The stance remains contractionary, with the central bank adding targeted credit stimulus rather than broad-based rate easing

Monetary policy affects inflation through several channels

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz after more than 100 days offers little immediate comfort to the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and the most vulnerable economies as they are exposed to oil and food price shocks, according to a report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

The new rates were imposed under the revised Finance Bill passed in parliament on Monday

While many overseas markets delist firms for reporting failures, penalties in Bangladesh are largely financial

Softlogic Life Insurance PLC, the second-largest life insurer in Sri Lanka, is set to acquire Diamond Life Insurance Company, a relatively new player in Bangladesh’s life insurance market, which generates more than Tk 12,000 crore in annual gross premiums.

Economists question whether monetary tightening can succeed while the central bank continues to inject funds into banks

The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has said the growth-oriented fiscal measures announced by the government are not reflected in the new monetary policy unveiled by the central bank.

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has appointed its Executive Director Md Sarwar Hossain as a deputy governor on a three-year contractual term, according to a government notification issued yesterday.

The recent restructuring of one of Bangladesh’s largest and most respected business groups has drawn criticism.

The leading trade body said the government has offered various tax and duty incentives for fiscal year 2026-27 aimed at expanding businesses, encouraging private investment and accelerating industrialisation

Bangladesh Bank has projected that the country's economic growth in the next fiscal year will be 6.1 percent, while the government has set a target of 6.5 percent.

He succeeds Sunil Issac, under whose leadership EDOTCO Bangladesh expanded its market presence and strengthened its nationwide infrastructure footprint

Renata PLC has received approval for its Levothyroxine Sodium tablets under the EU Decentralised Procedure (DCP) in Ireland, Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal and Malta

Sarwar will take up the post after voluntarily retiring from his current position as executive director

A four-pillar plan aims to bring down NPLs, which stood at over 32 percent in March

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has lowered its private sector credit growth target to 6.8 percent by the end of December this year, against the backdrop of sluggish demand

The government and BB have also rolled out reform measures to stabilise the economy

It has been kept unchanged at 10 percent since October 2024

In FY26, some Tk 407,225 crore was collected through the system, up 50% year on year