The stay also restores Grameenphone’s inter-operator call charge to Tk 0.10 per minute

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has reduced the loan provisioning requirement for short-term agricultural and cottage, micro, and small enterprise (CMSME) loans in a move aimed at encouraging banks to expand credit to priority sectors.

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has taken initiatives to develop Cox’s Bazar as the country’s first cashless district, said BB Governor Ahsan H Mansur on Saturday.

Bangladesh and Japan are set to announce a joint declaration on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) today, aiming to boost bilateral trade and investment, Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman told The Daily Star yesterday.

The changes are expected to reshape how food products are marketed

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) recorded a 15 percent year-on-year growth in tax collection during the first five months of the fiscal year 2025-26 (FY26), but still fell short of its target by nearly Tk 24,000 crore.

From tomorrow, the precious metal will be sold at Tk 218,116 per bhori

A decision on this matter may be taken on December 22 at a meeting expected to be attended by the chief adviser

Local and foreign investors operating in the zone will be provided with access to its international banking capabilities

Bangladesh Brand Forum handed over 61 awards in 45 categories

BB took the move to encourage banks to expand credit to priority sectors

The agreement is renewable for another five years, subject to mutual consent

This year, the price gap between new and old potatoes has narrowed significantly

The government increased its borrowing through short-term treasury bills in November, issuing Tk 31,289.13 crore worth of the instruments, a 4.3 percent rise from October, according to data from Bangladesh Bank (BB).

Chattogram customs house, the country’s largest revenue-collecting entity, posted a 9 percent year-on-year rise in revenue in the first five months of the current fiscal year, but still fell short of its target.

Nearly half of the population of Bangladesh is still without internet access, according to the latest official data, a situation that IT professionals describe as disappointing when compared with neighbouring countries. 

Foreign investors pulled more money out of the stock market in the first four months of fiscal year (FY) 2025-26, as political uncertainty made them cautious about putting fresh funds into shares.

Farmers who cultivated early varieties of potatoes are once again incurring losses as prices of newly harvested tubers remain unusually low due to an oversupply of older stock in the market.

Mamur Ahmed, senior executive vice-president and head of branch distribution at Prime Bank PLC, and Abdul Huque, managing director of JBS Holdings Limited, signed an agreement

Md Mofizur Rahman Khan Chowdhury, executive director of Bangladesh Bank and acting head of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), attended as the chief guest