ADB doubled Bangladesh financing in 2025

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed $2.57 billion in new sovereign financing to Bangladesh in 2025, more than doubling its $1.18 billion commitment in 2024.
5 January 2026, 18:00 PM

Responsible AI adoption can drive economic growth: experts

Bangladesh should adopt artificial intelligence to boost economic growth, while ensuring responsible AI use to protect women’s safety, privacy, and human creativity, experts said yesterday.
5 January 2026, 18:00 PM

2025 was a testing year for RMG sector

Bangladesh’s export engine, long powered by the ready-made garment (RMG) sector, slowed in 2025 amid overlapping domestic and external shocks.
5 January 2026, 18:00 PM
5 January 2026, 18:00 PM

Onion prices fall as 52,000 tonnes were imported in a month

The steady imports have led to a decrease in retail onion prices in the country
5 January 2026, 18:00 PM

Inflation rises to 8.49% in December

Following months of a brief pause, inflationary pressures continued to rise in December for the second consecutive month.
5 January 2026, 18:00 PM

NBFI depositors may get money back before Ramadan

Says central bank governor, as the legal process to wind up nine non-banks begins this week
5 January 2026, 18:00 PM

Probe panel formed over alleged irregularities at Beacon Pharma

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has formed a three-member committee to investigate alleged financial irregularities and fraud at Beacon Pharmaceuticals.
5 January 2026, 18:00 PM

Govt publishes white paper on telecom sector

The task force formed in April last year prepared the white paper
5 January 2026, 14:53 PM

Mohammad Rokonuzzaman now a director of BB

He joined Bangladesh Bank as an assistant director in 2003
5 January 2026, 14:23 PM

Probe panel formed over alleged irregularities at Beacon Pharma

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission formed the three-member panel
5 January 2026, 13:07 PM

Depositors withdraw Tk 107 crore from five merging banks in two days

However, Tk 44 crore were deposited during the same period
5 January 2026, 12:04 PM
5 January 2026, 10:44 AM

ADB doubles sovereign financing to Bangladesh to $2.57b in 2025

Energy projects accounted for 11 percent of the committed amount
5 January 2026, 10:11 AM

Mashrur Arefin elected ABB chairman

The newly elected leadership will serve a two-year term
5 January 2026, 10:04 AM

EC cancels 82 candidates’ nominations over loan defaults

Detailed information on the loan defaulters could not be obtained immediately
5 January 2026, 06:30 AM

Prime Bank secures $20m term loan from German investor

Prime Bank PLC has signed a $20 million term loan agreement with the Invest In Visions Microfinance Fund, a Germany-based impact investor.
4 January 2026, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh is producing graduates, not skills

Bangladesh operates one of the most fragmented education systems in the world
4 January 2026, 18:00 PM

Is NEIR a surveillance tool?

Officially, NEIR is described as a regulatory system, not a surveillance mechanism
4 January 2026, 18:00 PM

Govt reverses cuts in savings certificate interest rates

The government has reversed its recent decision to cut interest rates on savings certificates, reinstating the current rates for the next six months.
4 January 2026, 18:00 PM