been getting higher prices year-round amid elevated inflation in the country.