The polls come after a five-month suspension

The existing 15 percent VAT waiver on tickets will expire on June 30 this year

The committee postpones today’s scheduled meeting

The company will manufacture a wide range of fashion hair and beauty products

The new governor of the Bangladesh Bank has made his first major policy move. It is the kind of decision that feels immediately reassuring to anyone who has ever struggled to meet a deadline

The minister had a meeting with the US assistant secretary for South and Central Asian affairs

Restoring macroeconomic stability must begin with coordinated monetary and fiscal discipline

They submitted 10-point demand to the management

Banks have been instructed to submit the details in three working days

Ramadan shoppers are increasingly leaving their wallets at home. Across the country, festive spending is shifting from cash-heavy, last-minute rushes through crowded marketplaces to strategically planned, digitally executed, and reward-driven shopping experiences.

The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) is conducting the country’s first Labour Demand Survey 2025 to generate demand-side labour data and guide employment, training and skills development policies. The data are now being processed, with findings expected by June.

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), one of the country’s two premier bourses, suffered its steepest single-day fall in six years yesterday, as investor panic deepened over conflict in the Middle East following Iran’s warning of attacks on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical maritime trade routes.

Shipping disruptions, cargo rerouting, and rising freight and insurance costs are set to increase business expenses

A US federal appeals court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s push to delay legal proceedings linked to tariff refunds, allowing the battle to proceed in a lower court.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has sought budget proposals from business organisations across the country as it begins preparations for the 2026-27 fiscal year budget.

The government has directed factory owners to clear all outstanding wages within seven working days to ensure industrial stability ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.

The majority of Bangladeshi oceangoing vessels -- both state-owned and private -- have suspended navigation through the Gulf region as conflict has flared between the US, Israel and Iran.

A 10-day exhibition and fair celebrating Bangladesh’s traditional handloom industry will be held from March 8 to March 17, 2026, at the Bengal Foundation.

Danish shipping giant Maersk has suspended all new cargo bookings between the Indian subcontinent, including Bangladesh, and the Gulf region amid the evolving situation in the Middle East.

As a business leader in Bangladesh, I see a prolonged war in the Middle East not as a distant political development but as a direct and serious economic risk for our country.