Bangladesh’s debt repayments jump 617%, fastest in South Asia

With exports failing to keep up, rising repayments have crossed IMF risk thresholds
9 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Onion prices start to fall after govt allows imports

Retailers in Dhaka and Chattogram said onion prices have dropped by Tk 25-Tk 30 per kg
9 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Govt gives green light to 12 solar power plants

The power ministry will buy electricity from these plants at an estimated cost of around Tk 40,000 crore
9 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Banking in the 2030s

Banking is going through a rapid global transformation unlike anything seen before. Large international banks are shifting from retail banking to wealth management.
9 December 2025, 18:00 PM

EU launches antitrust probe into Google’s data use for AI

The EU announced Tuesday it had opened a probe to assess whether Google breached antitrust rules by using content put online by media and other publishers to train and provide AI services without appropriate compensation.
9 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Pakistan secures further $1.2b loan from IMF

Pakistan on Tuesday welcomed the release of a further $1.2 billion in loans from the International Monetary Fund to help its economic recovery and reforms programme, calling it evidence of “hard work” undertaken after two years of financial crisis.
9 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Bitcoin’s 2025 rollercoaster may end on a low

With a series of record highs and crushing sell-offs, 2025 has been a rollercoaster ride for bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, which is at risk of ending the year with its first annual decline since 2022.
9 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh Bank tightens rules on incentive bonuses for bankers

The central bank issued a circular in this regard
9 December 2025, 15:13 PM

BACCO to launch new training project to upskill freelancers

Sixty freelancers will be trained under the 10-day programme
9 December 2025, 14:18 PM

NBR may extend VAT exemption on metro rail tickets

The exemption is scheduled to end at the end of this year
9 December 2025, 13:06 PM

BTRC pledges easier import, faster vendor enlistment for mobile handset traders

A meeting was held between the Mobile Business Community Bangladesh and the BTRC today
9 December 2025, 11:55 AM
9 December 2025, 10:50 AM

BB buys $2.51 billion from banks so far in FY26

Latest purchase of $202 million took place today
9 December 2025, 10:45 AM

NBR targets 100,000 new businesses as VAT week begins tomorrow

Presently, Bangladesh has 6.44 lakh VAT-registered entities
9 December 2025, 08:23 AM

61% women in agro-industries face abuse

BIDS study finds supervisors behind majority of the cases
8 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Extortion at Chattogram port Tk 2-2.5 crore daily, adviser says

Extortion occurs at every corner of Chattogram port, according to Labour Adviser Brig Gen (retired) M Sakhawat Hussain, who estimates the daily amount at Tk 2 crore to Tk 2.5 crore.
8 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Brazil becomes Bangladesh’s top cotton supplier, surpassing India

India was the second-largest supplier with 1.4 million bales, followed by Benin
8 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Economy at a critical point despite some stability

The GED noted that the second half of FY25 showed rebounding economic activity
8 December 2025, 18:00 PM
8 December 2025, 15:40 PM

How Netflix won Hollywood's biggest prize

Netflix announced on Friday it had reached a deal to buy Warner Bros Discovery's for $72 billion
8 December 2025, 13:55 PM