The Microcredit Bank Ordinance 2025, drafted to establish a specialised microcredit bank to expand access to capital for small and emerging entrepreneurs under a social business framework, could undermine the sector’s role in poverty alleviation and financial inclusion, warned leading microfinance institutions (MFIs).

Life insurance companies collected Tk 11,389 crore in premiums last year, down 1.05 percent year-on-year

Merchandise shipments dropped in Dec for a fifth straight month

Opec+ kept oil output unchanged on Sunday after a quick meeting that avoided discussion of the political crises affecting several of the producer group’s members.

China will apply provisional import tariff rates lower than the most-favored-nation rates on 935 items starting on Jan 1, a move market observers and company executives said will further unleash domestic purchasing potential and create wider opportunities for global businesses.

Competition in public procurement has intensified after amending the government procurement rules, with the number of bids per tender rising to 8.5 by the end of last year from just 2.7 three months earlier, according to government data.

The progress is reflected in a stable exchange rate, a build-up of foreign reserves, and moderate improvements in inflation

Mutual Trust Bank PLC (MTB) yesterday held its “Annual Town Hall 2026” in Dhaka.

Md Omar Faruk Khan, managing director of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC, has received the “Lifetime Excellence in Islamic Banking Leadership Award” at the Global NRB Awards-2025 for his outstanding contribution and dynamic leadership in the Islamic banking sector.

BRAC Bank has appointed Md Asif Bin Idris to the post of deputy managing director (DMD) and head of corporate, commercial and institutional banking, effective from December 30, 2025.

Bangladesh Bank has promoted Md Waheduzzaman Sardar and Mahmudun Nabi to the post of director, according to separate office order  issued on Thursday by the central bank.

Electro Mart Group, a manufacturer of Konka, Gree and Haiko electronics products in Bangladesh, has won the “SDG Champion Prize 2025” for its contribution to achieving key United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The tax system is a vital foundation for the socio-economic structure

Reinstates current rates for the next six months

Sk Bashir Uddin sits with the leaders of Bangladesh Jute Spinners Association

The National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) is built on three core identifiers: IMEI, MSISDN, and IMSI

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He made the remarks after visiting the BTRC headquarters in Dhaka

At the core of their concerns is the absence of trade agreements

Says chairman of jute spinners’ association