Quantifying job creation, displacement and labour substitution by technology was key to guiding policy

Deltaport Footwear Ltd, a joint venture of Italian and Irish investors, will invest $21.60 million to set up a footwear manufacturing plant at the Bepza Economic Zone in Mirsharai, Chattogram, run by the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Bepza).

The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged Bangladesh Bank not to introduce new banking service fees or increase existing charges, warning that higher costs would further burden businesses and consumers amid ongoing economic challenges.

The Jatiya Sangsad yesterday passed the Invest Bangladesh Bill, 2026, paving the way for the creation of the Invest Bangladesh Authority as the country’s single investment promotion agency.

In Bangladesh, Boro rice was cultivated on about 455,000 hectares in the haor region during the 2025-26 season.

The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority secured record investment proposals worth $718 million in fiscal year 2025-26, reflecting strong investor confidence in its export processing zones despite a challenging global economic environment.

The Bangladesh Bank has returned Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC (AIBL) to its former owners and shareholders, reconstituting the board of directors to include 14 directors drawn from the bank’s original sponsor-entrepreneurs.

Grameenphone has announced a 105 percent interim cash dividend for its shareholders despite reporting lower revenue and profit in the first half of the year than in the same period last year.

Bangladesh’s economy is in crisis due to domestic and external shocks, and graduation from the category of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) this year will worsen the situation due to several risks, according to a government document.

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) received 30,199 reports of suspicious financial activities and transactions in fiscal year 2024-25, up 74 percent from a year earlier and the highest number since FY21, according to its annual report.

The highest per-head export limit is 500 tonnes

The government is planning to prepare a national artificial intelligence (AI) policy aimed at making public services faster, more transparent and accountable while improving efficiency across government operations, an adviser to the prime minister said today

The Bangladesh Bank has reconstituted the board of directors of Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC with representatives of the bank's founding sponsors, marking the return of its original owners to the board

The circular also allows outstanding borrowings to be converted into equity subject to existing regulations

Of the total frozen assets, Tk 57,000 crore is domestic assets, while Tk 19,000 crore is located abroad

Bangladesh should fast-track the signing of free trade agreements (FTAs) and preferential trade agreements (PTAs) with key trading partners to preserve its export competitiveness after graduating from the least developed country (LDC) category, the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) said yesterday.

Nahid Rahman has been promoted to the post of executive director at Bangladesh Bank, effective from June 30, 2026.

The government is operating “like the private sector, seven days a week” to clear red tape and achieve a $1 trillion economy by 2034, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury said yesterday.

Bangladesh stands at a defining moment in its economic journey. Having grown into a $510 billion economy, the country now aims to become a $1 trillion economy by 2034.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has approved the introduction of intraday trading, in a move aimed at modernising the capital market and improving trading efficiency.