Defaulted loans in the banking sector fell to around 31 percent at the end of last year, down from around 36 percent three months earlier, following large-scale loan rescheduling under a special policy support of the central bank.

The three chairmen were of IDRA, Sadharan Bima Corporation, and Sonali Bank

The multinational cigarette producer blamed it on a plunge in profit in 2025

These will serve farmers directly

Tally of cancelled flights rises to 28

The bank's Bangladesh chapter hosted an event on the country's economic prospect

A total of 102 flights to and from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) cancelled in three days

A substantial portion of the business of MFS was linked to property deals involving Saifuzzaman Chowdhury

In a letter to the Secretary of the Financial Institutions Division, Alam stepped down from the post

India inaugurated its first semiconductor assembly and test facility on Saturday, a milestone in the government’s push to reduce dependence on foreign chipmakers and stake a claim in a sector dominated by China.

Private airline Novoair has announced a zero-interest equated monthly instalment (EMI) facility for its passengers, payable in six instalments with the airline’s partner banks.

Nations do not fail overnight. Nor do they fail because of fate, geography, or some imagined civilizational curse. They fail slowly; when the institutions meant to safeguard the public interest are captured, hollowed out, and repurposed to serve the ambitions of a narrow elite.

Shyampur Sugar Mills produced sugar for the last time six years ago. Although the facility shut down a month later, its stock suddenly started rising recently, becoming the 39th highest-value share on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).

Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) is maintaining close communication with its vessel, MV Banglar Joyjatra, now berthed at the Port of Jebel Ali in the UAE, amid heightened regional tensions linked to the Iran-US conflict.

Brent crude jumped 10 percent to about $80 a barrel over the counter on Sunday, oil traders said, while analysts predicted that prices could climb as high as $100 after US and Israeli strikes on Iran plunged the Middle East into a new war.

Newly appointed Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Md Mostaqur Rahman has assured bankers that the reform initiatives launched by his predecessor will continue and that political interference will not be tolerated.

Bangladesh recorded its highest remittance inflow for any February in at least seven years last month, as expatriates sent home more money ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the largest festivals for Muslims.

The Supreme Court ruling of February 20 that sweeping global tariffs imposed by US President Trump were illegal has rightly been read as a rebuke of executive overreach. But it does not mark a return to the old order. The trade policy of the United States has shifted in a more durable protectionist direction, and the world has noticed.

Bangladesh’s stock market took a heavier hit than most of its global peers following the United States and Israel’s attacks on Iran, as investor panic and weak market safeguards amplified a selloff that rattled bourses worldwide.

Stricter banking rules following the political changeover limit major importers, opening opportunities for smaller firms to expand quickly